Vehicle Description
1950 Ford F2 Custom Pickup
This Ford F-2 (1950 -ton series) is a Cadillac-example of
traditional home-garage Rat Rod building. It was dependably
constructed, strong running, stops-on-a-nickel, and travels
anywhere. Like most true rat rods the truck was a project that
evolved over many years. This allowed time for adding new
components while insuring the already completed portions were done
right. Above all this rat rod incorporates a level of creativity
you just can't replicate. The Rat Rod scene is pretty popular right
now and the builders that know what they are doing stand out above
the rest. That is because not only do they build a solid car but
they have an artistic idea backed by hotrodding style. Based on the
cab of a 1950 Ford F2 pickup it is titled as a 50 Ford but given
the custom grill/light set up takes on more of a 30s look.
Everything is custom throughout and the truck incorporates pieces
of history that put a smile on any hotrodders face. Most of us in
the hobby have found a love for vintage signs/gas & oil
collectables so if that is an interest of yours this truck is sure
to grab your attention. Check out the following table to get an
idea of some of the components used in the build:
Cab & Chassis
A 2550-lb (12.5' length) Ford RR-pickup built with new steel,
parts, and materials.
Stepped, custom chassis of 2x3" tube framing with front and rear
low stance kick-ups.
Solid 8" channeled pickup cab, dipped, with no rust issues
anywhere.
Sitting on Rocket Racing Wheels, 15/6s and 15/10s.
Top chopped 3" with new windshield, plus original-size rear
glass.
Fitted one-piece door windows with original manual-regulators.
GM passenger car leather seats with driver-side electric-positions
adjustment.
Lighted white-face Auto Meter gauges, switches and lights. Basic
Painless Wiring.
Aluminum 20x20" cross-flow radiator, plus aluminum water pump with
JEG'S recovery system.
Heidt's Mustang II front suspension with tubular A-arms and disc
brakes.
Custom 48x40" pickup bed with untreated 108-year-old White Pine
siding from grandpa's barn.
Off the retail shelf Rust-Oleum "Hunter Satin Green" paint over,
under, inside and throughout.
Period-correct dual amber fog lighting for up front assist.
And original orange crate utility bed-box.
Engine & Running Gear
Late 2002 GM Vortex 350/350 engine, steel crank, and 4-bolt
main.
1998-2002 Cast Vortex Heads with #291T-HR-7 Clay Smith Cam and
roller rockers.
Edelbrock Single-Plain Ram Performer II intake with matched 600-cfm
carburetion.
B&M TH 400 transmission matched to "loose" 2200-2600 converter,
plus B&M Shift Kit.
Custom lite-weight, fabricated, and precision balanced 40"
driveshaft.
S-10 rear end with 3.42 gears, posi-traction, plus triangulated
adjustable 4-links.
New disc and drum brakes, including proportioning valve, seals, and
fluid lines.
Stainless steel 16-gallon custom fuel tank, with cloned Kelch
mechanical fuel cap/gauge.(Verified September 20, 2015: 16.6 mpg at
allowed 80-mph Idaho freeway speed)
A pair of 30" traditional Smithy Mufflers attached to flat-black
hot-coated exhaust system.
This cool custom has a lot going for it and gets a ton of
attention. It has the rat rod custom look but is just as reliable
as anything else on the road.
Start cruising in style for $27,000.00!
NOW REDUCED DOWN TO $23,000.00 for a fast sell!
