When was the last time ya saw one of these?

1951 Federal

 

Dont think I ever have.

 

Neighbor up the road has a federal farm truck/ex-military similar to that, but I would bet its mid/late 40's. Never thought to ask about it.

 

Growing up in the early sixties in northern Michigan. I saw a lot of them. Along with Reo and Diamond T's. The counties used them for road maintanance work horses..

 

Yeah this truck is an old military Air Force truck.

 

Is it chain drive ... alot of ex military around that time were.

 

Federal made many huge 6X6 wreckers during WWII
About 8 years ago there was a guy in Caldwell Idaho that sold off a bunch of old trucks, many were Federals

 

No it's not chain drive. And Ramblur that Texaco tanker truck is nearly identical to the one of mine, thanks for posting it!

 

Probably a model 45M, with a 427 Continental 6

Is that your's?

 

Ya scrapiron the 51 is mine, gonna be puttin it up for sale here pretty soon.

 

These are cool trucks, I think I own one now, well as of this morning! Has anybody made a hot rod out of one?

 

^ I don't there are many 5 ton hot rods out there. but one done as a roll back would be awesome.

 

Don't think there were many of these down South. HRP

 

Now I can say I saw two of them.... very cool !

4TTRUK

 

That would make a sweet rollback now, wouldn't it? These are such attractive trucks.

 

I took pics pf this one at an ATHS show in KS a couple years ago. Didn't think to get the other side.

I tried to buy a grille from one at a flea market, wanted too much for it.

 

I just brought my new to me 46 Federal today! I will post some pics tomorrow.

 

Putting this together now mine is a Brockway cab on a ford frame ford flathead powered ,when i found Cab it was atverticed as a Federal cab