f1ford48 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 these were really available from Ford back in the day.....a quickie curbside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I like it wasn't called a suburban though was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Real nice build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Nice build! Now this surprised me. I guess I don't know everything about cars. This is from my Crestline Ford truck book. I'll bet there's a good story about the names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Very NICE build Frank!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 NICE! Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Cool. Different. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Good looking model . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Ford actually pioneered the idea of a panel delivery-to-steel station wagon in 1933-34, when they took on an order for a couple of hundred such versions of their 1/2 ton Panel Delivery truck from the US Forest Service. Apparently Old Henry didn't see a potential market for an all-steel station wagon, so they were apparently never cataloged as a regular production Ford vehicle though. Proctor-Keefe did the conversions for Ford--and what did they name them? "Ranger"! In the Crestline book "Ford Trucks from 1905, there are a couple of pictures of one. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I want to know how GM ended up with 'Suburban' and International got the 'Carryall' name from Ford. Ford must not have wanted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 now thats cool looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Fascinating... it only took Ford 40+ years after that to do a regular production 2dr full size truck based wagon (1978) and then 60+ years to do a 4dr one (1997). Though there were probably some aftermarket ones made from panel deliveries through the '50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Nice build of a rare and interesting vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 now that's nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 This is a very interesting take on a '37/8 Ford panel. Just was looking back at some older builds and saw this. Glad I stopped! That is really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Now there's something different! Very nice conversion! I never knew Ford made them. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Nice build! Now this surprised me. I guess I don't know everything about cars. This is from my Crestline Ford truck book. I'll bet there's a good story about the names. This version of the Ford Panel Delivery did have a name! Those were called "Ranger", starting with the very first ones built in 1933-34 for the US Forest Service. Those Ford Rangers also give a lie to GM's claim of having built the first all steel station wagons, as those 1930's Ford Rangers had all steel bodies, with no structural wood in them. only the thin wooden bows to support the PVC impregnated cloth roof insert, which was also the case with Chevrolet's Panel Deliveries and their first Suburbans. Unlike Chevrolet however, Ford did not completely build Rangers on their assembly lines. Rather, Ford farmed out the installation of side windows seats and interior appointments to the Detroit conversion company, Proctor-Keefe, who was better known for commercial vehicle bodies and fire equipment cabs. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Love this - very well built and an interesting subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 nicely done version; surfboards in back, down low, I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 nicely done version; surfboards in back, down low, I bet. Exactly what I was thinking on this Joe! If you don't , I'll give it a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I have one of these trucks in my stash, but I doubt it will get beyond the planning stage for a year - if that. yours will be finished and on the shelf long before that i'll wager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Very cool. I've always been a big fan of Chevy's Suburban Carryalls, and have seen many photos of the Ford Rangers. I never understood why Ford let Chevrolet dominate this market with their factory direct built Suburbans. Especially by the early 70's. This is one of the few times I have to disagree with Art by the way. Chevrolet still can hold the claim of being the first with a factory built steel wagon. Ford and others were all converted by other companies. Until International's Travelall and Dodge's Town Wagon in the 50's. Which reminds me another blogger here brought up International using the Carryall name? I maybe wrong, but this I don't remember? But, both the "Suburban" and "Carryall" names were used regularly on many early car and truck wagons. These were more generic terms, than specific names. For many years, right up through the late 70's Plymouth used the name Suburban on many of their station wagons. It's not until the last 15 or 20 years that Chevrolet has registered the name as theirs. Scott Edited August 17, 2014 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Very nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Chevy can claim they built the first all-steel passenger car wagon. These Fords were still trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Chevy can claim they built the first all-steel passenger car wagon. These Fords were still trucks. Chevrolet's Suburban has always been based on Chevy's truck chassis. The first all steel bodied passenger car station wagon was offered by Crosley in 1947. Beating the '49 Plymouth Suburban all steel wagon to market. There is some debate about the '46 Willys Jeep steel wagon being first steel passenger car wagon. Willys did register them as passenger cars. But, most people look at them as being trucks, like Chevrolet's Suburban. In passenger cars, Ford's first all steel wagon was brought out in 1952. Though the wood on '49 through '51 were decorative rather than structural. Chevrolet's first steel passenger car wagon came late in the '49 model run. The '53 Buick Estate Wagons were the last wagons where real wood was used as part of the structure of the car. Scott Edited August 28, 2014 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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