1950 Ford F6 COE single axle tractor

[cdnmodman]

Another old Ford started:

[Petetrucker07]

Cool old truck. I love these old cabovers.

[Jim B]

That looks awesome. How did you do the cab?

[cdnmodman]

Jim, the cab on this one is a resin piece I picked off Ebay, it's actually a Jimmy Flinstone piece and is really nice !! The beauty of it was the price with shipping was less then $20.00 US to Canada !! A real baragin. The scale is bang on , alot of great detail and all the pieces from the Revell 1950 pu kit fit perfectly, ie grill ,galss etc. Wil reqire some modification of the interior tub. I was going to start working on converting the pick up cab into the COE until I found this one. Not a thick resin either, almost completely free of flash. Very distinct body lines as well. The chasiss rails I am not sure what they are from as I bought a junk box of kit parts a bout a year ago off ebay. The game plan is to modify the kit flathead and build into the venerable 337 hp for this one and also for the 50 F8. Running gear will be bits and pieces from the parts box.

Rick

[Jim B]

Thanks for the info in the cab. I never really think about Jimmy Flinstone's stuff because most of what I've seen is hotrod stuff. I'll have to check it out.

Ken's Kitchen Table Resins offers the Ford 337: http://public.fotki.com/KenK/kitchen_table_resin_kits/ford-big-job-337-v8-/

[cdnmodman]

Jim, thanks for the link on the 337 !! I remember someone had it other then Dencon a while back but couldn't remmber who !!. Here's the link to the Flinstone cab, they are still listed as available. As I say for a resin piece of this quality the price was right.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jimmy-Flintstone-50-Ford-Cab-Over-Truck-Cab-Resin-Body-278-/360944291147?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item5409f4cd4b

Rick

[Jim B]

Thanks for the link. That really isn't a bad price.

[Superpeterbilt]

Cool build. Ive seen these on ebay, but I guess I assumed it was customized liked chopped top or something like that. I will have to grab one.

[Tesla]

This is real nice! Looking forward to this project.

[cdnmodman]

Little mor work today, cleaning up the chassis rails, plugging predrilled holes and such to get a clean set to work with. Left on the rivets in place.As these trucks had a short wheel base,doing some preplacing of the running gear,tanks and fifth wheel to get a proper stance and look This was the setup that looked the best.

[gatorincebu]

I remember those old Ford COE's. Pulling small round nose trailers. i will be following this build for sure.

I like what you have going on here.

Be Well

Gator

[Travis T]

Did this one stall off? I'd love to see it finished.

For what it's worth, if you build an F-6, the 100 HP flathead in the 50 kit is correct believe it or not. Only the F-7 and F-8 trucks got the 337.

[bbowser]

Does it come with a hood?  I've seen these on eBay but never see a hood.  Do you cut down the stock piece?

[landman]

I remember those old Ford COE's. Pulling small round nose trailers. i will be following this build for sure.

I like what you have going on here.

 

 

Be Well

Gator

Are there kits of the small,round nosed trailers?

[Chariots of Fire]

That looks to be a nice piece.  Have the fenders been extended outward for the larger truck?  Or were the cabs the same width as the P/U?

[disabled modeler]

Looks like a very cool project...I am a old school truck guy myself.

[afx]

Great project.

[Spex84]

Cool! I'm (slowly) building an F6 COE as well...converting it from the Revell '50 pickup. I think it would be much easier to start with a resin body
 I was just going to chime in that the F6 had the plain-jane regular flathead, not the 337 (which was used in the F8). Wish I'd learned that before I spent a bunch of time trying to convert the AMT '53 Ford flathead into a 337.

I'd love to see this one finished, too.