Vehicle Description
1941 Ford Pickup
Early on in the history of Ford Motor Company a noticeable
lowercase "e" completed the curl at the back of the cursive F on
the Ford name. Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison both had winter
estates in Ft. Meyers Florida, and shared ideas and cigars. One
idea that would make Ford a real innovator was the concept of the
assembly line. This original idea came from Edison, and in
deference to him and his idea, Henry Ford honored him in his early
logo with that "e" on the curl, and as they say the rest is
history!
For consignment, a bit of beautiful Ford design from 1941 in the
form of a pickup. This all metal truck with wood bed and vinyl bed
covering is a resto-mod that has been painstakingly restored and
bathed in cinnamon color. A nice look with its rounded fenders and
grille, and now new interior with many conveniences. So, let's go
haul some hay and unbeknownst to the competition, we can also haul
some ass!
Exterior
Starting out with the obvious V shaped "waterfall" grille with its
shiny center and cinnamon painted side flanking grilles work in
unison with the rounded exterior fenders upfront, and single
teardrop bezel round style headlight on either side. Below is a
custom fabricated thin round bar stock bumper which works very
nicely with the styled front of this truck, almost like a 40's
mustachioed gentleman. A V shaped rounded off hood works its way
rearward to the split windshield. Long stalks support round mirrors
on either door, along with a nicely preserved handle to open these
doors. These are surrounded by the rounded design cabin with a
small rectangular rear glass window. Running boards in black
rubberized ribbed format are below and makes for easier access to
the cabin. The metal sided bed has been re-lined on the inside with
new oak wood and shiny mounting strips and has some rolled steels
at the top edge on either side. Tan canvas covers the bed and is
now on to protect the wood below. The original gate is on and shows
nicely and flanking the bed is a wonderfully shaped pontoon styled
rear fender. On the backs of said fenders, is a sergeant stripe
like shape for the tail lighting. Below the gate is another
fabricated bar stock rear bumper that has tailpipes peeking from
either side. It is painted in body matching cinnamon. Wheels are
wonderful American Racing 5 spokes that have satin gray spokes and
shiny rims and center hub coverings. Fronts are 14 inches and rears
are 15 inches, all are wrapped in Charger rubber.
Interior
A swing of the door and I'm tempted to slam it shut again so all
that 40's styling does not ooze out! A simple cinnamon painted
surround for the doors frames a tan tuck and roll vinyl door panel
on either side. Volvo leather two tone seats in bucket form are now
in front of the cinnamon painted metal dash. A tilt column sports a
banjo style rally size steering wheel, and the dash has been
upgraded with vintage trio eyeball vents, brass bezels in circular
form, and white faced Dolphin vintage art deco styled lettered and
pointers instrumentation. The column mounted billet shift lever
points to the drive mode clearly marked. Tan vinyl makes up the
headliner and the pillar coverings. Gold carpeting, very clean,
covers the floors.
Drivetrain
Under the rounded V style hood in a clean fully restored engine
bay, is now a powerful consigner stated 383ci V8. Consigner also
states that is putting out 330hp. On top is an Edelbrock 650cfm
4-barrel carb, and on back a snappy smooth shifting 700R4 4 speed.
The rear tires spin via a Ford 8-inch rear.
Undercarriage
Wonderfully clean black painted metal and mechanicals as well as
some of the bed oak shows with nary a drop of road dirt or splatter
and is all very structurally sound. From the body hangers to the
running boards and all in between it's all looking very nice.
Transverse leaf springs for the front suspension, and leaf springs
for the rear and now power disc brakes are in front and power drums
on the back. A dual exhaust works its way rearward, and it includes
dual Turbo Mufflers.
Drive-Ability
Classic old trucks are always eye-catching, hence why when I need
recognition I take one of these into town just to look cool, (even
though I'm far from it), and it works! This truck fired right up
and was ready for my trip, which has good smooth acceleration,
shifting and ride, along with the brakes which are good, and nice
and strong due to now being power assisted. All functions,
excepting the radio which turns on, but no sound comes from the
speakers. Although the melodious motorhead sound can be heard in
lieu of the radio and that never grows oldie (sic!).
With its early 40's iconic look, nice cinnamon paint, and solid
frame and mechanicals, this truck is a great promo piece that is
begging for your business name to be put on the doors and go out
for more work. Classic trucks are hot right now, so don't delay too
long as it may get snapped up, especially since this is truly the
only 1941 version we have or have had in house. It's that grille
that grabs you. And the fact of it being a resto-mod doesn't hurt
either!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.