1942 Ford Heavy Duty

1942 Ford Heavy Duty in Vacation, Movie, 1983

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
knghtmat ◊ 2006-12-10 04:54	1942 Ford Truck.
Firebird86 ◊ 2006-12-10 05:21	yes, F-4 or 5
Wampa-One ◊ 2008-06-01 06:03
ilikeme101 ◊ 2011-08-10 13:04	Didn't Ford have a different name for they're truck line back then? I thought the F-Series only applied to '48 and later trucks.
eLMeR ◊ 2015-12-02 00:21	The F-Series name started in 1948 indeed, and there is apparently no name for this 1942-47 truck line. The wheel rims indicate a heavy-duty model: either a 1½-ton or a 2-ton model. No chrome could be the clue of a late 1942 to 1945 war-time truck. Or just of a model which has been repainted sometimes in its 40-year life... (1946 -or 1947?- brochure cover)
oldcarfan ◊ 2016-01-06 02:57	Look at the right of the windshield, it looks like bullet holes.
rjluna2 ◊ 2016-03-17 21:25	Could we just list as Ford Heavy Duty as the advertisement shown by eLMeR?