Vehicle Description
1949 Ford F1 - Flathead V8 - 4 Speed Manual Transmission - 91k
Miles Shown - Patina Over Tan Interior (Please note: If you happen
to be viewing this 1949 Ford F1 pickup on a website other than our
Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some
of our many photographs of the truck due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 130
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) 1948 marked the
beginning of Ford's 'F-Series' trucks that today represent the
largest share of the American pickup-truck market. Internal Ford
history document The 1948 model Ford pickup represented a major
leap in Ford's truck development following World War II, and the
design would continue in the 1949 models. The company's Bonus Built
trucks, as they were marketed, were completely different from the
car-based trucks they replaced. Improvements were made
across-the-board. All-new front sheet metal featured integrated
headlights, a one-piece windshield which increased visibility, and
wider, longer, and taller cabs. Increased interior dimensions
started with a seven-inch stretch in cab width. Door hinges were
positioned three inches farther forward for easier cab entry. The
steering wheel was more horizontal and mounted closer to the
driver, and a three-person bench seat moved back and forward on
roller bearings. To help isolate frame flex, rubber mounts were
used between cab and frame. The 1949 model featured a 6-1/2 foot
cargo box with 45-cubic-feet of load space. Many truck historians
rate these trucks as among Ford's most iconic automotive designs.
That helps explain why a somewhat stylized version of this era Ford
truck had a role in the Disney movie, Cars. Offered here is a 1949
F1 Ford pickup truck, a patina-enhanced truck currently showing
91,503 miles on its odometer. The exterior brown paint appears to
show its age with generalized light surface rust, overall general
dull-appearing, compromised finish, and light damage (as on the
front bumper). But these special effects were all added. The result
is a very-well-used faux-vintage presentation. Body sheet metal has
minor dents and other imperfections in a number of places (notably
on the right-front fender). Chrome surfaces-the headlight trim,
F-O-R-D letters above the grille, trim on the front and sides of
the hood, door handles, and taillights-- also show patina from age
and use. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim
finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the car in
the accompanying gallery.) The formerly chrome 5-slat front grille
slats now wears the brown, aged look. The truck's exterior badging
is correctly located, but the embossed Ford script logo originally
present on the tailgate is missing because that center panel has
been cut from the tailgate, as if to allow the truck to carry long
pipes, lumber, or electrical conduit. Blackwall tires are mounted
on white-painted steel wheels with baby moon chrome hubcaps. The
cargo box features a freshly installed wood-slat floor with new
metal rub strips. Cargo-box walls, however, show more evidence of
use similar to the exterior body-panel treatments. Beauty is in the
eye of the beholder, so the truck's overall appearance will strike
some as simply trashed, while it will be absolutely captivating
(and a refreshing departure from over-restored old trucks) for
others. Inside the cab, metal finishes on the doors, dashboard, and
elsewhere show distressed finishes similar to the truck's exterior,
but in red rather than brown in color. The interior color makes it
appear as if the truck had once been red (as many of these F1
trucks actually were) and only the exterior had been repainted. The
bench seat, however, has been fully upgraded for more comfort, with
fresh, tan upholstery. Chrome dash trim-specifically the bespoke
instrument-surrounding trim and the center-dash, Ford-branded tr
