Vehicle Description
1946 Ford Flatbed
In 1946 the original specs were a price of $1,022, a 100hp V8,
weight 2,966 pounds, passenger capacity 3. Some historical facts
include President Harry S. Truman was in office, median family
income $3,031 and unbelievably the Dow Jones industrial average,
(year-end), 177.20! Academy Award movie "The Best Years of Our
Lives" was the "it" movie to watch, and this year's milestone,
Timex watches went on sale.
For consignment, a fully restored 1946 Ford Flatbed with a
consigner stated 1 ton rear axle, dual rear wheels, a Buick
nailhead V8, Edelbrock 4 barrel carb, and fully restored with a
like new bed, and mahogany stake body sides to haul the hay or just
some ass!
Exterior
All restored in a tasteful metallic green the bodywork all presents
as excellent. Trimmings for the grille and hood splitter have been
bathed in tasteful gold which adds a beautiful contrast to the
green. Nicely rounded fenders house round chrome ringed headlights
with new lenses. A second bumper bump out houses a small round
clear bullet lens style turn signal. Below a simple chrome curved
bumper frames the bottom. Black like new running boards help this
feeble writer enter up and in and are at the bottoms of perfectly
restored doors with a vertical chromed rectangular truck mirror
hanging off of each door. Rear visibility is excellent and will aid
you in bragging you have more miles backing up to stops than most
drivers do going forward! A split front windshield is clear as a
bell and has working wipers all be them slow...but they work! The
back is a treated wood bed with beautifully milled and sanded
mahogany stake sides to keep the cattle or the hay in the bed area.
This beauty rides on 225/70R19.5 single front rubber and same size
dual rear tires which are spun by a 1-ton rear pumpkin. Lest I
forget the big rig chrome smoke stack style exhaust allowing that
Nailhead to breathe easily.
Interior
Utilitarian would be the interior giving us "just the facts ma'am"
with an exterior matching green metal dash top and front. Within
this field is an art deco rectangular styled speedo with gas gauge
and signal indicators. This is fronted by a large black bakelite
steering wheel and a long deep green vinyl bench stretching its
legs from door to door. Speaking of which are green metal and
contain nicely chromed actuators and a window crank, as well as a
simple armrest. Floors are rubber to accommodate the working man's
muddy steel tips and a white ball shift knob clearly stating the
pattern rises for the driver's hand. There is no Park per se, so
put it to N and pull the e-brake lever on your left, exit stage
left. Remember you are in a real truck so it's a long way down on
that exit!
Drivetrain
A flip of the bulbous heavy hood and grille reveals a fully
restored engine bay in black with a metallic light blue Buick
Nailhead V8 looking fine. This sports 322 cubes and is topped with
an Edelbrock 4-barrel carb, and there is a super smooth shifting 5
speed Tremec T5 transmission on back. As noted, the rear is rated
at 1 ton now with those dualies on back. All electronics have been
renewed and done with the fastidiousness of an expert in automotive
wiring as the harness on the firewall looks like a computer
motherboard!
Undercarriage
No rust just black steel and as the consigner says the front axle
is original. Dual exhaust snake from the Nailhead to the stacks.
Leaf springs provide the ride and now front power disc brakes and
rear power drums are wonderfully grabby and can stop this beast on
a dime.
Driveability
The minute I hopped in this truck
I could see it was a flat bed of distinction.
A real big rigger
Good lookin' so refined
Say, wouldn't you like to know what's goin on in my mind?
So let me get right to the point
I don't pop my cork for every truck that I go for a test
drive....
Hey big flatbed
Spend a little time with me..and off to the test track I was with
wonderful seemingly endless acceleration, super smooth shifting and
grabbed brakes. It was amazingly easy to steer even in the backup
and all save for the turn signal on the left and speedometer worked
just fab!
A fine restoration on a rarely seen design of a mid-size hauler.
All nice and simply done but it leaves a big impression,
particularly when I put one of those rear dualies over my decoder's
toes...yikes! Time to shine with this beauty.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 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.
