Customs 49 Ford truck full custom. Updated info

See an ISCA sticker on the back window, any historians out there? Lots of cool features on that truck!

 

Hard to nail down.
The nailhead and no subframe graft seems odd to me if it was built like this in the 70s/early 80s. I wonder if the engine and channel happens earlier then the rest followed later.
Who knows.
I’m asking a couple local guys about the truck. No luck so far

 

Cool find Anthony! It speaks to me in a custom van shop, disco, early fack style. Unfortunately, I understand every word.

 

Man, that truck is great! The builder bought the entire Cal Custom set, steering wheel, door handles, window cranks and pedal covers! Groovy!
I have a set of gauges & pods like the overhead ones. Cannot remember seeing others till now.

 

If I take out the kitchen wall, and open up the living room, and reinforce the floor............
I'd love to have that truck, but no place to put it.
Keep us informed, Anthony.

 

Still sporting its original column. Seems odd if all this was done during the gm tilt column being a must have era.

floor shift tucked between the seats

 

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

I dig it
But I got way too many things going on

 

Wrestled the garage door open

The truck is a very dark purple.
Covered embossed running boards

chrome hinges and latches. Polished water pump. Looks like a chrome or polished oil pan
These are in the front fenders

 

Is it for sale? Someone needs to put it back on the road.

 

That gauge cluster looks like early to mid 60s ford truck

 

Well, kinda.
We’re working those details out

 

Still sporting drum brakes on 4 corners

 

Little bit of a travel but I would be interested.

 

I'd clean up a few details and probably go with a more 'trad' interior, but the body work would stay the same. The right paint treatment would make this truck....

 

That interior is dang near perfect

 

The more you show the better it gets!

 

I’m my opinion it would be a crime to change the interior.

 

It's a cool-looking interior but it screams '70s to me....

 

There’s a pic from 80 with the truck in what looks like its current version.
So I guess that interior is 70s.
Would like to know the earlier version of the trucks history.

 

No date was with this pic.

caddy tail lights. Channeled. Sectioned cab and hood. Looks like it has the odd scoop on the roof. Lake pipes in the running boards.
Dash mods?

 

Dash seems like it's based on the top panel of a '55 DeSoto dash, that top sheetmetal piece unbolts separately from the dash frame on the DeSoto. I really like the look of it.

 

Well I be.
That’s cool

 

Speedo is '49-50 car. Some had turn indicator. some didn't.

 

Man those look close to the 60s f100s