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EFV-8 Club Forum / Light Commercial Truck Discussion / Recommended sources for pickup related parts

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Occaswright
01-29-2023 @ 10:28 AM
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As I get deeper into the restoration of my 1941 pickup, I've discovered a number of variations in the parts supplied for pickups as opposed to passenger cars. The defroster vents recently listed on this forum are a good example. The various vendors of reproduction parts can be inconsistent in their knowledge of passenger versus light commercial parts. Are there a few pickup specific/oriented parts and information resources that followers of the forum can recommend? It's a long term project and I'm sure many questions and parts searches are in the future. Thanks!

51504bat
01-30-2023 @ 6:15 PM
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Michael at 3rd Gen Auto
https://thirdgenauto.com/

Fred at Southside Obsolete
https://southsideobsolete.com/

Chuck at Chuck's Trucks
https://www.chuckstrucksllc.com/

Mac Vanpelt
http://www.vanpeltsales.com/

Joe's Antique Auto
https://www.joesantiqueauto.com/

There are additional sources as well and others have their favorites. IMO stay away from Macs/Ecklers - if they are even still selling early Ford parts.

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JGCochrane
01-31-2023 @ 10:49 AM
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I have had pretty good luck with Dennis Carpenter in Concord, NC. Good online catalogue and there are some early Ford experts in house, if you can get to them.

rustedorrotting
02-14-2023 @ 1:00 PM
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My 41 is a 3 on the tree and the ignition switch is unique, had to make my own parts.


Occaswright
04-22-2023 @ 6:18 PM
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Thanks for the recommended sources. To date, I've had good luck with Third Gen. The rest are saved for comparison shopping and the inevitable hard-to-find next part.

f1ford48
05-21-2023 @ 8:04 PM
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Im doing a 41 right now also.
If I can be of any help let me know-although the whole front clip looks like a 40 Standard car the only thing that interchanges is the grill. The chassis look the same also however the pickup or commercial car are slightly thicker gauge metal.windshield and garnish moldings interchange with car also- the rest is pretty much different…

1941 Ford Pickup
07-04-2023 @ 8:50 AM
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I also recently purchased a 1941 pickup and have found that there is a wide disparity between sources and information. I will be following this thread with interest.
My spare tire is mounted totally different than anything I've seen. It is simply bolted to an inner mounting bracket without anything else such as the usual "security bracket". Although it's not "factory" original, it does look clean.

trjford8
07-25-2023 @ 4:33 PM
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For those of you with 40-41 pickups I recommend that you purchase the V-8 Club's 40-41 pickup book if you don't already have it. It's well worth the $10.

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