cutlasguy Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 1947 FORD TRUCK SELLS FOR $800,000.00These pictures show a 1947 ford 1/2 ton pickup truck from Whitby , Ontario ,Canada that was just sold to FORD MOTOR COMPANY of Detroit , Michigan , USAfor the sum of $800,000.00, plus a new Ford F 350 dually truck.This truck, according to Ford records, is one of only 35 that was orderedand built in 1947 with factory installed.... McCulloch water cooledsupercharger, special carburetor, and special very low profile air cleanerfor the McCulloch, due to hood height problem. When installed, intake haslower carb mounting height 'special supercharger intake', (see above aircleaner) Edmunds finned aluminum heads, Fenton cast iron headers, factorydual exhaust.OTHER OPTIONS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK: Sliding rear window,installed outside sun visor, vacuum powered dash fan, factory compass,ashtray, smokers kit, locking steering column, dome light, inside sunvisors, bumper mounted fog lights, some form of factory cruise control withknob & wire in dash.This truck was started to be restored by Dave Hill. Dave and his father Lenpurchased the truck from the farmer who was the ORIGINAL OWNER, and whoordered it equipped as it is, new in 1947.Dave has added his own custom touches like the early luggage rack metal boxin pickup bed rear, blue dot twin taillights and other details. Metalcovered the spare tire cover.What makes this truck so rare and valuable? As one of ONLY 35 documented"originally built", it may be the only one remaining with original numbersmatching example that can be authenticated and was by a team of Ford museumemployees before the offer, and the purchase was made. Apparently there'might be' two other survivors that are in pieces, but cannot, or have not,been authenticated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlasguy Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Sorry, Wrong Pictures. Here are the real ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I think this has already been proven to be a hoax. I think it has also been discussed here before, but here is a link that shows it to be a hoax.47 ford truck sells for $800,000 - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poci1957 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Maybe the next posting we get will be the car with the miracle 100 MPG carburetor that accidentally left the factory........Todd C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Or the Tucker Convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 or the Model "T" Opera Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 OK so that one was a hoax, but I think I own the rarest truck and would love for someone to challenge my assertion. I own a Huffman from the 1920's. there is very little info and I have never seen or heard of another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I had a Yellow-Knight. There's a few of them around, but you don't see them very often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I live in a slow speed residential area, but 3 days ago the darndest thing happened. They had cordoned off the street I usually take because of an accident. Seems a 1922 Huffman truck was travelling at high rate of speed (25 in a 15), when someone ran the stop sign causing a pretty nasty accident. After the dust had cleared, it was clear that a 1918 Huffman delivery was the culprit who did not stop. The Huffmans were parade vehicles, but old timers always said they should not be driven, due to safety issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We haven't talked about the Portuguese barn find in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lichtfel Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 How about a 1909 Duesenberg built Mason truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 There is only one ALCO truck and 11 ALCO cars known to exist today. It makes it to Hershey almost every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 When I was a kid, my friend and I would hop on our bikes and go looking for old cars. An old guy in Sun Valley, CA had a stash of stuff in his back yard. Right against the fence was an ALCO truck. It was complete and in pretty good shape. Probably would have run with some tinkering. I wonder if it's the same truck? Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I've found several old photos of this ALCO truck hauling lumber near the Perseverance Mine outside of Juneau, Alaska. Any idea what year the truck is? Would sure love to find it in someone's shed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest www.46chevytruck.com Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I'd even sell my truck for that amount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I like my Buick trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmazcol Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 How about this one? Play name the truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I'd go back and find that ALCO! The one I see every year has been on the East Coast since new, think it has had only four owners. When I was a kid, my friend and I would hop on our bikes and go looking for old cars. An old guy in Sun Valley, CA had a stash of stuff in his back yard. Right against the fence was an ALCO truck. It was complete and in pretty good shape. Probably would have run with some tinkering. I wonder if it's the same truck? Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I'd go back and find that ALCO! The one I see every year has been on the East Coast since new, think it has had only four owners. Well, there must be two ALCOs, as there is one in the Hays Museum in CA. Maybe it's my old truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlasguy Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 I never have seen the others in person, but I have seen the Tucker Convertible. It was back in 2009! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Anyone know of any other Duplex trucks? We have this 1918 Duplex Model AC flatbed, powered by a Buda 4-cylinder L-head. The Duplex Power Car Company (later Duplex Truck Co.) claimed their trucks were the first commercially viable 4x4s in the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Nancy, yes there is another Duplex truck! It is owned by one of our board members and has been shown at our meets. It is a unrestored 1917 Duplex with a dump truck body. It causes quite a commotion at our meets.Naturally, trying to say what is the rarest may be futile as there are quite a few trucks and cars that have only one example that still survives.Thankfully they do survive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 In the back of my mind, I knew I had seen one recently. Thanks for the reminder, Steve.Nancy. Check your "what is it" thread. I also found a photo of an Auto Wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Thank you, Steve & West! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I live in a slow speed residential area, but 3 days ago the darndest thing happened. They had cordoned off the street I usually take because of an accident. Seems a 1922 Huffman truck was travelling at high rate of speed (25 in a 15), when someone ran the stop sign causing a pretty nasty accident. After the dust had cleared, it was clear that a 1918 Huffman delivery was the culprit who did not stop. The Huffmans were parade vehicles, but old timers always said they should not be driven, due to safety issues!Obviously Huffman trucks are not quite the rarest, Perry, but a prang between two of them, both approaching 90yo in this day and age must be a very rare collision. We must only hope it ruined no friendships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Ivan, I think someone is pulling our leg with that post. It would have been on national news at 6:00 and 11:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 May have been in 1925. Something is niggling in the back of my brane about a note in a Clymer book to the effect that the first two gasamobiles in Boston collided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard1 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I think this one could claim rare status. Not mine though.Story at this link1951 Volkswagen Tempo Matador Custom & Restored - Vw Trends MagazineThis next one is a 56 Austin Pickup that belongs to a friend of mine. He built it out of 3 semi-surviving that made it to Bolivia. There were something like 485 manufactured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted to cars Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I own a 1947 Ford F1 with a Marmon Herrington 4x4 conversion, I believe it is pretty rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Indiana_Truck Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 1925 Indiana Truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 There aren't too many Peerless trucks in the U.S. One source says 1, another says 0. Considering that it was one of the earlier trucks in the U.S. Army inventory, that's very surprising. Maybe an obscure Army post has one in their museum or motorpool! Some Peerless trucks with military pedigrees do survive in the U.K., Ireland, and South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2dameron Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 And the board member with the 1917 Duplex is up for re-election this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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