Off with its head!

The cab was next to be removed from the frame.  After everything was disconnected, it lifted nicely off the truck.  The winch system (me hanging in the rafters with a come-a-long) did the trick.  Next step is to pressure wash the engine and frame to get it ready for the engine to be taken out.  June 11th.

Who needs Doors?

It took about 3 hours to remove the two doors.  The hinges are outside the body so 57 years of rain and weather pretty much stuck the hinge pins in pretty good.  A little heat from a acetylene torch and an air hammer did the trick.  June 4th.  

Disassembly

I am taking the truck down to bare frame for the restoration.  Here are some pictures of the tear down.  I started with the front end and worked by way back.  These were taken May 21st.

New Home

I cleaned the shop to make room for the new truck.  It fits nicely with room to work around it.  Taken April 30th.  That is my security guard in the red chair. The truck is all original.  The engine is a flathead V8.  The engine was produced from 1932 - 1953 and it was the first 8 cylinder engine and the first V8  to be mass produced.  Even though Ford discontinued its use in 1952, it was licensed to producers in other countries and was used in the Simca Unic Marmon Bocquet military truck until 1990.

The Purchase

I have always wanted to restore an old ford truck.  I decided on a 1952 because of the body style.  They only made this grill pattern for the 1951 and 1952 model years.  After looking across Texas and neighboring states for a 1952 Ford F1 truck, I found one in great condition.  It was near Little Rock Arkansas, but in great shape.  Here is a picture after I loaded it onto my trailer for the 10 hour trip back home.  I bought the truck on April 22nd.