Hot Rods What year's my Ford pickup? 35-37

New member here. Just picked up a definite project. I've been searching through the forum to identify differences between the 35,36,37 Ford pickups. A lot of the tell-tale parts are missing on mine. Is there enough here to tell what year mine is?
I know it doesn't really matter, I can pretty much make it whatever year I want. It's more for my own curiosity. I'm planning on some flavor of a rat rod, so it will never be a show car. The previous owner thought it was a 37, but wasnt sure.

I've got different hole door handle patterns on each door, so I'm assuming two different years there.

Also, I haven't seen too many pictures on here showing a battery box on the firewall. Is this a 37 feature?

Last, most of the pictures I've seen of finished trucks have three large gauges on the dash. I've got two holes.

Thanks for anyones help and patience.


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37

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1935-1936-ford-pickup-tech-for-the-masses.236409/

The batteries appeared on the firewall in 37.

 

Two piece windshield makes it a '37.

 

what they said.....

 

Fair warning. You don't want to use the words, rat rod here. Build you a hot rod!!

Also, tell us where you're from and a little about you. With that said, welcome to the HAMB.

 

Thanks for your help everyone. Sorry about the “rat rod” comment. I’m not intending to bastardize anything.
I’m in Vancouver, WA. In my late 30’s. Pretty much everything needed for this build is beyond my skill set. But my father’s restored half a dozen cars or so, so I’ll be relying on him for help. However he lives an hour and a half away.
One other question, I keep seeing in various posts that the 35,36,37 cabs are basically the same. But obviously the 37 has the split windshield. Did they change the windshield profile that year as well? Meaning, I couldn’t put a 36 windshield in this cab correct? I’m also assuming the 37 windshields didn’t open like earlier years?


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You will learn as you go along.......... and your skill set will be increased.

Enjoy !

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Yes, a 36 windshield is flat, 37 is Vee shape. The shape of the body all around the windshield is different to accommodate this change. But they do open.

 

As far as your comment about the differences in the doors- door lock cylinder in the passenger side only.

 

The doors will interchange, fenders will interchange, beds will interchange but the 37 is a little longer, frames are the same, headlights same, running boards same, hood and grille are different.

 

Thanks! I certainly hope so.


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Ok, gotcha. It was confusing to me because of the three years being grouped together. I had made the false assumption that the cabs were interchangeable.


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I got one for you 35-37 pickup guys...my 36 cab has an ashtray in the dash.... I look at all the truck dash pics I can find and have not seen another...Looks like a stock dash...can't see any weld in "new dash from a car" marks... did they offer a deluxe dash with an ashtray? I made the gauge panel but the rest of the dash is stock.

 

Interesting. Maybe a dealer option? They all came with “cigar vents” on the window regulators, but I have never seen one with an ashtray.

 

Did you notice his outer door handles mount with vertical screws on one door, and horizontal on the other?

 

Yeah, he mentioned that earlier. Not sure what happened there.

 

The dash looks like a 36 passenger car dash.


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I don't think so.

 

This is in a 37 bus.

 

You are correct. Glove box considerably differs.


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Does anyone else have thoughts on the door handles? Did earlier years mount differently?


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