1950 Dodge Fargo - Need Help!

[Scruffy49]

Side boards are too low, how you gonna stick nice oval signs on those things?

 

Mine is a standard cab. Completely ignorable in a sea of modern trucks or fish bowl cabs.

[dontknowitall]

Hi Andrea, and welcome to the forum.

 

I have a 1950 Canadian build Dodge Fargo ute...nearly finished panel 

 

located  Nowra  2541 nsw

[First2Fargo]

That is an amazing truck.  Never seen an UTE, but i now lust to own one.  Good luck!!

[Mopar Mick]

Andrea, love your Ute.

 

Your model was known as a "Coupe Ute".

 

They came into Australia in kit form (completely knocked down) and were assembled at the Keswick plant in Adelaide.

 

Looks to be a very good body.

 

Mick.

[mhaywood]

That's a great looking truck! Add me to the list of guys who want one...

[Steven Linke]

I have Fargo  108BF4711 in South Australia and it is a 1956 if that helps.

[Tony WestOZ]

One very nice Deluxe Ute (often called a coupe ute) there Steven.

One thing I`ll get a bit picky with is that this is not really a 56.

108BF4711 brakes down to-

108 = wheel base,

B = series

F = Fargo

4711 = this was the 4711 th 108 made.

In total there were 5697 units made from May 53 to July 55. This total included all models of 108 made.

It could have been first registered in 56 that might explain a few things.

Does it have a split windscreen with a 3 bar front grill?

 

Tony

[Steven Linke]

On 12/2/2019 at 3:05 AM, Tony WestOZ said:

One very nice Deluxe Ute (often called a coupe ute) there Steven.

One thing I`ll get a bit picky with is that this is not really a 56.

108BF4711 brakes down to-

108 = wheel base,

B = series

F = Fargo

4711 = this was the 4711 th 108 made.

In total there were 5697 units made from May 53 to July 55. This total included all models of 108 made.

It could have been first registered in 56 that might explain a few things.

Does it have a split windscreen with a 3 bar front grill?

 

Tony

Yes I already know the chassis no. breakdown. It was registered as such from original owner who bought it from Flinders Motors, Adelaide. I have wondered if it was an earlier year as some things didn't add up. Can only guess it was on the lot for a while and not a special order. Split screen and 3 chrome bars, steering box in front of axle. Chassis number confirmed stamped in chassis behind steering box. (Although steering box is now LN65 hilux p/strg unit.)