Picking up a Hot Rod Pick-Up truck this weekend!!

[Bobby41909]

Boy has the restoration of my Charger changed life over the last year and a half.  First the build was three times the cost I originally anticipated (mostly because I kept upgrading) then it was too nice to keep at home with the kids etc...so I decided to rent a shop.  Well now with a shop, we keep so much crap there to free up space in the house (which is great) but carting stuff back and forth in the trunk of my Challenger just wasn't cutting it.  Borrowing my wife's Grand Cherokee became a pain since I drive by the unit every day as it's near work.

So I started looking for a small pickup...Check out what I found!  I couldn't pass it up for the price!!  Leaving Friday night to make the 11 hour trip from Florida to North Carolina

1950 Ford F1
Chevy 350, TH350, 9" Ford
Mustang II suspension, disk brakes, rack in pinion
Relocated gas tank
Painted Blitz Black with rust accents (painted to look like a rat rod)

[histoy]

Looks like it should be a fun old truck.  Be careful with that horn button...

[PocketThunder]

Nice truck!!!!!   

Looks like it should be a fun old truck.  Be careful with that horn button...

do they dent easily?   

[bobs66440]

Awesome truck!! I'm jealous!!

Looks like it should be a fun old truck.  Be careful with that horn button...

do they dent easily?  

I think he means because it's pointy. That one may not pass the NHTSA.  

[RallyeMike]

Very cool truck, though "fake" rust is on the very top of my list of "dont do it you poser!".

Enjoy.

[TK73]

Very cool truck, though "fake" rust is on the very top of my list of "dont do it you poser!".

Enjoy.

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Nice! That'll be fun to drive..

[Bobby41909]

Very cool truck, though "fake" rust is on the very top of my list of "dont do it you poser!".

Enjoy.

Yeah I get that.  But was too good a deal to pass up or be real picky.  I could easily paint it a high glass color and make a bunch of $$$ as those trucks go for alot more $$$.  Probably why I got a good deal on it.  For my purposes its perfect and I love the look even though its not "real".

Easier to add rust then get rid of it...

[bobs66440]

Very cool truck, though "fake" rust is on the very top of my list of "dont do it you poser!".

Enjoy.

  For my purposes its perfect and I love the look even though its not "real".

I agree. I wouldn't change a thing.

[41husk]

Very cool, I would love to have an old 50s or later truck.  Would need to be a Mopar

[kokxville]

  Cool truck.
Good luck with it.

[RallyeMike]

Easier to add rust then get rid of it... cheers

No doubt!

[Darkman]

I love it  good pick up (in both senses of the term) 

[GULFGLENY]

I love old trucks, I have a few myself. Very cool , love the flames.

[Paul G]

Your going to have some fun in that!

[Fred]

Nice little pick up...............in more ways than one! 

[Bobby41909]

Thankfully once I won the auction Sunday night I was able find the perfect license plate.  The auction for that ended the following day and I got it for a reasonable price.  But what makes this one special is that the numbering is correct for where I live and weight of the truck.  So if it was 1950, this could have been issued to the truck.  Speaking of the "4" and "W", the rest is just a serial number.

The icing on the cake is its got the perfect amount of wear/rust/petina...whatever..its PERFECT! 
 

The plan is to leave tomorrow night.  I'll post a picture or two (or 10) when we pick it up.  I've got a buddy coming with me for the road trip and his father-in-law has a place an hour away from the seller.  So we're going to spend the night there to rest up.  But that also gives us the rest of the afternoon to cruise around NC and get to know this trunk a little better.  SWEET!

[bobs66440]

Good luck...safe trip 

Keep us posted...

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Nice find!

[Paul G]

So your going to pick the truck up and drive it home? That is a blast! First drive is an overnight road trip. Good luck and do some sight seeing. I am sure you will get a lot of attention on the road. Have a safe trip, and pray for good weather. 

[bull]

Very cool truck, though "fake" rust is on the very top of my list of "dont do it you poser!".

Enjoy.

  For my purposes its perfect and I love the look even though its not "real".

I agree. I wouldn't change a thing.

Same here (except the checker board firewall).

[bobs66440]

So your going to pick the truck up and drive it home? That is a blast! First drive is an overnight road trip. Good luck and do some sight seeing. I am sure you will get a lot of attention on the road. Have a safe trip, and pray for good weather. 

Bring lots of tools just in case...

[bobs66440]

Very cool truck, though "fake" rust is on the very top of my list of "dont do it you poser!".

Enjoy.

  For my purposes its perfect and I love the look even though its not "real".

I agree. I wouldn't change a thing.

Same here (except the checker board firewall).

Yeah, a white firewall would be cool...

[Bobby41909]

No, I am bringing a trailer

[nvrbdn]

yep, let it relax on the way home. have a safe trip.