31 pickup a Budd?

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TR Bob

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I recently got a 31 PU that has a solid top in the cab and a metal floor in the box. No Ford embossed in the tailgate. Is it "put together" or a Budd?
If it is a Budd, is it rare or valuable?
Thanks
Bob (I'm new)
 
TR Bob said:
I recently got a 31 PU that has a solid top in the cab and a metal floor in the box. No Ford embossed in the tailgate. Is it "put together" or a Budd?
If it is a Budd, is it rare or valuable?
Thanks
Bob (I'm new)
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It is probably a "Budd" but how about a photo? It could be anything from your description. Others may have a different opinion but to me (and what I have observed) there is no premium on value. I actually like the earlier ones better. If I was going to use the truck in a business it would be desirable with the larger bed.

Charlie Stephens
 
Thanks guys for the quick reply. I'll get some photos on soon. Need warmer weather---- -40F here 2 days ago. Not the best for working on the A I have waited a lifetime for.
 
Dreaming of 40 degrees.. I thought -7 was cold the other day and had to come in from the shop. It's all relative.
I like those pickups - can't wait till its 72 degrees and we get to see the pics!
 
It sounds like a later '31 widebed. They had metal bed floors and no "Ford" embossed on the tail gate. AND at the very end they came with a steel top.
 
The Budd cab debuted in August of '31 with production starting in September.

The visor is integral to the top and the rain gutters are spot welded to the roof. There are also two stamped steel bows that support the top.

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Note that the picture above has the "narrow bed" on it...

-Tim
 
Henry's attitude toward using up existing parts provided some interesting combinations.

The late '31 pickups could be:

Soft top or Steel top
Flat firewall or Indented firewall
Narrow bed or Wide bed

In any combination of the above.

Mine happens to be: Steel top, Indented firewall, Narrow bed. But I've seen quite a few other combinations.
 
I haven't dated mine yet,I've only had it for 40 years, but its got the indented fire wall,hard round cab, and the wide bed,I'm hoping to get to it in the near future and get some work done on it.
 
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