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On par, really.... I've got about a dozen good ideas rattling around in my head as well, involving both kits...

I'm blown away by this build! I LOVE IT!!! I have been thinking about doing an AC Bulldog as a Tanker/trailer. I have two of the tank truck kits and was going to use both tanks for the trailer... Thanks for the tractor pics! They answered what questions I had in reference to the tractor conversion, 5th wheel style, etc...

I have both the AMT and Revell Aerodyne kits... I plan on building a truck like this as well. The Aerodyne is my favorite COE and once you add on a large bunk, I'm almost overwhelmed...

I'd say this; remove the posters above the shelves and build more shelves like whats in place already... Looks like you could build another four shelves in the space you have... There's always room for more shelves!

After reading through, all I can say is this: I hope this is a quick mockup advertising the fact that they are going to release an all new tool, 1/25 scale 1953-ish Ford COE Box Van... If this is the case, I'm good for at LEAST a case of them! Box trucks, tractor-trailers, fire engines...the possibilities are endless and AMT would sell Tens of Thousands of them!!! I'm not holding my breath, but I will be keeping my eyes open for further developments!

Ohh, Chuck.... That's a heartbreaker.... I hope your Great Uncle came out of that one ok! I see the cab is undamaged and the windshield isn't sprung... I know from experience that these old beasts could take a pretty hard hit and still protect the occupants quite well. Back in the day, I'd seen more than one that looked like this go through Dad's shop. He worked in the dealerships during the day and spent evening and weekends working on customer jobs in his garage at home... remove the damage, pull the frame if it was needed, replace what was bad, paint it and send it on its way... He did a lot of insurance jobs and had a lot of happy customers.

I didn't even know that this kit existed before now... I looked earlier and just scored a started, seemingly complete MPC kit on evilbay. ($9.42 w/shipping!) It'll look really sweet next to my AMT 1909 Thomas Flyer...

Casey, looks like a '70 model. Thanks for the heater box pic... That thing took a HARD hit on that left front... What exactly did it tangle with? Chuck, nice truck, lotta potential there... Even with a 2wd, a few hundred pounds of sandbags in the bed made a world of difference in handling on snow and ice...

Well, I built the original issue of this kit a few years ago and it was a fun, no worries kind of build... Wish I had an entire case of them!

I see them now, very cool!!!

Chuck, I'm right beside you on these trucks! Check out my walkaround thread and see if I left anything out or got anything wrong.... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64861

Don't forget this beautiful beast: Somebody has done this one in scale... Turned out really nice!

Very cool! I love these old classics. I'll be watching close!

That'd be a cool one to put a camper body on...

In 1970, Ford started using injection molded plastic, break-away inserts in a stamped stainless frame. The frame was the same for the three years. Four screws per side changed the inserts. The inserts were interchangable between the three years. 1970: Even grid. 1971: six sections per side. 1972: Four sections per side. As you can see, I have a deep love for these trucks! My earliest memory is of riding in Dad's old '70 model... I was just three years old... I've loved these truck ever since. ---If anybody has any additional information or pictures, or if I have mis-identified something, please correct me. My goal if to provide ACCURATE information and, knowing that I'm not perfect, my ego can easily tolerate a few corrections.

Now, we cover the differences between grilles... This is really the only way to tell these years apart and if somebody used a diferent year grille in their truck.... You're only resort is to check the registration... Also, I pulled these next six pics off of the 'Net. I don't claim ownership to any of them. I use them for information purposes only. The painted grilles were stamped from steel, the polished grilles were stamped from aluminum... These are the stamped metal equipped trucks... 1967: Six even bars. 1968: Notice the toolbox cut into the bed side... a neat option in the Explorer model. Dad's old '72 has this option., it also has a tool tray mounted above the gas tank, behind the seat. 1969:

Note the differences in dash detail between a base model truck (Top) and a Ranger/ Custom Cab (Below)... Also, door panels: Base model: Explorer, Custom Cab: A little worse for wear but you get the general idea...

1969 F-250 Ranger. Custom Cab. Notice the optional power steering fluid cooler. I'm not sure if this is factory or aftermarket...

The radio delete plate is made from cast aluminum... That's all for this one. Next, details of a '69 F-250 Custom Cab.

Note: No power steering pump, no brake booster. The only option on this truck is the V8. The round oil pressure gauge on the left side IS NOT STOCK. Dad cut it in to replace the factory idiot light.

I know I posted a similar thread a while back but, with the announcement of the Moebius Models F-sereis, I thought it'd be a good idea to start an info thread on these trucks. Please, if you have info and pics on these trucks, feel free to post it here! This is not just 'my thread' it's open to anyone with relevant information! OK, to start: 1968 F-100 longbed, 360 three on the column, base model. 36,000 original miles... I'll let the pics speak for themselves.

I'm in complete agreeance with you, Chuck... Two cases of each, please!!! I am absolutely in love with these trucks. They are my favorite style Ford Truck! A 1967 390/auto, F-250 Camper Special, Custom Cab was my very first vehicle. I would recommend these trucks to anybody, They are very mechanically sound, easy to work on and darn near indestructable! Mine was Sea Foam Green with a red oxide primer doghouse... U G L Y... but bulletproof. I drove it six months with a ticking wrist pin... Sold it, the new owner put a 360 in it and it's still driving around, today... Before Dad retired, he bought a '72 F-250 Custom Cab, Camper Special, 390/auto. Rebuilt and repainted, he owned it for 10 years before selling it to my brother who still has it. I'll try to get pics of it. It ended up painted black and Dad managed to find some very cool aluminum 16.5x9.5 wheels for it... This was Dad's 36,000 original mile F-100, 360, 3 on the tree. He bought it in 2011, about a month before Mom died. She, as a first for her, encouraged him to buy it, died very unexpectedly and Dad had to sell it less than a year later because of financial reasons.... FYI, Back when these trucks first came out, Dad was a Ford Dealership Mechanic and has forgotten more about these trucks than most of us will ever know... Just in case you need tech info from somebody who was there... My nephew bought this one a few months after Dad bought the blue one... 72,000 original, 360 auto F-250. So many variants will be posssible by kitbashing just these two kits... You could get a six or a big block in either a 100 or 250 series... behind either auto or stick. For Automatics, I believe the cast iron, 2-piece body FMX AND the aluminum body C6 were available options. Also, the 360, 390 and 428 were externally identical... except for a few 428's which had cross bolt mains... If you had a 428 x-bolt, the factory was short on 428 castings and were using 427 blocks... (I'm dictating as Dad's talking... ) Now, Dave, will the shortbed be an F-100 and the long bed an F-250? The main differences were the springs and tire/wheel size. Externally, F-250's were equipped with 8-lug 16.5 x 9.5 wheels and the F-100's with 5-lug 15" x 7" rims... However they're offered, I want a lot of them!!! Moebius is quickly becoming my favorite model manufacturer!

Our immediate family, Me, Dad, Brother and Nephew own or have owned a '67 F-250, '68 F-100, '69 F-250 and '72 F-250. I'll want SEVERAL!!!

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