Technical Bed length

I just picked up this '32 pick up and I have what may be an obvious question to some. The bed on my truck seems fairly long..... I see some the same length as mine but I see others which seem shorter. Are there 'short beds' or are they just regular beds that have been shortened.

Thanks in advance,
Gary

 

i cut mine as do most guys i think...there is a company that sells repop short beds .cant think of the name wolfs maybe .

 

Cut it down to size !


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Yes that is the stock size.

 

You do not see many untouched beds I think you should leave it but what ever you do it looks like you have a nice truck to start with.

 

Run it long!

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Looks good stock size in my opinion, cool pickup!


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A lot of g

 

Don't mess up that great truck buy shortening it! Gary

 

A lot of guys make new beds or shorten them.

My old pickup,this is what it looked like when I bought it.



3 months later. HRP

 

I am building myself a Hot Rod, but for many years I've done restorations. I hesitate to destroy original parts in good condition. No one is making any more original parts. Shorter beds do look good on Hot Rods, so my vote is to save the original bed and buy a shorter repop for your Rod. If you don't have the space to keep the original bed around, sell it to someone who will needs it for a restoration. They'll be tickled to get a real one.

 

I wish my 34 had the original length bed instead of a shortened one...

 

It's a TRUCK, leave the bed stock length.

 

I love the looks of an original old truck. But overall they make a hotrod truck look disproportionate.
Same goes with the right front spare wheel well on the fender. I think selling this original and buying an aftermarket is a great idea.

 

My '33 has 6" longer wheelbase than your "32
I shortened my box 4 5/8" cause 4 3/4" seemed like too much.

 

Thought I heard the theme song to the Waltons when I saw this picture. Just needs a load of rough sawn lumber in the bed.

 

Thank you all for your input. This truck has survived for 80+ years as is so it would seem a shame to cut it up. I like the idea of researching a short replacement and storing or selling the stocker.

Flowmeister, you're right about that 1/8 inch! Here's a pic of my first hot rod, a '34 Ford pickup (had a '33 cab) in 1970

 

Here is the engine.... apparently it was recently started.