I'd like to see how he did this and how the front clip lines up with the body lines. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
There was a thread here on the Hamb about trucks with car front ends, I looked but could not find it. Maybe someone else can find it and post a link for you. IIRC it had info on what was involved to do it.
That belongs to @Hamtown Al Build thread here: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1936-ford-super-deluxe-pkp-ive-been-building.471691/
I think many of us give a quick click on many threads to see what somebody is asking about. I'll admit it was a bit of a surprise to see my truck! I'm honored that so many seem to really like it. I first got the idea after seeing Ken Bessette's truck at York in 2008, I think. I was gathering parts and thinking about building another pickup at the time. I hung around and met and talked with Ken and took many notes on how he built his truck. He cut and sliced lots of things on his way to coming up with his but I was hoping to find a simpler approach more appropriate for my skills. Here's Ken's truck back then. Ken built the truck many years ago and said he couldn't sell it because "it was him." I copied his idea but followed a different path as described in the build thread that Sancho was so kind to look up and share above. A year or two... or three later I saw Ken's truck for sale so I called him to check on him and he reported that sadly his eyesight was slipping such that he could no longer drive the truck safely. I was so sorry to hear of those woes for Ken, or anybody else for that matter. I thought about buying it but didn't see much point in it as mine was built by me just as I wanted it. It still needs some work and hopefully a real paint job one day. The last enhancement to my truck was the "Australian Ford" upgrade that is on the HAMB somewhere. Ours is the only tent at York that I've seen with a vent at the top to let out all the hot air!! We're usually roughly across from the main entrance to the main vendor display building in the second row. Stop by to see me at York sometime or come visit in Smithfield, VA for a further look. It is just an old truck. Thanks again for the kind words, Al
Dang! Forgot to answer the original question about how the body lines line up. First off, it was no accident. A lot of tweaking went into getting that body line from the hood hinge line up precisely with the bottom of the body line coming forward from the cab. Normally, the short section between the front of the door and the area where the cab joins the hood is raised and the stock hood on a 40 pickup has a continuation of that raised body line stamped into the hood. What you can't tell from this picture is that I sliced and diced that originally raised area on the cab to transition down to being flat by the time it got to the hood. I may decide to fill the top seam with bondo when I paint it but really like the look of the reworked metal and think it gives it more of a craftsman look that might be original... remember that I tell everyone it is a 1936 Ford Super Deluxe pickup. Adding the 36 car dash really adds to the overall effect as more than one has said, "At first I thought it was a 40 but yours has the 36 dash." Soon after they will often say, "I haven't seen one like that before." I usually reply, "They didn't make many." and walk off.
Very nice work Al I like it just like it is! But hey it isn't my truck! Hear those interesting stories all the time at cruise ins and car shows, Grandpa had one just like yours only it was a 50 model and it was white and it was a Chevrolet. But other than that it was exactly like yours! Joe
Very nice workmanship, looks like it was born that way. 40+ years ago, I remember a '35 or '36 Ford panel truck that a guy in Jacksonville AL had with '36 car front sheet metal on it. No, it wasn't a sedan delivery, it was a 112" wheelbase panel truck with '36 car front sheet metal.
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