Technical Wahoooooo! Clarence is home (pix)

Very cool! Saw Ryno had posted photos on Instagram and thought it looked fantastic. Love the color and the dash!

 

Nice job! Looks great! Got some snow tires?

 

Looks great Mike! Can’t wait to see it in person! Assumimg you will be at the SK500 with it?

 

WOW!!! Clarence never looked so good...congrats...now put some miles on it...

R-

 

Well now, how ‘bout dat! Beautiful!

 

Sharp! I think your choice of polished torque thrust will just icing on the cake!

 

That's too cool Mike. Great job. Amazing 50+ year journey completed.

 

Pretty much says it all - yep, it was worth the wait! Congrats.

 

Outstanding!

 

Wow! Just wow! It looks fantastic! Great job.
Your wheel choice will be the cherry on top. Take your time and consider your original vision for this truck.
The stated possibility of polished Americans is a tried and true choice that will fit right in with the street rod crowd and would look great.
But step back and let your memories flow and see if you can create something unique to finish off this beautiful truck.
Tim

 

Congratulations @atch, must be nice to have it home! Looks killer!

 

Wow. The everything turned out great. Polished American 5 spokes will realy finish things up nicely.

 

The color combination is outstanding ! I saw Clarence at the 2010 or2011 Hamb drags , hard to believe it's the same truck !

 

I saw your posts on FTE several years ago. Congrats on getting to this point.

 

Man that’s a good view to have going down the road!

 

Snazzy looking! I take it you're not going to be hauling greasy engines in the back? Too bad you didn't get it back a bit earlier as I would have liked to have seen it when I was there a couple weeks ago. Enjoy the new and improved Clarence!

Lynn

 

That's great looking, congrats

 

@The Moose photoshopped American 5-spokes on it this morning. So here for your viewing pleasure is what I hope it looks like soon:

 

As for driving it it just came home after dark Thursday. Yesterday the high temp was about 10* so it just about froze my hands off just to get it out into the drive and snap some pix. HOWEVER; when it warms up a bit and it gets new tires (with or without new wheels) it'll be everywhere.

So far I've driven it about 100 yards. From @ryno's shop to the trailer; from the trailer into my shop; out to my drive to take these pix, and back into the shop.

Right now it's 19* here (after being below 0* overnight) which means it's probably about 22* inside the shop where he's resting. I'm not even going out there just to look at it, much less drive it.

 

Nothing spells success as well as having every box checked.
Happy Hauling, Mike

Happy that you used an 8''. The nine can be a rough cruise

 

That came out beautiful. I have always been a fan of the F-1"s and almost bought a 51 panel before I bought my delivery. You should bring that to the 40 Ford day at Crane park in September.

 

Always loved Washington Blue. Maybe some Tacoma Cream accents or pinstripes? Just asking. Regardless looks frickin outstanding.

 

Lookin Perty....Best wishes / many miles of smiles

 

Congratulations on the completion of a great looking truck.Enjoy.

 

Beauty. Love the color!

 

Will you all let me inside the city limits even? I thought this was for 1940 stuff only. Clarence has been to Crane several times when @BenD lived there. First met Roger Jetter (@40StudeDude) there at lunch one day. Also had a great shrimp boil cooked in (I believe) a 55 gallon barrel at Ben's house once. Actually have spent several nights at his house, usually on the way to the HAMB Drags or SK-500 or something.

Some sort of pinstripes or color accent(s) is in order. I have the SS trim for the hood sides and will be reinstalling that.

I doubt that I can do as much as BobK or the Jetter brothers or @hotrodladycrusr (HRLC) but I'm hoping to be able to chronicle some trips on here.

 

I showed my wife the pictures (she has exhibited some interest in getting a Panel Truck to deliver her metal art with) and after seeing the pictures asked "is it for sale"? No "oh"

 

Hi Roger! Somehow have missed you here over the past few years.

Congrats Atch, it's beautful. Americans will be awesome. Endorsement from Roger says a lot!