| BrianneHV | -- 05-05-2018 @ 7:41 PM |
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At our Historical Village in Queensland, Australia, we are restoring a 1934 Ford truck donated to us. Chjassis all done ok. Cab restored ok. When we fitted the bulkhead and radiator grille which came with it , it was evident that they belonged to a different model. The bukhead has hinge mountings and a sloping windscreen and as you can see in the photos, does not match. It is possible some of the other parts such as mudguards etc belong to that cab and radiator grille and not to this model truck. We would be grateful if anyone can identify the cab and grille model for us please.
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| nelsb01 | -- 05-05-2018 @ 8:58 PM |
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Yes. The radiator sh*ll and cowl are a match -- the rest of the cab looks like it was an early Mack C cab. The cowl that you have could have been from an open cab Ford truck, where there was no top of the cab.
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| TomO | -- 05-06-2018 @ 8:24 AM |
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I agree that you may have parts from several vehicles. Your best bet for identification and help would be from the Queensland Regional Group. They would be more familiar with the Australian models of Ford trucks. Here is a link to their website and contact information. http://www.earlyfordv8qld.org/ Tom
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| BrianneHV | -- 05-06-2018 @ 3:38 PM |
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Thanks for the replies guys. Apparently these trucks came into Australia without a cab and the farmers made their own in timber. We did have another one but in 2015 it was destroyed by fire. I will follow up your suggestions. I have attached a pic of our first one.
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| nelsb01 | -- 05-06-2018 @ 7:54 PM |
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I would also suggest that you check out the Galleries from the main page menu (left column). Click on Domestic and then Trucks . Especially look at the cowl and windshield lines -- they give more support to the idea that your vehicle started life as a open truck --
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| 42oink | -- 05-08-2018 @ 12:55 PM |
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Greetings Brianne, I would like to guess that the cowl and fenders are from a 1935 -37 Big truck. Not the 1/2ton pick-up or panel. I have a 37 panel delivery with a very similar cowl and fenders and have seen a tonner that the fenders look very much like. Notice the valence panel at the rear bottom of the fender versus the fenders on the picture of the 1934. Looks like a fun truck though and hope you'll post some photos when its done. Enjoy. 42oink.
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| 42oink | -- 05-08-2018 @ 1:05 PM |
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Brianne, I was looking at the vehicle photos of the Queensland group and Peter McCleverty has a '37 Tow Truck that is what I was thinking of. The bottom of the cowl on your truck seems a bit straight, but might be a repair. Hope this helps. 42oink.
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| shogun1940 | -- 05-08-2018 @ 3:54 PM |
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Brian ,my daughter is going to Australia in June and renting a camper and driving from Sydney to Carns . Is there anything of real interest for two young lady’s that they should not miss?
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