For Sale: 1953 Ford F100 in Midvale, Utah

1953 Ford F 100 Pickup | Ardell Brown Classic Carswww.ardellscars.com/1953-ford-f-100-pickup/1953 Ford F 100 Pickup Was $39,995.00 Now $32,500.00This 1953 Ford truck has been custom restored with modern day driveability upgrades. It features a 350 Chevy V-8 with aluminum intake and exhaust headers, automatic transmission and power steering and brakes. The interior is upholsters in tweed on dual Flight bench seats with integral arm rests, tilt steering column and dashboard with gauges. The paint is a candy finish with airbrushed 3-D emblems and trim. The bed is finished in polished oak and the rear roll pan is louvered. This is a high quality custom that hauls!1953 was the first year of the F100 and the last year you could get a Flathead in a Ford pickup. The new 53 F100 was uniquely styled with a slant cab window, fat fenders and larger cab space than the F1. 1953 was also the 50th anniversary of the Ford pickup. The horn button on the 53 F100 is unique and displays the anniversary year.Differences were minor when compared with todays truck options. A fresh air cab option on the 53 F100 was available. Deluxe 53 F100 trucks had 6 chrome teeth mounted in the grille 3 on each side of the center chrome emblem. Deluxe trucks also had a chrome gull wing on each side of the hood surrounding the chrome 53 F100 emblem.Turn signals were not standard equipment. Seat belts were also not available. Vacuum wipers were used and only worked when you let off of the gas to free up vacuum from the engine to run the wipers. Front suspension was a straight axle with leaf springs. Brakes consisted of a single master cylinder with drum brakes on all 4 corners. These are fine for speeds below 45, but hardly safe on todays roads.3 Engine options were available: O.H.V. 6 Cylinder-215 cid, L-Head 6 Cylinder-254 cid and the L-Head 8 Cylinder-239 cid (Flathead). Most 53 F100 trucks came with a 3 speed transmission shifted on the column. V8 trucks had a chrome V8 emblem on the center of the grille while 6 cylinder trucks had a chrome 3 pointed star.