| Printer 724 | -- 09-26-2010 @ 11:55 AM |
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Just purchased '49 panel truck. Am planning on a full ground up restoration. Found it just in time. Owner was going to rat rod it. It looks to have been an ambulance or something as there is a flat indentation on each corner of the top. The color looks to be a medium green. Body is in great shape with the only rust I can find to be a few small pencil size holes in the passenger floor. The previous owner butchered up the tail pan and cut the bumper brackets off and discarded the rear bumper. I am worried mostly about the tail pan as I see bumpers and hardware are still availabe. Question 1 (one of many to come) Is the tail pan still available anywhere? Question 2 Where do I start researching to find the history and the proper resoration of this truck. thanks....rob
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| f1ford48 | -- 10-01-2010 @ 8:05 PM |
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the tailpan is not being reproduced as far as I know of. most likely you will have to get one from a donor or parts truck- or fabricate one. I have been restoring F-1's for 35 years and the panel is not much different. there should be 2 lounge seats in front instead of the pickup bench seat. the floor wood was painted black and all of the inside metal was the same color as outside.
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