Ex-Bell Telephone "55 Ford F100

[3798j]

As the title says...its first incarnation was that of a Bell of Pennsylvania service truck.
Engine: '68 302 (from a Ford Galaxie)
Trans: '66 "top loader" 4spd (from a Fairlane 500)
Diff: '79 "9 inch" (from a F150)
Stock Springs on 3" drop front axle and lowered rear shackles (front and rear sway bars)
Front disc brake conversion w/ dual master cylinder
New bed and floor...the Bell Telephone service box was long gone.
Fairlane Body Parts (no longer in business) tilt front end.

 

[TRMark]

Love it. A Ford engine, even better. No bellybutton 350 or LSwhatever crate. Where did you score the Bardahl decal?

 

[3798j]

Haha Thanks Mark...I agree. The Bardahl decal was an ebay find. So many of these fat fender F100's were used as push vehicles at race tracks and drag strips, I wanted a decal that kinda brought that thought to mind.

 

[65_BRG_Sprite]

Guess I'm not the only one that thought the decal was perfect touch.

 

[JPSmit]

very cool

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Yup. Keep it all Ford

 

[AngliaGT]

Weren't those phone company trucks an ugly Green color?
I've got some old slides of my Dad's PG&E trucks,the oldest a '53.
He used to get a new Ford truck every three years.

 

[3798j]

^Yep, that's the color...

 

[coldplugs]

Nice....