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My grandson turned 1 year old last Saturday. Yesterday I bought him a 1950 FFPW project truck so his dad, him and I can do a restore project and hopefully have it done when he can drive. It was a 12 hour haul/trailering job, pulling it out of a field in very rural Alaska where it has sat for 40 years.
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That's a great plan you have. If you can get all 3 of you involved you will have a great time. Looks like a real nice truck to get started with, too. There aren't many like that left. Congratulations and good luck. JH -
Great find!
Love the headlight mounts.Comment
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Grandson's First Birthday Present
It would be great to know the history of this old truck. The "optional" headlight brackets seem to be an indicator of a very tough work life. The original winch and tripod mount is in the bed. Not sure if it was used as a post hole driller or crane, or...There is a faded yellow diamond on the passenger side door that indicates it was used in a business.
The area it came out of was where the US tried to establish a farming community back in the 1940s and 1950s in AK before we became a state. It was not a very successful project for the homesteaders that tried it, but there are some farms that still survive. Farming and ranching is tough when it is -30 or lower for weeks at a time. That's why I would like to install a head bolt heater if possible.
I would think that the truck came up the Alcan Highway in the early 50s to support the homesteader efforts.Comment
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