Hello Everyone, Working on my latest project and thought that it would be something that would make a good web site subject. Everyone who's anyone appreciates an old Hotrod project in the yard. My choice was a 1939 Ford Pick-up!

After searching for years for something that would keep my interest long enough to finish, I found this old truck on a long dirt road ten miles from the nearest town. It was sitting on the frame in the dirt, the rear fenders were attached and the bed was attached and the running boards were attached but the rest of it had been systematically disassembled and was scattered all around. After eyeballing all the parts and accessing all that lay before me, I was able to determine that about 90% of it was there minus the running gear. I Found My Project! And what a find...

Well, needless to say it didn't take long for me to find a car hauler to fetch this jewel in the rough as the most pressing issue at the time was "how do I get this basket case home?" I loaded the main frame onto the hauler and started stacking the rest of it where ever it would fit.

After the long ride home I could hardly wait to get started. Once home I started to assemble the pieces with 1/4-20 bolts and tie wire so as to get an Idea as to what the thing really looked like in a more complete form. Next I started shopping around for more parts to make it more complete.

After determining that to try and make this an original restoration would cost a fortune, and parts were scarce, I decided to install late model running gear. I was lucky to find a parts car that would suit my needs within a few miles of my house for $500. It was a 78' Ford Granada with a 302 V8 and bucket seats and a 3 speed floor shift, pretty rare I thought for a Granada. I was able to drive it home and see how well it ran. The brakes were a little soft but it ran like a champ, no smoke and drove great. Probably should have kept it in one piece but as soon as I got it home I commenced to disassemble it and save every piece that would fit the old truck as if it were gold.

Well, Christmas has come and gone and work on truck has been side lined for a short bit. Thought I'd add the latest Dec. photo. The first was taken in June after deciding the grill couldn't be helped without a Magician! The Dec. Photo was taken after some extensive frame work and after the replacement grill was assembled and installed. Also note the nice Stainless Parts to finish the front, by the way! "Thanks to everyone who helped on these finds". Hope to finish the frame soon enough to install the Motor by Summer. Wish Me Luck! Here Go's. Go to Page 2