1941 Ford F1 Pickup

For consignment, a 1941 Ford F1 pickup with 2,140 miles shown which are not actual. This one is a stunner and a runner, with a 396ci V8 over a Nova subframe and TracLoc in the 9" axle out back. From under the chopped top, you'll enjoy a wonderfully clean interior with the modern convenience of a back up camera to spare any damage to the show quality exterior.

Exterior
It's not that red wasn't available in 1941, the color brochure from the day proves it was. But two stage paint technology covers this truck, so it gleams like never before. Under the prominent nose of the big hood, the vertical strakes of the grille have been color matched as have the headlight rings. That hood is pinstriped and louvered leading to the narrowed windshield and chopped top, while wide running boards contain cut outs for the exhaust on each side, just before wide rear fenders sweep back gracefully to the edge of the bed. Inside that bed, oak planks hopscotch over stainless strips that are smooth rather than the typical contoured and looking sharp. Pinstriping is found throughout the exterior including the tailgate where FORD is accentuated with silver paint. 15-inch Weld Draglites make up the racy shoes here, staggered in depth and in tire size. Paint and metalwork is excellent with some imperfections noted as bubbling in low areas, various scuffs and scrapes, touched up chipped areas and scratch.

Interior
Column stitched black vinyl door cards are framed in red paint on the neat inner doors, and the pattern is echoed on the bench seat which is in very good condition. Greeting the driver is a Lecarra steering wheel with Ford center cap, leading to an aluminum plate panel housing a series of simple VDO gauges, all on a red painted dashboard that shines as well as the outside and is so smooth, that the backup camera monitor is suction cupped to it. The glove box door is adorned with a pinstripe graphic while a Lokar shifter rises from the floor covered in low pile black carpet in good shape, and it's all under a smooth black vinyl headliner and rear wall covering.

Drivetrain
The clean 396ci V8 under the hood takes up much of the real estate and is topped with a showy red air filter cover that also benefits from pinstriping. A Holley 4-barrel fuels this beast and a 700R4 4-speed transmission lets her rip, sending power to the Ford 9" rear with TracLoc. The truck is also equipped with power brakes, front discs and rear drums.

Undercarriage
We've got very clean conditions underneath, rust free and dry and even enhanced with a few polished components. The dual exhaust comes from headers and tracks back to glasspack style mufflers before heading east and west to exit under the running boards via polished tips. We note an inboard disc brake on the driveshaft, and a 4 link with coil overs outback along with a coil spring arrangement in front.

Drive-Ability
The big V8 cranked to life and everyone in the building knew it as the exhaust note sets off an impressive tone. The tidy cabin is a fine space, and a touch of the gas propels this red flyer onto the test loop where power is obvious, a slightly raked stance provides good forward visibility, and the truck tracks straight and handles well, begging for a burn out but we decline the invitation. Simple functionality leads to a high percentage of working items, in this case 100%. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

Looking for a well sorted pre war street rod with a bed? And you want it red? An engine with cred? Just the right size, (that's what she said). Then this is your E-ticket to a weekend amusement ride that will never let you down, a turn key opportunity for a fire engine colored vintage truck to go and show. Enjoy the tunes of the 396 as there's no radio on board, and chances are you won't want one. Put this clean machine on your wishlist today!

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