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Chet Gray`s truck is a 1951 panal painted red with silver metallic trim. The interior is being done in amed charcoal gray with matching bucket seats. The engine has been upgraded with a 1969 Mustang 302 and C-4 trans. The floor is with carpet and red oak and will have a/c and stereo soon. One of the things to do down the road is to change the front end to a Volare or a Mustang II; still pondering on this one.E-Mail to Chet Gray
1951 F-5 Stake Bed
George & Betty Over of Arvada , Colorado is the owner of this 1951 F-5 Stake Bed. The truck was bought new in Iowa and the owner moved to Arkansas and used it until the late 1960's. The truck then was stored till 1986 then towed to Colorado then stored till 1997. That is when George & Betty bought it from his granddaughter. The truck at this time has 58,000 original miles and the body is in great shape.
1951- F-5
Following its most successful year in the commercial vehicle business since The Great Depression, Ford announced an updated line of Bonus Built models for 1951, characterized by a number of easily recognized revisions. This event also marked the company's return to an annual model change policy for trucks, a practice abandoned at the onset of World War II.
Although a majority of the changes for 1951 were of a cosmetic nature, the various Ford truck chassis were not neglected. New bumpers were fitted to F-l through F-3 series; the brakes revised on both 3/4-ton's; and, a number of engine improvements were made, affecting every model in the line. Foremost was the incorporation of a waterproof ignition system.
Supply shortages developed in a number of critical materials, such as copper, zinc and chromium, as the year progressed due to the expansion of military activity; consequently, the last 1951 model trucks exhibited less brightwork than the first, although there were no "black-out" models as there had been in 1942. Among the year's casualties was the white sidewall tire as few, if any. were seen in dealer showrooms after February.
A V8 powered, 158-inch F-5, it is also equipped with the optional Five Star Extra cab characterized by the following special features: Additional hood side moldings (standard on all C.O.E’s and Big Jobs): chromeplated windshield reveal, vent window frames and division bars, Foam seat pads, new headlining with 1 1/2-inch glass wool insulation, sound deadener on doors, Floor and back of cab. Two-tone seat trim, bright-Finished handle escutchens, dual sun visors, horns,arm rests and door locks; cigar lighter, glovebox lamp, door trim panels, automatic dome light.
NOTE: Colors offered for 1951 were: Alpine blue, Black, Meadow green, Sea island green, Sheridan blue. Silvertone gray and Vermilion
HISTORICAL:
Ford promoted (Step-Ahead Engineering) and a (Power Pilot) vacuum advance feature for 1951. Sales for the year amounted to 180,000
trucks.
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