Rarest Truck

[cutlasguy]

1947 FORD TRUCK SELLS FOR $800,000.00

These 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 , USA

for 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 ordered

and built in 1947 with factory installed.... McCulloch water cooled

supercharger, special carburetor, and special very low profile air cleaner

for the McCulloch, due to hood height problem. When installed, intake has

lower carb mounting height 'special supercharger intake', (see above air

cleaner) Edmunds finned aluminum heads, Fenton cast iron headers, factory

dual 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 sun

visors, bumper mounted fog lights, some form of factory cruise control with

knob & wire in dash.

This truck was started to be restored by Dave Hill. Dave and his father Len

purchased the truck from the farmer who was the ORIGINAL OWNER, and who

ordered it equipped as it is, new in 1947.

Dave has added his own custom touches like the early luggage rack metal box

in pickup bed rear, blue dot twin taillights and other details. Metal

covered 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 numbers

matching example that can be authenticated and was by a team of Ford museum

employees 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.

[cutlasguy]

Sorry, Wrong Pictures. Here are the real ones

[MCHinson]

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

[poci1957]

Maybe the next posting we get will be the car with the miracle 100 MPG carburetor that accidentally left the factory........Todd C

[Restorer32]

Or the Tucker Convertible.

[CarlLaFong]

or the Model "T" Opera Car

[JFranklin]

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.

[CarlLaFong]

I had a Yellow-Knight. There's a few of them around, but you don't see them very often

[Guest prs519]

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!

[alsancle]

We haven't talked about the Portuguese barn find in a while.

[Richard Lichtfel]

How about a 1909 Duesenberg built Mason truck?

[1937hd45]

There is only one ALCO truck and 11 ALCO cars known to exist today. It makes it to Hershey almost every year.

[CarlLaFong]

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?

[Guest Nancy DeWitt]

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...

[Guest www.46chevytruck.com]

I'd even sell my truck for that amount!

[Larry Schramm]

I like my Buick trucks

[msmazcol]

How about this one? Play name the truck?

[1937hd45]

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?

[CarlLaFong]

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

[cutlasguy]

I never have seen the others in person, but I have seen the Tucker Convertible. It was back in 2009!

[Guest Nancy DeWitt]

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.

[Steve Moskowitz]

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!

[West Peterson]

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.

[Guest Nancy DeWitt]

Thank you, Steve & West!

[Ivan Saxton]

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.

[JFranklin]

Ivan, I think someone is pulling our leg with that post. It would have been on national news at 6:00 and 11:00

[padgett]

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.

[Richard1]

I think this one could claim rare status. Not mine though.

Story at this link

1951 Volkswagen Tempo Matador Custom & Restored - Vw Trends Magazine

This 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.

[addicted to cars]

I own a 1947 Ford F1 with a Marmon Herrington 4x4 conversion, I believe it is pretty rare.

[Guest Indiana_Truck]

1925 Indiana Truck

[jeff_a]

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.

[john2dameron]

And the board member with the 1917 Duplex is up for re-election this year.