1940 Ford V8

1940 Ford V8 in Black Dawn, Movie, 1997

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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CougarTim ◊ 2012-08-11 00:45	^Oh ye of little faith. Now I'm going to take that as a challenge. First off, it's a truck cab, not a sedan. I'll start from there.
CougarTim ◊ 2012-08-11 01:04	The ribbing on the door identifies this as a Ford from 1940-1947. http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/stankey/2006/07-09/1940-ford.jpg http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/pnwtm/2003/ford/dscn4778.jpg A 1947 1-ton model displays similar firewall details: Link to "i101.photobucket.com" The movie truck might've had a different weight rating. The only inconsistency is that the movie truck appears to have windows on the corners of the cab, a feature I'm not finding on any Ford trucks of the period. Possibly the owner took a blowtorch and a hacksaw to the body to improve outward visibility. -- Last edit: 2012-08-11 01:05:21
56Chevy ◊ 2012-08-14 02:40	Yep, 1940-47 Ford truck.

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◊ 2012-08-11 00:45

^Oh ye of little faith. Now I'm going to take that as a challenge.

First off, it's a truck cab, not a sedan. I'll start from there.

◊ 2012-08-11 01:04

The ribbing on the door identifies this as a Ford from 1940-1947.

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/stankey/2006/07-09/1940-ford.jpg
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/pnwtm/2003/ford/dscn4778.jpg

A 1947 1-ton model displays similar firewall details: Link to "i101.photobucket.com" The movie truck might've had a different weight rating.

The only inconsistency is that the movie truck appears to have windows on the corners of the cab, a feature I'm not finding on any Ford trucks of the period. Possibly the owner took a blowtorch and a hacksaw to the body to improve outward visibility.

-- Last edit: 2012-08-11 01:05:21

◊ 2012-08-14 02:40

Yep, 1940-47 Ford truck.