Things you come across...

[Merle Coggins]

Last week, while at a new sand mine in western WI, I got to talking with the plant manager and the discussion came around to vehicles and my truck. I showed him a picture from my phone and he says, "Come here. I gotta show you something." We go out to a barn on the property and he shows me his find... a '48 F-5, front half only. He found it out in the woods when they were preping the property to open the mine. He drug it up into the barn for now. He hadn't shown it to the boss yet, but told me if they were going to make him get rid of it he'd call me. I don't need it, but I suppose I could help him part it out. It has the Flathead 6 engine and trans. The gauges look OK and the stainless looks fairly good. I'm sure there's some valuable parts there. I'm sure the Ford guys would love to get ahold of this.

[dave5711]

Sweet cab/fenders for an off road truck, with the big wheel openings etc..

Cool for sure:cool:

[Dave72dt]

Truck is typical of so many brands of the era. The cabs on the F series were pretty much interchangeble between years and tonnage. That's one of the earlier years, 48-50. Much of the sheet metal from any of the years could be placed on any of the cabs as long as you had all of that years. Like the Dodges, some changes on the interior layout, rear window size between the early and later, grille changes as well. Option list was also typical and comparable; dual visors, arm rests, heaters and they had some dress up items, stainless around the windshield and extra stainless on the hood.

[Flatie46]

I'd love to hear the story that cab could tell.

[Young Ed]

Merle we got offered a pilot house in similar shape. Truck had been cut in 2 right at the door opening. The back half is hanging off the front of a restaurant here in town.

[pflaming]

Last year I read 'The American Caesar' the story of Gen MacArther. When he and an airforce general ploted their path back to the Philipines, to move the trucks from island to island, they cut them in half to get them into the airplanes available, and then welded them back together. They did this repeatedly. Great historical read.