Vehicle Description
****SALE PENDING**** Outstanding running and driving 1950 F-1.
Clean and rust free, same collector owned for the past two decades,
recently serviced and ready for a new caretaker. Original flat head
8 and 3 speed transmission make this truck a joy to drive. Fresh
oil change, carb rebuild, front brake job, and more. Ready to go!
Showroom rivals to the GM Advanced Design trucks, Ford's first
all-new post-war vehicle (preceding the all-new 1949 Ford, Mercury,
and Lincoln car lines) not only saw the start of future sales
success, but also the start of an easily identifiable nameplate
that has evolved into the F-series Ford uses today. Unveiled in
January of 1948, Ford's new postwar pickup line started off with
the F-1 half-ton. Labels read F-2 for �-ton trucks, F-3 for 1 tons
and so on. Numbering ran all the way up to F-8 for the biggest
rigs. Promotional people didn't call these machines "Bonus Built"
for nothing. Ford reportedly spent $1 million to give buyers more
truck for their money than ever before. Increasing driver and
passenger friendliness was a main goal; the wider, taller "Million
Dollar Cab" offered a "living-room" feel, and its improved seat
delivered "easy chair comfort." From 1948 through 1950, the
F-Series trucks were all but cookie cutter identical, available
either with a flathead V-8 or flathead inline six under the hood.
Nearly as popular as the Advanced Design, but coming in
second-place in overall sales when new, the Ford F-1 had been under
most enthusiasts' radar over the last few decades, playing second
fiddle to the 1953-56 "Effies" for Ford fans. Not so of late,
however, as more and more have been surfacing on the collector
market, and owners have dedicated serious time and money to
high-quality restorations.