leafsprings

Beginning to come together after a little paint.

They have been done in the past, but they are not readily available now. For now, you have to check ebay regularly. Good news is more and more builders have become interested in older trucks. Here is one that sold recently on ebay. If someone decides to re cast the H series, the price would be less than half the ebay price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-resin-Ford-H-1000-two-story-falcon-rare-1-25-scale-conversion-kit-/114226715449?item=114226715449&ViewItem=&nma=true&si=2gYFv26bnVG0n2ZlQ4f7JbOsCtA%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Rear spring suspension from the WF SD mounts easily on Pacemaker's clean frame, the conventional frame has a molded in leafs and brackets, ugh.

This build will be a companion to my 1966 Peterbilt cabover. It will be a typical period west coast 2 axle narrow nose. I will be using parts from 3 kits and several aftermarket suppliers. The Pacemaker for the frame, the California Hauler for the cab, and White Freightliner SD for the 250 Cummins and Rockwell R 170 with springs suspension. Narrow nose 281 conversion from AITM, wheels will be from Keystone and Moluminum, tires from Double Take. Yes, builds start to get expensive, but, they would be impossible without the recent affordable re issues and the aftermarket support.

I'm ready to call it a D 700! Excellent workmanship. It's a treat to see these medium duties come to life.

Like all your builds, looks like a real 1 to 1. Especially like the stinger!

I believe the " van craze" started a decade earlier, the 70's, and this one is spot on for the era. Like the camper boom, the van boom also came to an end after the gas crisis in '79. The early 80's was a disaster for most Americans, sounds like you had it better in Canada.

Neat video on when these buses were king!

Thanks for all the positive comments. I plan to change out the modified painted front wheels with real aluminum 5 hole wheels from Keystone and replace the small air horn will with a much larger Kenworth unit.

This truck is very similar to the period Ford F 700 missing link offered, but F 700 sold out a long time ago and is no longer available. Were always looking for subjects AMT ignored!

IMO, that frame would be very good choice, it is much thinner than the Louisville extra heavy duty dump frame, not to mention, keeping it in the "family"

Great work! These trucks bring back memories, too bad Dodge only built them for a few years, should have been longer. The 361 L 700 engine is perfect. There was also an optional 413 for the D 800. Hope more of these medium duties become available in the future for us less skilled builders!

Nice Job! Especially like the white arrow from top of grill to bottom of cab and the white outline around fender makes this build a stand out!

It appears the insiders at Moebius are holding back info on what is coming out next. As I look into my crystal ball, '57-''60 if a Ford, but, most likely, the '65-'71 Dodge is in the works right now. The '73 thru 79 series can be handled with some good aftermarket resin beds ( 6' and 8' ), and maybe a good resin cab with a higher windshield and no moldings option. No need for Moebius to invest in the '73-'79 , especially since there may be a re issue by AMT ( hopefully first issue ) in the near future. '53-'56 has been overdone for decades. Have no interest in post '80 pickups.

'63 to '66 GMC ( U.S. built ) used leaf springs suspensions on 1/2, 3/4, and 1 tons chassis. other than that, the GMC and Chevy frames are identical.

Excellent work, everything looks spot on! Thanks for tackling this project. I'm ready to write a check for a couple!

If Moebius decides to do the '57-60 Ford pickup, improvements from AMT's " '60 only" version could be numerous. Not only would we get 3 new distinct year model changes, we should get a separate frame, a multi piece suspension and driveline and axles and possibly a 223 6 cylinder in at least one or two of them. Probably most important, a separate cab and separate bed! Hopefully someone from Moebius will chime in soon, I know they have something in the works.

If they do another Ford pickup, it would have to be the '57-'60 series. Only the '60 was done by AMT, so the '57-59 versions could be offered . The old '60 F 100's consistently sell for over $100 on ebay. . However, I personally feel they're going to jump to the '61-'71 Dodge pickup, most likely focusing on the '65-'71 years. 3 to 4 different versions of this series is right up their alley. If they include the '61-'64, I can see 4 to 5 versions.

1969 Ford with Rookie Resin grill. Thanks Bill

1969 Ford F 100 painted factory Lunar Green ( looks blue in photo ). Has Rookie Resin grill and west coast mirrors. Bumper, wheels, and mirrors are factory Whimbledon White. Correct 1/2 ton hubcaps are ebay finds.

As others have said, amazing work! Thanks for doing another forgotten vehicle from "the golden age of trucking" , my favorite era.

Great job. Public utilities, cities, military, bought plenty of these base model Flaresides, your '65 is an excellent representation. Like the stance and safety helmet touch.

Another show winner!

Looks great! Nice to see a " well maintained garaged since new" build. Great color choice.. I believe the bucket seat option would make it a Ranger.

I purchased the N 950, F 850 and F 600 Fords over the last 3 years, they are all masterpieces, worth every penny. There was a wait time, but I received all my orders. I believe Dan's son, Cip has taken over. The Cummins engine looks fantastic, it appears to be a NHRS, the supercharged version of the old external fuel line 220.