History 1938 Ford Roadster Pick Up - A Story...

[Ryan]

I've always heard tales about Argentina and rare Ford stuff. A few years ago, there were all kinds of rumors floating around about a warehouse that was discovered housing crates of NOS Ardun heads. Before that, it was a rumor about 1000 replacement ...

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[AHotRod]

Now that's a cool looking truck, great to see something different now-a-days.

[JohnJoyo]

That is really cool. There is a good amount of that old tin down there. Is George going to restore it to stock since it's rare, or hot rod it?

BTW....it's Argentine.....as opposed to Argentinian.
As in "There was a Russian, a Canadian, and an Argentine...."

I know a few Argentine folks on this board.....any of you know if the factory still exists? If so, any of you wanna take some pictures and post them up? That would be awesome......

[Hot Rods Ta Hell]

Sweet truck!
Wonder if there's any "knock down" kits that were left unbuilt (an NOS Model T) or any of the T stamping dies survived?
Some of the 50's/60's So. American Chevy trucks are real funky looking.
I read once that Argentina was producing early 60's Falcon/Rancheros well past the early 60's-true or false?

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Hot Rods Ta Hell

Sweet truck!
Wonder if there's any "knock down" kits that were left unbuilt (an NOS Model T) or any of the T stamping dies survived?
Some of the 50's/60's So. American Chevy trucks are real funky looking.
I read once that Argentina was producing early 60's Falcon/Rancheros well past the early 60's-true or false?

TRUE. Ford Argentina opened back up in 1957 to build trucks. They sold the falcon from 1962 until 1991... However, they weren't something you or I would be all that excited about.

[Harry Bergeron]

Originally Posted by Ryan

TRUE.... They sold the falcon from 1962 until 1991... However, they weren't something you or I would be all that excited about.

But the Falcon's competition WAS exciting. The Torino coupe was a Rambler Rogue with that OHC 230 hemi 6 from late-60s Jeep pickups, restyled by Pininfarina and given 6 barrels of Weber and a ZF 4-speed, good for 220 hp and 127 mph, they said.

With Juan Fangio in charge of the factory team, it was successful in international sedan racing, winning a third place at the Nurburgring in 1969.

The Falcon greatly outsold it, being cheaper and much more practical.

[T-Time]

Originally Posted by Hot Rods Ta Hell

I read once that Argentina was producing early 60's Falcon/Rancheros well past the early 60's-true or false?

See a couple of pics, production numbers, etc. here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_(Argentina)

[Revhead]

Originally Posted by JohnJoyo

That is really cool. There is a good amount of that old tin down there. Is George going to restore it to stock since it's rare, or hot rod it?

Plans are to get the mechanical stuff all rebuilt. We want to be able to take it to shows and enjoy it and not have to haul it everywhere.

We've talked about upholstery and the top. The top obviously need help and we talked about doing it in white to match the inside of the bed. The seat has 3-4 layers of upholstery on it, the last layer probably from the 70's

Since we own a machine shop the engine will get rebuilt and maybe some bolt on goodies.

I'm not sure if we've decided on what to do on the body, but it won't be anything drastic. No chops, or stuff like that. The spotlight, fender mirrors, and aftermarket headlights are things we were thinking of removing, then maybe just straightening it out and getting it painted back in original green.

[oddrodgarage]

That's bitchin'...I have always heard stories about that stuff...hope we are kept up to date on the progress on this one

[wlspdshop]

Man is that cool!!!! Love it.

[Tman]

They even nailed the proportions!

[HOTRODSURFER]

that thing is bad ass !!

[Dirtyest Devil]

That truck is amazing! I know of a shit load of cars on a farmers ranch there. Need to get that stuff...

[Rough Stock]

That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Nice score George, I look forward to seeing how being in America will affect that cool little truck.

[Anderson]

Might have seen it in the other post, but we did get it running last night. Well, George, MarkX, and Elrod did most of it. Mark took some video with his phone but don't know if it turned out very well. It sounds pretty good and makes a neat fireworks show with all the junk in the tailpipe

[Asphalt Outlaw Hero]

There is some pretty cool stuff down there.I bought out a motorcycle shop in 1991 in Buenos Aires.There were some cars in there too.
Mid sixties falcons were everywhere.Evidently they bought the tooling. They are very skilled craftsmen too.Remember,Peron cut off tade with the world in ~1950.People had to learn to manufacture their own parts.Some in desperation were botched,others were fantastic.I watched a guy hand build an oil tank for a Norton Manx (motorcycle) in four hours AND shoot the breeze with me.
When you see something like the pickup,you can never be sure if it was real or a creation.They are very creative.

[truckeroy]

I too was down there a few years ago in the northern part of Argentina. There were a lot of Falcons from the early to mid 60's. The latter ones had some different tail lights than we had in the states in the 65 era, so they must have done a few changes, on occasion.

[31whitey]

Dated and Argentine woman for awhile...

Best looking women ....Period.

Alot of fantics in that country....harley stuff is very big.

Great beef....sorry TX....did I mention the women....WOW.

[Chris Baker]

Fabulous!

[Labold]

Right hand drive and all. That is one neat little truck!