History HATED IT, NOW LIKE IT??? 59 F100 STORY..

GUESS i'VE LIVED TOO LONG.. I remember saying, I won't ever live long enough to like a 59 f100... two many lights, funky cab, ford quit making trucks in 1956....might as well add the hog nose, the 40 sedan, 4 door tri five...but damn, I've see some cool hog nose.... and can't remember why I didn't like them...same with chevy's they quit making trucks after 72... any way.... here's my 59...302 auto...nice patina.... LMFAO....

 

Are you trying to sell it?
I like it

 

I feel like a sheltered child. WTF is a hognose?

Anyways, nice truck. And I prefer the small back windows too.

 

Fridge trucks rule.

I am a huge fan of these body styles.

Here's a glamour shot of mine.

 

I'm try'n not to work on it... but that ain't working...need to lower it...

 

38 ford...this little piggy went to market...

 

I'd like to paint mine... but everyone says leave alone...my son says wait till the patina things goes, then paint it... right now it's what everyone wants..

 

got the motor cleaned and have chrome valve covers coming

 

I’d walk across a field of 56 f100s to get to one 57/60 f100

coolest bodystyle f100 ever

 

I dig em

 

I don't pay attention to my sons!!

Ben

 

I regretted passing on a 1960 M100 Mercury short bed, had the wrap around back glass to. It was sold on a bill of sale, which doesn’t work for me.

 

Hated the "hognose" on my old '39 so much that I modified the front sheet metal and adapted a '36 pickup grille.
The cat on the roof approved.

 

Yes.

 

some times those are easy.... but most the time a night mare...I might have bought it and hired a****le service... they get stuff done that most can't...

 

how is it lowered???

 

I d go there with a car hauler and load them all up...

 

so with my next question, whats the best way to lower this truck... I kinda remember years ago, volary front torsion bar????.... too much work ... rear flip... rear hits the bed... front flip... bump steer and hits oil pan???? it has all the little leafs removed.... so 5 or 6 stack...probley was 9???? tucked tires would be great....

 

Good. Need those ugly ones out of the way to get the cool one

 

I'd rather it was a 57... but still happy with it..

 

The 57s are sweet Steve

 

I put a volare clip with dropped spindles and flipped the rear end with a c-notch

 

did you do the cross torsion?

 

are driving it to texas pulling a trailer???

 

Back on topic, did I ever hate then love? Yes, looking at it rt now. 1939 Ford Standard. For literally decades I felt the 38dlx/39std were the ugliest 30s Ford ever put to pencil. A well done 39std winked at me 1 day with its stance, dark color, I was coming up from the back thinking deluxe. Standard, and had never "seen it" like that so close and personal. What's not to like?


Yeah, same ol pic but a good one.

 

57 has been my favorite since they first came out and I was a seven year old.

I’m on the lookout for a clip to backdate my 59 that has a 1960 clip.

 

Yup 1977 plymouth volare

 

seems like back in the middle 80's we did a few of those at the shop, and seems like some had torsion bars the went to the rear by the trans and you had to get the on that had cross torsion....???

 

I'm with you HIGHLANDER 39 standards are the last of the artdeco Fords, and I'm lovin' me them 57 pick- ups