What's this truck?

It's on a farm but not close to us, & a friend wants to know what it is... he's looking for a particular flathead Ford engine?

Looks to be a 1956 Ford 600 with a dumping grain bed on it.

Could have a flat head in it. Might also be a six banger as well. Fairly big trucks got not so big power in that era too.

If its a Ford F600 it probably has a Mercury or Lincoln engine. Usually the Ford engine was used in the smaller 1/2, 3/4 and 1 ton trucks.

By the looks of the "V" shadow on the front where the chrome emblem used to be, I would say it was probably a V8.

Looks like at one time it did have the V-8 emblem on it so that would make it either a 272-inch or a 302-inch OHV V-8. Someone suggested that it might be a F-600 but I even wonder if it's not a F-700. A good close up look at the trim on the side of the hood would say.

Larger Ford trucks of the 1950's had there own engines. I pulled a 279 From an F-750 Fire truck one time. Also, the 332 was a V8 Ford truck motor. There were others that I would have too look up. Dandy Dave!

Also a 312 now comes to mind... Some of these trucks came though with a Clark 5 speed overdrive synchro mesh trans. The overdrive transmissions had to shifted forward for high gear, and the direct high was shifted rearward. Dandy Dave!

Thanks all; I guess we've got it narrowed down to "its a 50's Ford truck with a V-8"... I see a road trip in my future.

TTA

it IS a 1956 Ford truck, not any other year

As Jim and I have stated, this is a 1956 model. I noticed that your original post stated your friend was looking for a flathead, but he will not find it in this truck (unless transplanted). If my memory is correct, Ford went to an OHV design in trucks with the 1954 model year. My suspicion is that this truck has a 292.

The overhead valve 279 became avalible in the 1952 model year and ran though 1955. I would have to research the others. The flat head was a 339 Rouge engine if memory serves me right. Read this, may give you more info.

Ford's Fabulous Flathead

Dandy Dave!

Dave,

The article you reference indicates the Y block OHV V-8 became available in 1954. That is also what my memory told me.

Gary

The 1952-1955 279 infomation was from an old Motors Truck manual from 1960 and may well be a misprint. The 279 that I had was from a 1955 F-750 fire truck which would be correct. Also mentioned is a 317 CDI and that 312's were not shipped in trucks. If that truck is a 1956 and has the correct engine it should be a 302 in a heavy truck.( Not the engine used in the Mustang of later fame, but a bonfide truck motor.) The 332 had a gear to gear timing, while the 279 and 302 had a timing chain. The lighter engines were only used in pickups and light trucks. Look here.... 312 Truck Y Block Engines

I'm not wrong for the large truck motor that was similar to the Lincoln 317 engine. The 317 engine was intoduced in 1952 for the Lincoln and the 279 in 1952 for large trucks. Look here. LINCOLN Y I guess my memory has served me well and a little research confirms it. Keep in mind that this early line of OHV engines was only used in heavy trucks and the high end Lincoln. Dandy Dave!