1952 Ford F-1 Crew Cab

Motortopia Staff . 10th January, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Bob and Fran Bradley

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1952

Engine:

ENGINE

Lincoln Town Car 4.6L SOHC V-8

Cold air kit

Simulated six-pot custom air cleaner

Dual side-exiting exhausts

Lincoln Town Car AODE transmission with a two-piece driveshaft

BODY & PAINT

Two F-1 cabs weld together to create a crew cab

3-inch top chop with rear window lowered 3 inches

Jeep sheet-metal roof skin

All four doors radiused, door handles shaved and drip rails added

Additional teeth in the grille

Chrome side spears on the hood

Tucked and smoothed front bumper

Hidden trailer hitch in the rear bumper

Stock fenders with extended running boards and side-exiting exhausts

Cadillac taillights with LEDs

Diamond-plate tool box in the bed

Touch-latch gas filler cap for the rear-mounted tank

MAR-K smooth tailgate with “Shop Truck” logo

Corvette Bright Yellow and PPG Bright White with double blue pinstriped lines

Paint by Bob Bradley and Kyle Fehrer

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Specification

ENGINE

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

Two Ford F-1 frames, boxed and welded together

Mustang II independent front suspension using components and airbags from Scott’s Hotrods

Shop-built trailing arm suspension in the rear using Freightliner airbags adapted to fit

VIAIR compressor and 5-gallon reserve tank with 3/8-inch lines

WHEELS & TIRES

15x7 and 15x8 Rocket Fuel chrome wheels

205/60R15 and 235/70R15 Cooper

INTERIOR & STEREO

Shop: Capitol Custom Upholstery, Helena, MT

2002 Ford Explorer bucket seats

2002 Ford Explorer individual fold-down rear seats

Modified Explorer center console holding the Custom Auto Sound stereo and the controls for the air suspension and power windows

Custom door panels incorporate stereo speakers

Lincoln Town Car digital instruments, steering column and steering wheel

Tan and brown leather seats, door panels and headliner, gray carpet