how would a 48-52 ford pickup cab look with a 32 grille and dropped to the ground? ive been wanting to build a pickup like that for quite a while now, and have a chance to pick up 50 ford cab/doors for $300. i know most pre-46 cabs look great but im unsure about a 50. any thoughts? anybody seen one done up like that?
There may be a bunch of people who disagree, but I think trucks after about 1940 look stupid without fenders.
i also say ugly, but if youve herd some of my ideas id go ugly. but i wouldnt waste a 32 schell i'd take first foot of 2 50 hoods and clamschell 'em together trun 'em on end and have an ugly track nose to go with the ugly cab. sko
I have a 40 ford truck cab with doors I would sell for 450.00 Or trade. Don't bother with any thing that new they are to wide to pull off with a 32 grill. let me know if your interested. Scott 916-338-4327 Blue Collar Customs
if you narrowed the cab and sectioned the body and lowered the roof it could be pulled off...the cab is too bulky to go fenderless without looking out of proportion, hence why they came with those huge bubble fenders to begin with...it could be done, but you'd almost be better off finding an older pickup...unless of course you like a huge challenge, then I say take it...
Anyone see the issue of Rolls & Pleets with a truck just like he's describing in it. It has the little red Bantum pickup on the cover. Looks pretty cool to me.
I have picture of a 48-52 on my wall that I printed up from this site at the bottom it reads. fenderless front and 32 rad. and choped and channeled. www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=81961 fine looking truck but can'tfind where it is on the site. Ed ke6bnl
It's been done several times using every ****ty idea posible, there is no possible way to make it look better or any worse.
Here's one I saw at Macungie, PA last fall. This F1 has been sliced and diced six-ways-from-Sunday, and roadsterized. I don't know who the owner is, but he did a clever job of it. The truck is sportscar-high. I like the way he used the hood without the fenders. The stock front hood vents make it look like snorting bull!
How about this one? Seen at VLV http://www.lasvegasvwclub.com/gallery2/v/nonvwshows/IM003160.JPG.html?g2_GALLERYSID=09e49c248fe939176efa52c9e08f8fb5
I think the cab is to round and the cowl sides don't look right to go fenderless, but they are nice looking trucks with the fenders and hood on them
that 44 chevy is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! does anybody have any info on it? is that a custom made grille? that is exactly what i want to build. any advice i could get on building a truck like that is greatly appreciated. oh, by the way, im not getting the 50, i found a '46 im probly gonna pick up. shouldnt be to hard to make it look like that!
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