I don’t know about the rot in New York not passing. I was just in New York for a trip to the Adirondack mountains and this was at the pumps next to me with a cop sitting at the gas station also… Drove out right past him and kept going..
Don’t see any Fords here with a box that slants towards the cab. Could that possibly be some option available in the USA. Would keep things from sliding out the back, but why? Did they have enough power to lift the front end to start a slide???
It was the bed rails, I am sure were completely rotted out. Heck could even be the frame rotted. It didn't even have exhaust just a muffler under the middle of the cab which you KNOW exhaust is going right into the cab as it had no rockers or bottom of the doors!
Wrote that in jest. We have some vehicles from the early 50’s here that have been sitting outside forever, that would pass safety rust wise. I know of a well optioned 49-51 GMC that a guy got his drivers licence in . Been in the family since new. Even has a radio, and sunvisor.
I figured as much. We get your fleet vehicles down here in 1-2 years old with 15-30K on them and they are already rusted...
If I have it correct, if you are getting your fleet vehicles from Canada, they must be coming from Ontario or Quebec. Early rust buckets. Our cars and ones from Alberta survive much better. Our 2006 daily driver Toyota 4 Runner 149,000 miles does not have any rust through anywhere.
Home sweet home I say
Yes from Ontario for sure.. I looked at a "new" to me one year old truck and everything under the hood that was aluminum was corroded and every weld in the frame was rusted. That truck only had 13k on it when the dealer said they got it at an auction I asked where as it was so rusty already he said we buy them from Ontario.
Yes it’s beautiful up there. We stayed on an old Whitney “camp” that people I know purchased from them 30 years ago and redid it. It’s 12 miles straight back into the woods on a lake. Sadly it’s being sold now but back to the guy who inherited all of Mary Lou’s estate….Home sweet home I say
Gotta agree with bean... if you have Friends that will help, save $$$.. that's Awesome. It's really not bad looking.
I just missed out on the zip-arounds!! Hell I missed out on all the good stuff...
I think you have done well to buy it. As stated before , just a few of the parts alone would put you over 2500. Although from the pictures it looks very restorable
