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    Image of kleinlowe kleinlowe
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    I'd still flinch.
    I don't like to bang up my good ladder. #truckmonday
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    Image of 80Kofdrew 80Kofdrew
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    When I was a kid on the farm we had one in red with a flatbed on the back.......when the frame rotted away, my Dad, my brother and I put the body on a '68 F-250 4x4 frame. Also slid in a 428 from an old Galaxie in front of the four-speed. Used it during planting and harvesting season.

    I still remember cussing that thing trying to start that beast, but it would pull damn near everything.....including the combine when the tranny on it failed.

    Good times. #truckmonday
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    Image of flyingstitch flyingstitch
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    Safety glass? Feh! If your head goes through that side window, it will decapitate you, and by gum you'll like it! #truckmonday
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    Image of ummagumma82 ummagumma82
    10/31/09

    @flyingstitch: And that's probably for the best, considering the gas tank is inside the cab. #truckmonday
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    Image of coupeZ600 coupeZ600
    11/01/09

    @ummagumma82: Right where I can keep an eye on it! #truckmonday
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    11/01/09

    @coupeZ600: Makes the sending unit easier to switch out. Beats crawling around under the truck and dropping the tank. When I put the "new" junkyard sending unit in my truck it took maybe fifteen minutes. #truckmonday
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    There's a '60 100 for sale not far from me. Bed's from an International, though. #truckmonday
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    I love these style trucks probably my favorite body style of any truck ever.
    It's a shame to see this thing rusty. #truckmonday
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    Very nice old truck. The fact that the hood, doors, bed and quarter panels don't match earns bonus points. The surface rust doesn't bother me at all. There are a few battle scars, but so what. Nice old survivor.

    As noted below, it's a 3/4 ton. Semi-floating rear end, 8 lug wheels. But an F100 badge? Someone replaced the hood on this F250 with the hood from an F100. Tree limb or something must have fallen on the original hood. This truck has got to have an interesting history. #truckmonday
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    Image of coupeZ600 coupeZ600
    11/01/09

    @CptSevere: Love the car mirror on the drivers-side, and nothin' on the other (pass.) side. Got the bolt holes for "west-coasters" on both, but the only pics I can find that show any mirror are post-style like the '59 4x4 below.... Weird... #truckmonday
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    Alameda, the island that rust forgot. Well, almost. #truckmonday
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    Image of TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    10/31/09

    @Mobius: This truck gets its rust delivered through mail order from New York. #truckmonday
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment TurboBrick [LIGIER] was starred TurboBrick [LIGIER] was unstarred
    Image of 1964F100 1964F100
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    That road veteran may actually be an F-250, judging from the 8-lug wheels. #truckmonday
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    Murilee Martin promoted this comment 1964F100 was starred 1964F100 was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/01/09

    @1964F100: Hmmm... looks like I made the mistake of going by the hood emblem on the (non-matching) hood. #truckmonday
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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100

    I found this one up at a race in British Columbia... A little bit cleaner. Look close boys and girls and tell me if you can see what's different about this one.... #truckmonday
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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    10/31/09


    @Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness: Yep, it's a Mercury.... #truckmonday
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    10/31/09

    @Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness: I have seen one Mercury pick-up in the US....I believe it was a 1956. It really got everybody's attention. Used to have the above Mercury emblem, but, alas, it got away. #truckmonday
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    Image of Lounge Singer Chamois Lounge Singer Chamois
    10/31/09

    @skaycog: Maybe it sounds dumb of me to say it, but I think it's somewhat sad that you can't even buy a Mercury in Canada anymore, let alone a Mercury truck.

    Why is a Mercury pickup cool? I don't know, but it just is.

    I also got more of a kick than any sensible man should on catching sight of an old Fargo pickup on a recent visit to Montreal.... #truckmonday
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    10/31/09

    @Lounge Singer Chamois: I've never heard of the Fargo; so I looked in Wikipedia. How interesting....thanks for that! Also of interest about the Fargo, is that it still exists in Turkey, where it and Desoto trucks are made by Askam Kamyon Imalat, with no technical or business connection with Chrysler. #truckmonday
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    Image of Lounge Singer Chamois Lounge Singer Chamois
    10/31/09

    @skaycog: Ah, Turkey, home of De Soto, Fargo and, indeed, one of the very last remnants of the once mighty (well, relatively) British Motor Corporation. Yes, BMC still exists, but only in Turkey.

    Perhaps we need a special DOTS, Istanbul style. #truckmonday
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    10/31/09

    @Lounge Singer Chamois: An Istanbul DOTS would be interesting indeed. Nice visiting with you. I haven't had the "earlier comments" at the bottom of page to click all day. It looks like this will be my last comment. #truckmonday
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    Edited by skaycog at 10/31/09 6:17 PM skaycog was starred skaycog was unstarred
    Image of despisethesun despisethesun
    10/31/09

    @skaycog: IIRC, Mercury trucks are a rarity in the US because they were mainly intended for sale in Canada. Many smaller towns up here only had either a Ford or a Lincoln-Mercury dealership, so Ford trucks got rebadged to sell where they didn't have a Ford dealership. Odds are pretty good that the truck you saw came from Canada at some point long, long ago. #truckmonday
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    skaycog promoted this comment despisethesun was starred despisethesun was unstarred
    Image of skaycog skaycog
    10/31/09

    @despisethesun: That's what I thought....thanks! The Mercury 100 emblem was purchased in Canada when I was there several years ago. #truckmonday
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    Image of Lounge Singer Chamois Lounge Singer Chamois
    10/31/09

    @skaycog: Cheers! #truckmonday
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    I really miss DOTS Truck Mondays.... Thanks for reviving it for this Saturday. #truckmonday
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    Image of tankman tankman
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    I don't understand why a truck has to be a POS beater to be considered a "real" truck. I replaced my 13 year old 125k miles Dakota because of reliability concerns. But it still looked OK.
    It had a liner so the bed didn't get beat up. When the front fender rusted through, I repaired it. When the paint flaked off the tailgate, I resprayed it. When the seat cushion started coming apart, I had the panel replaced. It was the random mechanical failures that began to happen on a regular basis that led to its replacement. #truckmonday
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    Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse promoted this comment tankman was starred tankman was unstarred
    Image of JSmith53 JSmith53
    10/31/09

    @tankman: Every time there is an old pickup in DOTS, we get the same-old generic "trucks ain't what they used to be" crap. Truth is, you can still buy a regular cab pickup with rubber floors, roll-up windows, AM/FM, and an 8' bed.
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    Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse promoted this comment Edited by JSmith53 at 10/31/09 11:01 AM JSmith53 was starred JSmith53 was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    Remember the good old days, when you didn't need a stepladder to get into the bed of a truck? Ford certainly doesn't. #truckmonday
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    Image of skitter skitter
    10/31/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Bravo. When you're talking heavy duty, sizes haven't inflated as much as smaller classes of vehicles. But they have become far more prevalent in everyday traffic, while compact trucks have largely disappeared from the road. #truckmonday
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    Image of GTBruiser GTBruiser
    10/31/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: That's my beef with today's trucks. They're not approachable. Everything about them is high, wide, and oversized like they're trying too hard to appear tough. #truckmonday
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    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    The bookend hood emblems are bloody fantastic. #truckmonday
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    Image of rt4 rt4
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    Fender flares were stamped into the fender..... tie downs were screwed onto the outside of the bed. My, how times have changed. #truckmonday
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/31/09

    In reply to 1959 Ford F100
    Surely this brute hasn't been on Alameda all this time--he's got the telltale complexion of an outsider. But he'll be safe now. #truckmonday
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