Done, well almost after 3 1/2 years.

[elk hunter]

The past 3 1/2 years I been quite busy restoring my father-in-laws 1945 Ford 1/2 ton pickup. Yes, Ford really did make trucks in 1945. Had to replace or rebuild everything. Just put her together on Friday and drove her to my wife's family reunion on Saturday/Sunday, a round trip of about 300 miles. Had to cross the Cascade Mountains, got 16 mpg going West and 14+ coming back East. She's powered by a fearsome 239 C.I. flathead V-8 producing a awesome 100 HP. Got lots of waves, "great truck", and thumbs up from folks that saw her.

Now maybe I can go back to working on/building guns. Probably not, I still have a 51 3/4 ton to do.

[OuchHot!]

That is magnificent!

[CastingFool]

Very nice!

[JeffinNZ]

Nice! My cousin has one down south as does the owner of the property I last shot wallabies on. Very cool.

[W.R.Buchanan]

well done sir! I have been working on a Jeep project for 8 years now and just getting it done would be great.

Doing a resto on any car is a big project.

Randy

[MrWolf]

She's a beaut. Nicely done.

[williamwaco]

Great Job.

I remember that engine.

In a two door coupe with overdrive she would get over 20mpg.

If course I had to keep a dish towel wrapped around the fuel pump and wet it down about every 30 minutes with water from a one quart military surplus canteen.

[RED333]

Great job!!!

[Hickory]

I see it's painted just as Henry Ford would have wished.
Any color you want, as long as it's black.

[John Allen]

It looks great. I have restored a couple of MG's and want to do a 1950's truck at some point.

[dragonrider]

Bet you dad in law is happy, happy, HAPPY. I know I would be. very nice job.

[Hamish]

Great Job.

I remember that engine.

In a two door coupe with overdrive she would get over 20mpg.

If course I had to keep a dish towel wrapped around the fuel pump and wet it down about every 30 minutes with water from a one quart military surplus canteen.

Ah, the good old days,,,,,dont forget to check the oil level in the air cleaner!

Love ve seeing one saved from the crusher, and especially so since its family.

[nekshot]

aaaah, I can hear that engine purring just looking at the picture. Amazing how those flatheads have a sound totally of their own! Super job you did!

[roysha]

BEAUTIFUL!!! Since envy is a sin, I will just say I am extremely jealous!!

Did you use the original engine or is it a later replacement? The Ford engine from that era was only 85 hp on a real good day but the Mercury was said to be 100 hp. We used to swap heads from Mercury engines to our Fords to supposedly bump the hp to 100. Doubt it did much but was good for some bragging rights.

I still love those old flatheads. T-bucket, suicide front end and chromed up flathead with triple Stromberg 97s and finned aluminum heads, my idea of the real dream car.

[Garyshome]

Well done!

[bedbugbilly]

That is fantastic! You can really be proud of that! Not only a labor of love I'm sure but it's nice it has a "family tie" too. Enjoy it!

[RogerDat]

Impressive work and a delight to the eye! Let me add my thumbs up to the rest you received.

[williamwaco]

Ah, the good old days,,,,,dont forget to check the oil level in the air cleaner!

Love ve seeing one saved from the crusher, and especially so since its family.

YIKES! I totally forgot that.

[Minerat]

Sweet.

[Bzcraig]

Very nice!