Tag: 1951 Ford F1

Dec 19

Ford F1 Done and Dusted!

Just took a photo on the farm and did a little grading in Photoshop. Added some clouds and depth of field. Touch of a sepia green grade and it looks pretty aged and authentic. Sort of makes it look a little angry and mean. Will make a great screen background! (Click to download as wallpaper)…

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Sep 11

All Ford Day at Claudlands!

Well, the truck made it to it’s first car show… The Henry Ford Memorial day at Claudlands Arena. Fantastic weather, people, cars etc. Had a great day. More to finish on the truck but it’s nearly there. Check out the mouth on this sucker! The Miss Retro decided our ratty old truck was the best…

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Jun 18

More work on the F1!

Another solid day in my new mate Roger’s workshop on the F1. Fingers crossed hoping to get it into Vinning and WOF end of this next week. Today it was degreasing and water blasting chassis. Got it clean as a whistle and then sprayed clear over it. Also the brakes are nearly done. We took…

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Jun 11

Day One and we’re into it!

So I met this great fella Roger on Neighbourly when I posted looking for a casual mechanic to help out with our little F1 project. Lives just around the road and is an awesome mechanic with a hoist. he’s going to help me get this old girl on the road in pretty fast time. The…

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May 28

Another build! Here we go again!

Check out my new Ford F1! Out of interest we are are also currently working on a full rebuild of a 1954 F100 (www.f100truck.com). This one is a cool, very straight and rust free survivor truck. It’s a 1951 Ford F1, 6 cylinder flathead. The fuel lines, brake lines and electrics are shot but it…

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