Vehicle Description
1949 Ford F3 Heavy-Duty �-Ton Pickup Recent professional frame-off
nut and bolt restoration Very hard to find heavy duty F3 model�
Finished in beautiful�Vermillion Red exterior First-generation Ford
F-Series 6,800-pound gross vehicle weight 8x4-foot bed is designed
to carry a 2,600-pound load Converted to a 12-volt electrical
system Custom under seat air-conditioning with dual side door vents
Under-dash�Ford Heater� Ford 8RT 239 CID Flathead V-8 engine Warner
four-speed manual transmission Classic pickup truck fans, rejoice!
MotoeXotica Classic Cars is pleased to offer this very hard to find
1949 Ford F3 �-Ton Pickup Truck. This is the heavy duty version of
the original Ford F-Series that has a 6,800 pound gross vehicle
weight with a full size 8x4 foot bed designed to carry a 2,600
pound load. Ford produced a lot of these trucks but the problem is
everyone worked them to death over many generations so finding a
good example today is a very rare sight! This truck has benefitted
from a full professional frame-off nut and bolt restoration with
the original condition steering left intact for character. This F3
looks brilliant in the sunlight with its Vermillion Red exterior
and no need to worry about scorching on hot summer days, this truck
is equipped with functional air conditioning for those hot
afternoons! Dressed in a brilliant Vermillion, this truck's paint
and trim are in overall very excellent condition. The truck's flat,
one-piece windshield and other glass panels are also in very good
order. The lights on this F-series look great as well. The truck
rolls on tires, sized 7.50-17 surrounding original Ford wheel
covers. The tires and wheels look great. All of this truck's body
panels are straight and solid, including the cargo bed, which has a
wooden plank floor and nearly flawless inner bedsides. The engine
bay is tidy and the bumpers are in good shape. A full-sized spare
tire is mounted beneath the eight-foot cargo bed. This truck
features a standard driver-side windshield wiper only, but has the
optional passenger door mirror and the truck has been upgraded to a
converted 12-volt electrical system but the horn and fuel gauge are
inoperable. Under the hood is Ford's 8RT 239 CID Flathead V-8
engine buttoned to a 4-speed stump puller manual transmission with
a spur gear. Inside, the tan bench seat is in very good overall
condition. There's a black mat on the floor but it doesn't extend
under the seat and is in good condition. The truck's headliner and
red metal instrument panel are in very good order. The original
three-spoke steering wheel is present and the bare red inner door
panels look great. The mirror glass and shift lever are in good
order. Rounding out the interior is a factory AM radio. Truck is
equipped with a under-dash Ford heater box and under the seat is a
functional custom air conditioning unit with custom ac vent routing
to both side doors. We must admit, that this is one of the nicest
functional custom air conditioning systems that we have ever seen
in a vintage pickup! The first-generation F-Series truck (known as
the Ford Bonus-Built) was introduced in late 1947 (went on sale
January 16, 1948) as a replacement for the pre-War designed Ford
trucks. It had a flat, one-piece windshield and
integrated�headlamps.�It had a wider cab.�Options included the
"See-Clear" windshield washer (operated by foot plunger),
passenger-side windshield wiper and sun visor and passenger-side
taillight. All F-series were available with optional
"Marmon-Herrington�All Wheel Drive" until 1959. The most noticeable
change on the 1949 trucks was the deletion of the red pinstripes on
the silver painted grille bars. Wheels were painted to match body
color, rather than the previous black wheels. Competition to this
Ford in 1949 included Chevrolet's Advance-Design pickup truck,
GMC's New Design pickup truck and Dodge's B-Series pickup truck.
This truck is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 225 miles and is
understood to be mileage since restoration. It is sold as is, where
is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND
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