My Low N Mean '39 Ford pick-up in the Making

Got a question:

What type of steering should I use on this truck?
Steerring box on the chassis or inside the cab,with the arm sticking out the side of the cowl?
What did they do with most of the hotrods back in the '50's?
Thanx
J

 

Good news!I no longer have to search for a bed or make a copy of the '37 one I was going to use,my dad told me that I can take the one of his '47 Ford pick-up,'cause he desided to turn the pick-up into a woodie delivery van now.
So work on the '39 is going to start sooner than I thought.....YEAH!!

Will keep you posted
J

 

I'm also gonna craft a Fordson Mayor tractor Grill shell on it....the more I looked at the '39 grill,the uglier it became..hahaha!

 

Looking good Jannie...

 

Also..what do you fellow Hambers think?Should I spray the chassis gloss black?matt black?or I was thinking metal-flake gold?!.....what colours did they go for in the early '50's or chassis?

 

Apart from black? Black is good.

Did you get those Don Montgomery books yet?

 

Havn't got around to get it yet.....but thanx.will do soon

 

I've made contact with The HOT ROD company...& as you all know,they sell Don Montgomery books,will buy some as soon as the cash flow allows me.They do look awesome,can't wait to get my hands on some of them...

 

New colour scheme...what you think?any other suggestions?
Work is gonna start soon...

 

Ok,this is what the body will look like;

shortened bed from a '46 Ford with copper plates on the side
bed will have a wooden floor with copper plates
all piping on this vehicle will also be copper.

Will add more info soon

Can't wait to start on it!

 

Cool truck I my be biased to these trucks Her is mind a 39 to. 39s do have the single vertical bar in the grill in the US any way although I like the 3 bar one better.

 

a sample pic of what the colour of the pick-up will be & the orange the wheels will be.

work will soon start

 

We sold lots of parts to restorers and rodders in South Africa and Rhodesia(that probably doesn't happen anymore since the name change) over the years at Specialized Auto Parts in Houston.

 

That was long ago....when we(SA) still had money & Rhodesia was still a country(what's going on there nowadays I wouldn't call a country)...most cars that SA-restorers did a couple of yrs ago & rare models came from Rhodesia(Zimbabwe-aka-$..tland)