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13 years ago in CLASSIC TRUCKS
My father left me a 1951 Ford Flat Bed truck that his brother had bought new. It has always been in our family. It has 60,000 original miles on it. He had the interior redone and had the dark green exterior repainted to white. (Yeah, I know....) I have owned it for 10 years and had the oak bed redone, and paid a mechanic to keep it running and such. The problem is, I can't double clutch, so it has not been driven now for the past 4 years. It has ALWAYS been garaged, and it's an Arizona vehicle. I just think my daddy would roll over in his grave to see this thing sitting in my garage. I am single and the chance of me getting around to doing right by the vehicle is not likely. My question is, I have NO CLUE what this vehicle is worth now that it has not been running in FOREVER. Do I dump MORE money into it, to get it going and sell it, or what exactly do I do?
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13 years ago
Well being a 1/2 ton makes it all worth while..I would get it running if it was my truck,I my self would find a mechanic that knows about a flathead, this usualy is a another owner of one or just an older mechanic.If you went to a local cruise night or a car show, you will find someone. I myself would think the truck as you describe it would be worth any where from 2000 to 5000, but try to get it going. Being it has been 4 years it may just start with some care taken , make sure the battery is good put some fuel in the carb and try it if it jumps to life wether for a few minutes or stays running , you will know at least it will, remember that the fuel in the tank maybe bad at this point so dont run it for long.But I will mention something if you love this truck and wish you could still drive it, there are automatic conversion on the market that with some money can make it fun to cruise in. Hope I am making sence..I love those old trucks and well any flathead..
13 years ago
My mom told me it's 1/2 ton and that my Uncle Jake who was the orignial owner of the truck, used it for exactly that.....a truck for his Esso Station back in the 1960's. So do I need a specialty mechanic to do the work you mentioned above?
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