Projects Chicken coupe ford mystery

I found this in my uncles barn while working on their chimney. Said to have been there 40+ years. bed is in field serving time as a trailer..Can anyone tell me what year it is from this poor pic? Thanks. May be worth begging for..

 

I think it's a `36. Bottom of the grille, and medallion at the front of the hood panels are clues for me.

 

Beg for it its a 35 or 36 ford!

 

Ask him who's your favorite nephew, cuz your my favorite uncle!

 

Thanks! Im going to beg, and even throw uncle sams tax refund at them. Wish i knew if it was long or short bed, but for how orig it is i dont really care...seems all orig - paint, and complete - bed, carb. has a cab full of grills, incl 40 ford. god bless rural Oklahoma...

 

Whatever you do don't charge them for the chimney work!

kgdb

 

No "May" about it,first off kiss your lucky ass for finding it then start begging big time. Buy a junk import pickup bed and do a swap on his field trailer. Do that first as a deal sweetener he probably doesn't care what is on that field trailer he just needs one.

 

It is a 1936 the grill on the 35 is shallower

 

It is a 35 for sure, where the A piller meets the cowl it has a sharp transition.

Looks like a very nice and complete truck.

 

Beg hard my friend,its going to be a very nice project.And yes dont charge for the chimney work.

 

If the bed is savable... Buy him a NEW trailer! Amazing

 

Oklahoma? That's close to Arkansas I think? I'm pretty good at begging, ass kissing etc. etc.! I'm married after all!

 

It is definetly a 36, deeper grill shell & placement of Ford badge at the front of the hood side.

 

Do what ever it takes dude!!!
The Rock

 

maybe he would trade for a pickupbox trailer? You know, something he might find handy around the farm.

that probably has a stromberg 97

 

looks like it has some coil springs sitting out back on the rearend??

 

tell your uncle you would be willing to clean out the barn once the chimney was done

 

you got to be an FNG to come on the HAMB an ask if that sweet old gem should be saved , interesting name choice to lmao

 

that looks like fun.

 

Well ill be dipped. Looks like it. Will inspect closer upon next visit.

 

It's definitley going to need a lot of love but IMO worth whatever it would take to bring it back. If you can get the origional bed by replacing it with somthing satisfactory with the owner fine. If not I'd build a neat stake rack on the back finished off really nice with chrome details and varnished wood. I think you would be able to find any origional parts needed for the rebuild as there seems to a fair amount of those trucks around on Ebay or in Hemmings. As mentioned you can get a repop bed complete from a couple of sourses I have to go with the "ever popular" SBC and automatic to make it a reliable easy cruiser, avoid the "rat rod" syndrome by finishing the body work and do glossy paint. Let us know how you make out getting it.

Frank

 

After finding that, why on earth did you pick 'The Loser' for a moniker? Looks like a '36 to me, i had one and let it get away. They're beauties. Go for it.

 

He may call himself a loser, but when he get's that truck home he will be know to everyone here as the winner.