History '46 & '47 Ford trucks, They never will be the queen of the Prom

But there is something I like about them, the term ugly duckling is sometimes over used but these old pickups have never been considered to be Fords best looking effort, I know 2 guys that have bought this style truck and replaced the front sheet metal with that of a 40/41 Ford pickup.

Personally, I like the odd ball look of these trucks,especially when they have been left alone or slightly modified, there is just something about their utilitarian unassuming appearance.

Fell free to post your photo's of the '46- '47 Ford trucks. HRP

 

I still like the one my friend Sid Drapal had, but it doesn’t necessarily still have the utilitarian look.

 

That is the best fix for those damn ugly trucks. It actually makes them appealing.
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Don't forget a few were made in '42!

 

I love mine. It looks like a truck......I like trucks

 

Note to self: Never own a truck that deserves to be called a "Queen"...or a belle!

 

My Brother had a 45, it had Air Force stenciled inside the hood.

 

Usta be the ‘38-‘39 trucks were known as the ugly duckling.

 

Still are to me, but that's just me.

 

X2! The jailbar trucks are just trying to be trucks, nothing more/nothing less.

 

beauty is in the eye of the beholder - a face that only a mother/father could love - often when a ad is placed for one of these they do not show the front - oh well

 

For them to be, lets just say not pretty when you find one the owner thinks they are valuable trucks.

The double post was unintentional, I was trying to edit the title and somehow it doubled, I ask a moderator if they could combine the two and it wasn't possible, so I opted to let them both run since there have been about the same amount of responses to both.HRP

 

The ones made by GM and Chrysler during the same time are just as ugly.


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i must be a glutton for punishment...heres my 2 and i luv em both
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I've always liked the 42-47 Fords. Tried buying one at a farm auction about 30 years ago. So ugly they are cute. A year or so ago a friend showed up with one. It was the same one I tried to buy all those years ago. Nobody had touched it all those years, it had just sat in a garage.
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Thanks for the reminder, i looked at one of these truks in a local garage about 15 years ago and couldn't get it bought, i guess I will give it another try in the next few days. And yes, it was/is ugly.

 

The one I had until a neighbor asked me if I would sell it. Shot him a price and he counted out the money. 8BA flathead, ran great.

 

Remember, if none of the owners will sell for less than that price, that price becomes what they are worth.

 

funny thing about these trucks.....you often see scale models of just about every model ford ever made ...
but none of this model ????

 

First hot rod that caught my attention was a stake bed Jailbar.
All they really need is a chromed grille to make them look good.
And a roof chop is a definite no.

 

@guthriesmith Sid's truck, looks amazing. Is that just a bolt on process ? First time I've seen that.

 

No, it is definitely not a bolt on deal. He welded the front of the fenders from the car onto the truck, added a bar to the grill to add some height, and had to basically make the front of the hood to bring it all together. In the end, it sure changed to look and confuses lots of folks.

 

Pictures of pictures of my 46 that I had in the 70's and 80's. I would switch between the 16" and 15" tires/wheels. Also, Danbury Mint 46 PU in the same color that I had.

I'm the guy w/o the hat. LOL.

 

I'd be curious to see the grill designs Ford's styling department came up with that didn't make the cut.

 

I've always liked the old Jailbars, would like to get my hands on a decent one. Just a solid old survivor, faded paint and surface rust on the roof, get it mechanically safe and reliable, put some good tires on it, and drive it.

 

Can someone please explain which panels interchange with the 1940 model, if any ? Thanks.

 

The Canadian Mercury versions got a nice chrome grille, would really like to have one of those. Other than the grille and name stamping, it's the same truck.

 

Basically just the cab. The '40-'41 front sheet metal will bolt up to the cowl, but the frame is longer, 114" wheelbase instead of 112, and that extra 2" is between the firewall and the front axle. The bed looks the same (side panels are the same) as the '38-'41 bed, but the '42-'47 bed is 3" wider. 49" inside width as opposed to 46" on '38-'41. The widened the beds because more building materials were being made in 4x8 sheets, and a sheet of plywood will lay flat in a '42 or later bed. Pickups up through '41 were built on a passenger car frame design '42 changed from the transverse springs to parallel leaf springs front and rear. The straight ladder frame of the '42-'47 pickup makes engine/drivetrain swaps easier.