1953 Ford F-350

[F-150Highlift]

Been wanting to build this body for a long time. I love the midnight pumpkin body but it had so many things not scale to it. The front clip is very good and the cab is also pretty good but the bed is awful. The bed actually comes past the cab which is way wrong.

I cut up an original body and studied some real '53 F-350's and came up with this. It has a 9 3/4 inch wheelbase now. Entire bed was fabricated along with running boards and rear fenders. Back of cab under window was also wrong so I added that. Filled the roof and added the drip rail and gas filler spout. 53's had vent windows so added them too.

The real life truck's cab/doors rolls under where it meets the running boards and the Tamiya body ended square so that had to be fixed. Extended all the fenders at the running boards to be more scale to the 1:1. Don't know what I am going to do with it yet as far as a chassis. Might go 2x4 but 4x4 would be cool too. Whatever is becomes I know the wheels are going to be 1.5's or 1.7's.

 

[savagebeast]

Looks awesome! !

 

[dude26]

Hi

awesome work, and you give me some idea, I'm try to build a F100 based on a pumpkin body

can't wait to see what you will do with

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Glad to see you back building again! I really love my pumpkin monster truck I got from you "thumbsup" *edit* is this actually the body ???

 

[dude26]

any news ??

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

any news ??

I am 99.9% sure the body is the yellow one which I know own. I want to get some rc4wd black wells for it and build an interior but I have to finish some other stuff up 1st.

 

[F-150Highlift]

Been a long time but yes that is the body. Where is it now?

 

[Rickleo]

Great looking body. U should build a scale 4x4. Like this

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[willygee]

Has to be one of the prettiest trucks ever made..i have several in 1/18 diecast..had a real one 30 years ago.

 

[fr8cture]

Been a long time but yes that is the body. Where is it now?

1BadJeepBruiser has it I'm 99% sure he doesn't sell stuff often. :ror:

 

[JatoTheRipper]

This is going to BA!!!!!!

 

[joe122]

Love these old Fords, going to be a very cool build. Let me know if you may be looking for another body, I have a scratch built '55 I built a while ago.