Did Ford pickups ever have the Ford name painted white on tailgates?
Mike is correct. In 1940 the tailgate of the Tonner was painted the body color - no striping. In my opinion that was an unfortunate oversight by Ford since the V8 logo and spear on the hood was striped as was the insert on the door. That V8 logo on the tailgate was just begging to be painted which I had done using Tacoma Creme, the color I chose for the striping. You decide which looks better.