1953 Ford F100

From 1953 through 1956 Ford was on its second generation of the F-series trucks. They marketed these models as the “Triple Economy” series and would span a comprehensive range of vehicles ranging from light-duty to heavy-duty commercial vehicles. These second series of F-trucks were produced at eleven facilities across the United State and also had production facilities in Canada and Brazil. Now far from stock or how it was equipped when new, this Purple beaut comes to us from a widow whose late husband built this truck. So, unfortunately there are no restoration documents, lists of what has been done nor much comprehensive knowledge of whats been done. What I can tell you is that this truck starts, runs and goes down the road very nicely. In fact, the seller drove this car here over two hours and she said she loved it. It does appear to me that the big block power plant is a GM, maybe out of a 70's truck. It is mated to a automatic transmission that shifts nicely. It starts and idles in seconds, has a really nice rumble to it and makes what appears to be quite a bit of power at the rear wheels. It is not a smoky or leaky truck. There is a really nice electronic guage cluster that works well. The wiring needs some tidying up but other than that, you can get in the truck and cruise with nothing needed. The lights work, there is power steering and brakes and is ready to be enjoyed.