What do you guys think?

elgemcdlf · Post by **elgemcdlf** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:00 pm

I found these pics over at FTE. This is not a real truck. It is a Photoshop truck. I know it's not a bump but I really like it. Am considering getting a '57 and building it.

BobbyFord · Post by **BobbyFord** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:55 pm

I like it!

davbell22602 · Post by **davbell22602** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:02 pm

Looks real to me.

elgemcdlf · Post by **elgemcdlf** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:31 am

He did it as an April Fools day joke. Had a complete writeup all about being a Ford prototype to compete with the Cameo. How Ford only made 39 & a friend of Henry Ford II bought 6 as giveaways to his top salesmen. Even went as far as giving a history of this truck along with only 2 known to still to be in existance. One being used as a farm truck and the other sold at Barrett Jackson for $885,xxx. Then he April Fooled you and told how he did it in Photoshop. It looks pretty easy to build. Cut the quarters off the side of a widebox and weld on quarters from a station wagon.

If you look at the pic showing the rear you will see the green paint doesn't go up to the chrome and is all wavy.

cowbay · Post by **cowbay** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:55 am

Acutally I love it. Pretty cool design

elgemcdlf · Post by **elgemcdlf** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:26 am

cowbay wrote:Acutally I love it. Pretty cool design

Me too. The more I look at it the more I like it. I am thinking same suspension as my '70 (CV IFS/MN12 IRS), 460/C6, dash out of a '57 Fairlane (year correct for this truck) & am caught about the nose. Keeping the truck as in teh pics or cutting off the bottom of the grille and putting a car grill under it with the car bumper from '57. I would paint it just like this (maybe different colors but the 2 tone pattern) complete with the modified trim down both sides. I would look into period correct Thunderbird AC and if the TBirds in '57 had pwr windows looking into using them. Making it look like a resto rod. Possibly laying the top of the tailgate inward so it slopes downward as on the Ranchero.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:03 am

not too hip on the bed treatment, but i really like the 57's. 58-60 not so much.

69FLATBED · Post by **69FLATBED** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:33 am

I'd drive the wheels off of it! The body lines look great.

Kraig · Post by **Kraig** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:49 am

I like it!

67 428 F250 · Post by **67 428 F250** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:53 am

OK, that is way cool!!!

Dr Casti · Post by **Dr Casti** » Thu May 03, 2012 3:38 pm

I like it and it looks very real to me. If this is a photoshop, that´s a hell of a job well done!

elgemcdlf · Post by **elgemcdlf** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:22 pm

It is definitely a photoshop job. I have seen the actual pics.

basshound71 · Post by **basshound71** » Fri May 18, 2012 5:07 pm

I think it looks way cool. Love the paint shceme on it

Nitekruizer · Post by **Nitekruizer** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:27 pm

Cool!

Yeah, I like it. I've always liked the '57's and '59's. IMO they were the best looking of those four years. I think the car quarters would probably have to have some extra sheetmetal added to make them high enough, but it definitely looks nice.

I wonder if Ford ever actually considered building something similar?

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