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Truck of the Day : March 30, 2013; Racing Champions '48 Ford F-1
Topic Started: Mar 29 2013, 10:54 PM (572 Views)
craftymore
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The truck for today is the 1948 Ford F-1 by Racing Champions.

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The first-generation Ford F-Series is a series of pickup trucks and commercial vehicles produced by Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1948, the F-Series was the first post-war truck design from Ford. In a break from previous Ford trucks, the F-Series was no longer based upon its car chassis, but on a dedicated truck platform. This generation of the F-Series would remain in production until 1952. F-Series trucks were assembled at sixteen different Ford factories. Serial numbers indicate the truck model, engine, year, assembly plant, and unit number. The most common model was the F-1 with a 6 ½-foot bed followed by the F-2 and F-3 Express models with an 8-foot (2.4 m) bed.


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The first F-Series truck (known as the Ford Bonus-Built) was introduced in 1948 as a replacement for the previous car-based pickup line introduced in 1941. It had a flat, one-piece windshield and integrated headlamps.[1] It had a wider cab.[1] Options included the "See-Clear" windshield washer (operated by foot plunger), passenger-side windshield wiper & sun visor, and passenger-side taillight. The F-1 truck was also available with additional chrome trim and two horns as an option. All F-series were available with optional "Marmon-Herrington All Wheel Drive" until 1959.

The F-Series was sold in four basic models. Along with the pickup truck (F-1 through F3), the F-Series was sold as a panel truck (based on the pickup), COE/cab-over engine chassis (F-5 and F-6, branded C-Series) and school bus chassis (F-5 and F-6, branded B-Series). Above the F-5, the F-Series was a medium-duty and heavy-duty conventional truck sharing the bodywork of the smaller F-Series.


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Check out Wikipedia.com to learn more on the F-1 Ford.

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This was the start for the modern Ford half ton pickup truck which is the most successful line in the companies history. RC offered a nicely detailed engine/radiator along with an opening tail gate. This version is from the Mint series.

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Jim
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A very nice model. Had a couple of these old Fords.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
If JL owns the tooling for this one, then it TOO should be brought back in the F64 series to complement the other pickups of yesteryear!!
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juantoo3
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Nice old truck that is missed. Now if we could get the version from "Sanford and Son"...
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MustangJerry
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ivantt
Mar 30 2013, 01:17 AM
If JL owns the tooling for this one, then it TOO should be brought back in the F64 series to complement the other pickups of yesteryear!!
I second that motion! Great model!
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pjedsel
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This was a nice casting from RC - I have it in red. I, too, agree - it would be nice to see this one in the lineup again.
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rcarwd1
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Sweet truck
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Dean-o-mite
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It is a pretty hefty, substantial casting.
JL has it's own old Ford F-1, so I wouldn't hold my breath about seeing the bigger (read: more metal, more cost) RC version brought over to the JL line - even if the JL line was still on track, full-steam.

This nice casting is not one of the more desireable Racing Champions castings for some reason, so these can be found second-hand, fairly reasonably priced, with some patience. I wouldn't expect to see this casting re-issued, so I'd recommend looking around for the old Mint Editions.
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