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[flatheadgil]

Hello for San Antonio, TX. Got to this forum from a link on the FTE forum and thought I would check it out. Looks like my sort of place. I am currently working on a '50 Ford F-1 and have two others in the wings warming up. The one in work now has a 226 I-6 with a three speed. Also have a '50 F-1 with a 239 V-8 Flatty and a '50 F-2 with a 226 I-6. The one in work now will be a modified restore. The F-1 with the V-8 is one I am considering doing a rat rod. The F-2 is still sitting in the woods waiting to be picked up. Looking forward to sharing ideas with everyone. Got my start "back in the day" with a hotrod club in my home town of Driscoll, TX., Pop. 150 if you count the cats and dogs. Paid $50.00 for my first car (1941 chevy conv.) after working on the farm all summer at age 12, (1952) and was hooked. Have owned a number of classic cars in the past and hope for more in the future. What is now called "Rat Rod" is what I started on, so I guess I am coming back to my roots. I will post some pictures as soon as I figure out how to do it.

Gil

 

[wrecker55]

glad to have ya Tex, yes, pix are good

 

[Bonehead]

Welcome to the site. I think you may have the only F1 on this site.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Welcome to RRR! I've been on FTE quite a while - mostly in the 61-66 and Y-block forums. You'll like it here too - good people with positive attitudes.

Will be waiting for those pics.....

 

[BruceR&C]

Welcome to RRR, flatheadgil. This is just the palce for you. Looking forward to seeing pics of your rides.

 

[50Ford]

Welcome, Cant wait to see some pics.

 

[dmw56]

Welcome to RRR. Yup, no F1s an this site. Yours will be the first.

 

[rockb1]

Welcome Gil! Whats an F1? I dont think I have seen any of them.

 

[flatheadgil]

Thanks for the welcome. Glad to be here. As for having the first F-1 on the site, 50Ford is using the cab from a 51 F-1 for his project. An F-1 is a half ton short bed step side pickup built between 1948 and 1952. It is also known as a "bonus built" truck. Marketing language used by Ford at the time to indicate that you would get a "bonus" of quality built into the truck. The 1948 was the first of the "F" series truck. Ford changed the designator to F-100 in 1953.

Gil

 

[Gastrick]

Welcome to RRR Gil.

 

[moronthethrottle]

Welcome Gil. Nevermind the wiseguys on this site, we've yet to see any two F1's look the same once finished...they're all original, cool and we love 'em!

 

[flatheadgil]

Yep, I guess my leg has been officially "Pulled". I thought it kinda odd that someone had never heard of an F-1, but you never know. After looking around the site, I see there are a lot of F-1s. Can't say that is a bad choice. The other good thing is I can get a lot of ideas. Just remember payback can be rough sometime.

Gil

 

[moparcowboy]

welcome lets see some pics.