1941 Ford Pickup
Early on in the history of Ford Motor Company a noticeable lowercase “e” completed the curl at the back of the cursive F on the Ford name. Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison both had winter estates in Ft. Meyers Florida, and shared ideas and cigars. One idea that would make Ford a real innovator was the concept of the assembly line. This original idea came from Edison, and in deference to him and his idea, Henry Ford honored him in his early logo with that “e” on the curl, and as they say the rest is history!
For consignment, a bit of beautiful Ford design from 1941 in the form of a pickup. This all metal truck with wood bed and vinyl bed covering is a resto-mod that has been painstakingly restored and bathed in green-navy color. A nice look with its rounded fenders and grille, and now new interior with many conveniences. So, let’s go haul some hay and unbeknownst to the competition, we can also haul some ass!
Under the hood, the inner fenders and firewall were rebuilt to fit the new engine. The 221 inch V8 runs and drives smooth and shifts smooth with the 3 speed floor shift. The massive motor packs the engine compartment; the alternator was reverse mounted for chassis clearance and the de-gas tank was moved to the firewall recess. Kooks headers carry exhaust to custom 3-inch pipes with MagnaFlow mufflers.
A swing of the door and I’m tempted to slam it shut again so all that 40’s styling does not ooze out! A simple green-navy painted surround for the doors frames a tan tuck and roll vinyl door panel on either side. Volvo leather seats in bucket form are now in front of the green-navy painted metal dash. A tilt column sports a banjo style rally size steering wheel, and the dash has been upgraded with vintage trio eyeball vents, brass bezels in circular form, and white faced Dolphin vintage art deco styled lettered and pointers instrumentation. The column mounted billet shift lever points to the drive mode clearly marked. Green vinyl makes up the headliner and the pillar coverings. Black carpeting, very clean, covers the floors.
Wonderfully clean black painted metal and mechanicals as well as some of the bed oak shows with nary a drop of road dirt or splatter and is all very structurally sound. From the body hangers to the running boards and all in between it’s all looking very nice. Transverse leaf springs for the front suspension, and leaf springs for the rear and now power disc brakes are in front and power drums on the back. A dual exhaust works its way rearward, and it includes dual Turbo Mufflers.
Classic old trucks are always eye-catching, hence why when I need recognition I take one of these into town just to look cool, (even though I’m far from it), and it works! This truck fired right up and was ready for my trip, which has good smooth acceleration, shifting and ride, along with the brakes which are good, and nice and strong due to now being power assisted. All functions, excepting the radio which turns on, but no sound comes from the speakers. Although the melodious motorhead sound can be heard in lieu of the radio and that never grows oldie (sic!).
With its early 40’s iconic look, nice cinnamon paint, and solid frame and mechanicals, this truck is a great promo piece that is begging for your business name to be put on the doors and go out for more work. Classic trucks are hot right now, so don’t delay too long as it may get snapped up, especially since this is truly the only 1941 version we have or have had in house. It’s that grille that grabs you. And the fact of it being a resto-mod doesn’t hurt either!
