Folks Of Interest 1938-1939 Ford Truck Club!!

38 cab the windshield crank comes straight back the 39 comes out top of dash . Post some full pictures of your cab and build or better yet start a build tread . Blue

 

mine is a 38 with a 39 latch and grille . the gas tank was behind the seat and it had a round heater under the seat .

 

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My 38 60hp fender fitment

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Well your passenger side hood hinge is 38 -- drivers is 39 ----- they have different ways of mounting the hood sides

 

'38 hood sides rattle more than '39s do, because of the difference in '38 and '39 hood hinges.

 

Ok thank you for the tip

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Does anyone know where to find rear fenders for a 39 tonner?

 

I have a radiator question. Does the car radiator fit the trucks and does the '38 and '39 cross over.

 

Don't know about a car radiator in a pick up but I'm putting in a new Brass Works radiator in my '39 - picking it up next week and I'll have the stock one that's currently in the truck available. I'm in SoCal. PM me if you're interested.

 

Good luck. They're made of unobtainium and if you do find them they are usually all beat up

 

Car rad. Does not fit . Walker makes one hat is a bolt in . Have one in mine and has been great . Blue

 

Found this '39 cab at Hershey just washed it and got it in the garage for starters. All my projects are older so I'll have lots of questions. It came from South Dakota, only buggered up areas are under the cowl belt molding, some farmer fix fender bracket I guess. Bob

 

Yup rare rare very rare -- But ya know== I do have a pair of all beat up ones laying out in the back yard in Tacoma - the term "starting point" comes to mind

 

These grab handles were bolted to the inside of the roof on my '39 that was a big truck. My guess is that farm workers would stand on the running board at harvest time, can anyone confirm that?

 

This is the bad part of my '39 cab, if someone has a cab they are cutting for parts I could used a good upper section. Bob

 

How beat are they,and what are you looking to get oit of them? Send me a P M please

 

There are 3 different radiators for '38 and '39 commercial/truck. One is for the 60 HP engine, it will have 82C stamped on the upper tank near one of the hose fittings. The one for 85 HP pickups is stamped 81C on the upper tank. The big truck radiators have an extra thick core and are stamped 81T. The radiators are the same for '38 and '39. A friend had a NOS big truck radiator that he found in the attic of an old Ford dealership in Georgia. It will fit a pickup and is now on my '38 pickup. It cools a small block Chevy with no problems. Two expandable rubber freeze plugs to close off the extra hose connections, I don't hesitate to drive my truck on 100 degree days in the summer, and the temp gauge never goes higher than 175-180 no matter what.

 

Did any of them have a recessed area for the fan in the upper tank.

Also is it common to rust in the band above the front windshield. Is that panel a double panel or can I get to it from the backside.

 

1 more, when did they go to a metal floor in the bed instead of wood slats?

 

Mine is rust free on the outside, looks like there is a T section between the top of the windshield and roof section, like the back of a Model A just smaller. Bob

 

The one I went to look at had rust bubbling, but no holes yet. Pretty decent truck overall but that rust...if I get another vehicle is has to be ok to use now with minimal work......no more projects. I would feel bad if I didn't fix the rust right away. I wonder if I can blast it inside and out, weld up any holes, fill and prime. I don't want to be forced to cut out that piece.

 

I'm also interested in how folks are handling the seam above the windshield. The two panels on mine look OK (for now), but there is what looks like a folded 'bead' between them, like in the photo above, with material missing.
And... I knew I didn't have the right ones. My hood hinges don't look nuthin'like that.

 

Can anyone help me with some details or photos to locate where the stop switch and chain are supposed to be located on a 1-ton 1938 truck with cable brakes? I have found info on the pass cars and 1/2 tons but nothing for big trucks.

Also looking for the correct length and location to hook the clutch pedal return spring on the chassis of the same 1-ton truck.

Getting really close now!

 

All 3 '38-9 truck radiators have the fan recess in the upper tank. All of these trucks had a sheet metal floor over the wooden subfloor in the bed.

 

If they truly are "starting point" Alyn Swedberg in Centralia Wash. can make them "brand new"

 

Anyone?

 

I am happy to join this group. I am loving my 39 and it is a great truck.

 

Did I buy a 1939 windshield frame or not? Center post is cut out, how much area does the rubber gasket cover? No hinges or regulator to center things yet, stamped A.M.Co. Bob