Projects old 4 wheel drive ford

found this 1961 ford 4 wheel drive pick up in back of a repair garage it has a old plow set up and a y-block in it .what year did ford start selling 4 wheel drive it may be for sale

 

It's an early 60's Ford F-250.

 

My ex Boss at the autoparts store said his family had a 48-52 F1 Ford with a
Marmon Harrington conversion. Steered like a tank and would pull a house down.
The family used it as a plow truck and around the farm.

Nice truck BTW.

Jeff

 

and coleman too!

 

Actually in the early to mid '60s Sears also sold a 4WD conversion as did Western Auto, I am not sure who the actual manufacturer was. Factory 4WD was pretty rare for Ford and GM products until the mid to later '60s, at least it wasn't something that you commonly saw on the show room floor.

That would be a very early '60s Ford like pre '62 unless I am seriously mistaken.

 

Actually, it was 1959.

 

Well I was close.

 

No, not the year of that truck, the year Ford started the factory built 4x4's

 

LOL OK then. I am not communicating well today obviously, in either direction incomming or outgoing.

 

I agree, '59 was the first factory 4x4 but from what I have read the early kits sure were some good ones.

 

this is a 1961 that the guy got new

 

We had Ford F-2's as 4 X 4's in 1952. They were a conversion done by Marmon Harrington for Ford and marketed by Ford. Later we had ten F-350 dualies and those were a Dana setup. This looks like it is the later design and it is a Ford factory authorized conversion. For us in the fire business they were dependable and reliable.
Normbc9

 

My 42 Ford Marmon Herrington 4wd 1 1/2 ton.

 

There was a 46-8 Ford woody wagon that used to run around here in Vancouver Wa. in the late 60' / early 70's with a dealer installed Marmon-Harrington 4wd conversion. It sure would be interesting to know what happened to it.

 

That is a cool truck.

 

That's what I was thinking too. I was about to say it was 59' until I saw your post

 

That is a fairly rare truck.....only a couple thousand total made per year. Stepside bed, 500 or less. The 1/2 tons are even more rare....I have a '62 F-100 4x4.

 

I have seen pictures of a beautiful 40 Woodie Marmon Harrington conversion. That is the oldest that I remember seeing.

 

Here is my '51 Ford F-6 Marmon Harrington. It now has a Ford 300 CI six in it with a Clifford intake manifold and a home made header set. There is a Braden 41T winch on the front and its works flawlessly.
Normbc9

 

note also that this truck has the "high side" bed not found on the
conventional truck...