Ford F1 patch Panels ???

Hey, does anyone know what is available for 48-52 Ford F1 patch panels? specifically if anything is available out there for rear fenders? I ordered some 8'' tall repair rear panels for my front fenders, but I didnt know if anything else is available. I know there is repro cab corners too.

Or does someone got some good metal they want to sell?

If not i guess I can make my own panels.

 

I don't ever remember seeing anything for the rears. Maybe try ebay for some you can use or make panels out of.

 

http://www.emsautomotive.com/ford48_52Truck.htm

they are a hamb member,they may know

 

Yeah I have been watching eBay, That is a good route to take.

 

Thanks for the link..they look like they have some good stuff available.

 

No one I know of carries the patch panels for the rear fenders. Northern Classic Trucks, www.northernclassictrucks.com, sells panels for the floors a bottom halves for the '48-50, but not for the '51-52. Classic Haulers, a new part of Mid-Fifties, www.classic-haulers.com sells the same parts and a lot of other non-sheetmetal parts for '48-52 trucks.

 

No one is making 48-52 steel rear Fenders or patch panels. Only Fibercrap out on the market. Check Bob's F100's out. They have a pretty good supply of NOS and salvage stuff.

http://bobsf100.com/

 

"Fibercrap" Well said. Thanks for the link, all these links are usefull even if I cant find the sheetmetal.

 

there was a rod shop in huntington beach that was run by a swedish guy(i thing)and the shelves around the shop were full of old ford fenders,this was 2 years ago

 

Do you remember the place? website? phone number?

 

Might try www.Fordtruckenthusiast.com..go to the 48-60 old truck forums and then look thru the classifieds..look for "Reamer", he reproduces alot of patch/repair panels..also some good old Ford truck info on that site.Good Luck!

 

Reamer only makes the rear patch panels for the F-2 and larger truck fenders. He also makes the door bottoms and cab corners whick will work on all '48-52s. He's very limited on what he makes but the FTE members who have bought from him seem very satisfied with his parts.

Fenders for the Ford trucks, especially the F-1 parts are gold. They are extremely hard to find in decent shape. The larger F-2 and up fenders are a little easier to find because they were used on a lot more trucks and can be used on the F-1s but have wider wheel openings. You can live with the wider openings, they don't look all that bad, or you could close the wheel opening with a curved piece of rod and some sheet metal, I've seen a few guys do this.

 

Thats what I thought too. Till I tried to sell a solid rear pair off a 48 two years ago. Got them off a box we bought. They had some dents but none that could'nt be fixed. Had 'em on ebay (re-listed 3 times) and craigslist (2 months) for sale. I was askin $150 for the pair. I got no bids on ebay, 1 call from a guy off craigslist who never showed up to look at them. They were in the way in the shop and I just wanted them gone!! Ended up givin 'em to a guy at work who was doin a 48 just so we could quit trippin over 'em.

 

All good info....many thanks fellas

 

i think it was on enterprise lane,that all i remember

 

Thanks....hey. is that chris's old 46 in your avatar???? Is it yours now? Lets see some pics of that thing. Thats a great looking truck you have...if it yours.....

 

just been told the company was vintage ford and was nothing to do with the swedish guy,he just rented the floor space,they had a shop where donut derilics is but its gone now!heres a pic of the racks of fenders

 

i bought it of him 3 years ago,its in south east london now

 

FTE changed their classifieds section. They lumped all years into one.

 

Yeah...im thinking im gonna make mine too......


but wow....that pic of all the finders is crazy....i wouldnt mind having a few of those.