1925 Model T Ford pick up truck bed info.

[misterNNL]

I am one year into a very complicated build of a huge vintage delivery truck hauling/delivering five knocked down Ford model T's to a dealer.I am using AMT '25 Fords as my disassembled "New'cars and need some help.One of the vehicles will be a roadster pick with the bed on the truck as a seperate piece.I will be displaying it on end with the bottom and the back panel exposed in plain sight.

since the kit part has basically no details there I am wanting to more acurately show those parts more correctly.I have no luck on-line so far.I would like to see some photos of these areas if possible to see if the wood floor boards are visible from the bottom and what details are on the front of that forward bed panel so I can attempt to replicate them.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Art Anderson]

I am one year into a very complicated build of a huge vintage delivery truck hauling/delivering five knocked down Ford model T's to a dealer.I am using AMT '25 Fords as my disassembled "New'cars and need some help.One of the vehicles will be a roadster pick with the bed on the truck as a seperate piece.I will be displaying it on end with the bottom and the back panel exposed in plain sight.

since the kit part has basically no details there I am wanting to more acurately show those parts more correctly.I have no luck on-line so far.I would like to see some photos of these areas if possible to see if the wood floor boards are visible from the bottom and what details are on the front of that forward bed panel so I can attempt to replicate them.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Ford introduced the first factory assembly-line produced pickup trucks in 1925, and the AMT kit represents this one very well, especially considering the age of the kit tooling (first produced in 1961).  The AMT pickup box is a pretty good representation of the actual unit, wood flooring with skid strips is reproduced on the top side of the floor but not on the underside.  On the real pickup box (and very traditional for at least 60 years--with a few notable exceptions) the wood flooring is visible from underneath, the boards being milled so as to link together edge-to-edge.  While I didn't find any images of what the front wall looked like, I suspect it was smooth, as it is a very small pickup box by today's standards.  Here is a picture of an original, unrestored '25 T pickup box:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80257/92534.jpg

 

Art

 

[AzTom]

That sounds like an interesting build. 

It looks like there are some ribs in the front panel. This link shows about a hundred photos of a 26 Roadster pickup. 

http://www.leftcoastclassics.com/1926-model-t-pickup/extras/bodygallery/slides/1926-ford-model-t-pickup-8298.html

[misterNNL]

Thanks guys!These were both very helpful.I have already cut out the floor of a new bed to insert the nesessary wood parts.One more hurdle crossed/problem solved.

[misterNNL]

If either of ou are intrested in  seeing the original inspiration that started this build pm me your email address and I'll send some photos.Thanks again.I put the finished bed in place today.