Uncle's '49 Five-Window

[GlennCraven]

While in the K.C. area earlier this week joining family in a vigil at a hospital ICU, my dad and I took a break to visit his younger brother's latest project: This 1949 Pilot House five-window.

 

The truck was bought five to 10 years ago by an older man (older than Uncle Dick I guess) who set it out in the pasture and intended to fix it up, but never did. Now his declining health makes it impossible.

 

With a swap-meet carburetor to make the good parts of two carbs into one that works, Uncle Dick soon had the engine running and said it sounded pretty good. The truck isn't terribly rusty, though he's tackled several spots already and still has one weak point on the frame to fix, near the right side wheel arch. There's no wood in the bed.

 

Sitting next to the truck was his pink 1964 Galaxie 500 four-door driver with original 390. On the other side of that Ford was another Ford, Dick's '57 T-bird that was dismantled and mothballed after a flood in the 1960s and he's only now, in retirement, finally started putting it back together.

 

My girlfriend, son and daughter all have truck envy after seeing these pictures.

Edited November 30, 2013 by GlennCraven

[Jeff Balazs]

Nice project. I don't think I have ever seen such a radical bend in a shifter.

 

Jeff

[GlennCraven]

Yeah, I also thought that was quite a bend.

[48Dodger]

I agree. Have yet to see a shifter bent like that.

 

Good looking truck for sure.....I can't remember....you have a truck yet Glenn?

 

48D

[GlennCraven]

No truck. Just the '49 Windsor that now needs toting to Wisconsin. Looked at a parts car for it today, too, but it's hard to imagine trying to lug along two cars.

 

Not a Dodge, but I kinda like this 1965 International in St. Joseph, Mo., on eBay. They tried to sell it with a minimum opening bid of $1,000 and no reserve, and it got NO BIDS. Which shocked me. Now it's listed at $1,700 obo, but I suspect they'd take that $1,000 if you offered it.

 

 

Supposedly fires right up and runs well, and drives OK. Needs some brake work and new windshield and back glass (included) installed. Also needs a seat cover. And, arguably, paint and wheels.

 

Do wonder how rusty it is underneath.

 

But I've always wanted another International in my life since our 1972 Travelall was sold to buy a Dodge conversion van circa 1980.

Edited December 1, 2013 by GlennCraven

[1952B3b23]

That's a cool international. If it's in the condition they say it is then 1000 bucks wouldn't be bad for that thing. At least it looks like a good start to a project.

-Chris

[jnicho]

Where about in KC?  I live south in the Raymore/Belton area.  Would be cool to know someone else in the KC area with a '49.

[the50something]

I live in Liberty,North of KC 15miles.

 I have a 53 1/2ton and a 53 3/4 ton parts truck. My uncle has a 53, and a 59, my grandfather who lives in Kearney Mo has a 53 and a 54.

 

My grandpas 53 will be listed shortly on Craiglsist.

 

was the truck in the original post from Lawson?