37 deluxe demonstrator dual wheel

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drwoodruff

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Excited about this truck still in research mode got it running been sitting in a hay barn since early 40's up on blocks 2800 miles all original including tires US ROYALS four still hold air any info is greatly appreciated will be at Carlisle ford nationals in june 23 can't wait to talk to everyone
 

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drwoodruff said:
Excited about this truck still in research mode got it running been sitting in a hay barn since early 40's up on blocks 2800 miles all original including tires US ROYALS four still hold air any info is greatly appreciated will be at Carlisle ford nationals in june 23 can't wait to talk to everyone
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Looks like a deluxe model, does it have the map light. Congrats, that's a once in a lifetime find!
Tom
 
yes map light dual wipers dual horns rubber floor mat fan shroud four signal lights and the spare rim still under the flatbed
 
Yes, that is truly a once in a lifetime score. The condition is amazing! Are you gonna paint it? (maybe I don't want to know)... :) I have owned a deluxe demonstrator '38 tonner and a deluxe '37 131" stakebed so I get what you have discovered! We'd love more pics. One more thing... Be REALLY careful airing up the tires. About 5 years ago was doing this on a
recently found tonner with ancient tires and later when doing the opposite side one of them exploded and it was incredibly loud and violent. That had about 35 lbs in it. Last spring I was airing up a 12 ply 7.50x17 michelin on a different tonner and it blew out on the back side at 30psi, causing me to lose 95% of my hearing for about 3 hours before it gradually made it's way back to maybe 60% of what I had before and holding. I'm 70 and had quite good hearing before that last one. Went right out and bought a clip on tire chuck and long hose to a gauge.....
PS. Love the chrome 'axle caps', took me forever to find some!
 
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That is a nice truck!! Anybody know how to remove the chrome axle caps?, with out damaging them .......Mark
 
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That is a nice truck!! Anybody know how to remove the chrome axle caps?, with out damaging them .......Mark
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The rear ones are held on by two screws, but you probably know that. The fronts should unthread, but your guess is as good as mine if the left side is left hand thread!
 
GB SISSON said:
The rear ones are held on by two screws, but you probably know that. The fronts should unthread, but your guess is as good as mine if the left side is left hand thread!
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Left and right both have right hand threads. The rears may take a little persuasion to come off. I had to use a puller made for removing seals to get the rear caps off my '34.

I'd like to say that they're not that hard to find, but my grandfather bought whatever stuff he could for the truck, so we probably have at least half a dozen sets of hub caps.

Red
 
What a great truck! I hope you can keep it as original as possible. I'll go back in my photo archive and see if I have any of the Ford factory photos of the 1937 demonstrator truck and post them here.

I've put together a book on the 1935 and 1936 big trucks which share many of the same parts as you '37, so it should contain information that you might find useful. It's available through the Early Ford V8 Club. I'm not pushing you to buy one, just letting you know it's out there (I don't make any money on sales). Copies should start shipping this spring.
https://www.earlyfordv8.org/images/userimages/1935-1936 Ford Truck Book promo flyer.pdf
 
Here are photos from the Ford archives. Hope they can be of some use to you.
Dave
 

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Model51 said:
Here are photos from the Ford archives. Hope they can be of some use to you.
Dave
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That's interesting to see the Scotty Dog on a large truck. I had previously assumed they were relegated to only the 60 hp, but obviously no, as the Scotty preceeded the 60.


Here's a question you may know the answer to: What years flatbeds had the Ford Script stamped on the back? Your picture here appears to be painted only.
 
I don't know the definite answer. I think the 1937 demonstrator bed has the raised embossed lettering with contrasting paint on top. I've seen a 1938 and 1939 big truck bed with the raised script and always suspected that it continued for many years. Once I get past 1936, my big truck knowledge drops off fast, so maybe someone else who knows more definitively will add their comments.
 
Am I the only one that doesn't know why it is called a "Demonstrator" and not just a 1.5 ton? Was that like the "5 star" trucks of later years?
 
Nope, deuce roadster, I'm with you!! I was guessing it was because they included all the possible options vs. the "standard" version.

Thanks for asking the question!!:rolleyes:
 
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Am I the only one that doesn't know why it is called a "Demonstrator" and not just a 1.5 ton? Was that like the "5 star" trucks of later years?
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Is it because it would be the model the dealers would have as a demonstrator? Get the customers in with the fully optioned deluxe model. Didn't they have non standard fancy paint jobs too? Not an expert, just what I think I have picked up here.
 
Ok, kind of like a dealer's shop truck with their signage painted on the side. Demonstrator wasn't an official model, just a descriptive term?
 
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