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1950 Ford F1 Pickup
| July 10, 2008
GVW is 4,700 lbs. Engine is a 226-ci L-head six (the "Rouge 226"), producing 95 HP at 3,300 RPM, and 180 ft/lbs torque at 1,200 RPM. Axle ratio is 3.73:1, payload rating is 1,450 lbs. Transmission is std. 3-speed, floor-shift. Six-volt electrical system.
Color is 1950 Ford "Meadow Green", "Ivory" colored grille, black running boards; the engine is red. Truck bed is oak with stainless strips. Tires are whitewalls and wheels include std. Ford hubcaps with chrome "beauty rings". There is a 7-tube AM radio (a dealer-installed option in 1950).
After saving “enough money” (today I am laughing at this statement), I decided on a frame-off restoration. The goal was to restore the truck to its period-correct state as it would have been when it came off the assembly line Paint schemes, bed, interior, engine and transmission, options (or lack thereof), electrical, wheels and tires are all in line with original specifications. The gauges were redone to factory specs, including re-silk-screening the gauges and replacing worn/broken indicator needles. A period-correct radio was installed along with a period-correct after-market directional system.
Color is 1950 Ford "Meadow Green", "Ivory" colored grille, black running boards; the engine is red. Truck bed is oak with stainless strips. Tires are whitewalls and wheels include std. Ford hubcaps with chrome "beauty rings". There is a 7-tube AM radio (a dealer-installed option in 1950).
After saving “enough money” (today I am laughing at this statement), I decided on a frame-off restoration. The goal was to restore the truck to its period-correct state as it would have been when it came off the assembly line Paint schemes, bed, interior, engine and transmission, options (or lack thereof), electrical, wheels and tires are all in line with original specifications. The gauges were redone to factory specs, including re-silk-screening the gauges and replacing worn/broken indicator needles. A period-correct radio was installed along with a period-correct after-market directional system.
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