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1955 FORD F100 STEPSIDE PICKUP SERVICE TRUCK PROJECT .RUNS

Sale price: £6,250.00 make an offer

Price trends for this listing:
10.10.2013: £6,250.00

Car location: GRANTHAM, NG34, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1955
Doors:
2
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1955 FORD F100 STEPSIDE PICKUP SERVICE TRUCK PROJECT .RUNS for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.15) based on 462 votes
Several weeks ago the truck sold and a deposit was taken. The sale has not completed since so this great truck is relisted for sale. Please please no more time wasters. if you are genuinely looking for a very very rare truck then no problem. come along with £6000 and you can take the truck away. Not a pound less sorry. It really is that simple.
UPDATE l- She now drives too. e plumbed in a radiator from another vehicle and she now drives. all gears select properly . lutch works as it should. The brakes do not work. Truck obviously would benefit from having an exhaust and a carb rebuild but it does now start run and drive so no concerns over the drivetrain/running gear. See a short video of its first brief drive forward and backward on Youtube at the bottom of this page
UPDATE l--She's a runner. rewired to get power to the coil. ran a remote petrol source to the carb and she now runs a treat. Running on all 6 cylinders fine. Please remember the radiator is missing so we didn't run her for too long. But bearing in mind the exhaust is broken off at the down pipe below the manifold she runs very well indeed. It will need a new fuel pump. obviously a radiator and a general plugs/leads servicing etc but the engine sounds very well indeed. I have taken a short video of its first start in many years. see it here on Youtube at the botom of this page
This is a rare piece of US history. If you're going to restore a project. you might as well restore a worthwhile project!In over 10 years of importing vehicles from the US . until a few months ago i had never stumbled across one of these rare vehicles.  I was then fortunate to buy one and then to my surprise i bought another. I have no doubt it will most probably be another 10 years before i stumble across another. 1955 Ford F100 service truck. This is an Ex Northwest Bell Telephone truck. These trucks were used by the US Telephone companies as service trucks throughout the fifties. Very very rare truck. It is fitted with the original straight six 223 petrol engine and 3 on the tree manual transmission. It is currently not running and is missing its radiator though i will shortly attempt to get her running. Oil is good and she turns over well so a drop of fresh petrol and tinkering should see her go!The condition is generally very good. The exterior sheet metal is mostly very good. there is rust through in both cab corners which is an easy fix . The floors are very solid. There is rust in the side steps. This is a fairly straight forward body restoration. This is a very straight truck and is generally very solid. Chassis is good too. The interior is all original and in very good undamaged order with all gauges/controls present and correct. the seat has clearly been recovered at some stage. All the glass is good and the windows roll up and down ok. Standard 6 volt electrics. It is fitted with 4 very good tyres. The service body is complete with all its drawers. The truck would originally have had a ladder rack but this is not available. Most replacement parts for these trucks are easily available from many sources. The truck will come with its original US Title . and the Customs CE386 certificate. llowing simple straight forward registering in the UK. Now obviously this is a great project but it is just that. a project! You can't drive it home. it will need trailering . however it is MOT and tax exempt being manufactured before 1960 . It will require registering for road use which is a straight forward process. Simply fill out a V55/5 form from DVLA . insure the truck and sign the Certificate of Roadworthiness supplied by them (obviously you will need to make it roadworthy too!) and within days you will receive the UK registration number. I have been honest with the description. it really is a solid and rare truck. if you fancy restoring one of these try and find one elsewhere!It is not open to offers. the price is the price. straight sale only please no trades. Picture this with a nice set of chrome smoothies and oversize tyres. sign write the sides and it will look a treat. Please remember that pickup body trucks are readily available. you just don't see any of these. Be different!Please note the last picture is of a fully restored example. Serious enquiries please contact Pete on 07980921341



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