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S10Vette

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Looking pretty good for 65 years. Got my 1951 8N back together with rebuilt engine and hydraulics and new brakes and seals. Sheet metal cleaned up, and love the patina. Working tractor, but also special since my dad bought it new in 1951.

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Another Patina Ford. Also a 1951. Bought it from the original owner's grandson last week for my parents. (The grill is still there, just removed at the time the picture was taken).
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S10Vette,

WOW!

A like new tractor
your childhood and your Dad
etched into memory
like the patina of time.

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Tim it's actually a TO 30, I do realize this is the N board. I was talking patina and 51's. I've seen comments about using linseed oil to preserve the finish that's why I asked the first question. The original poster has a fine looking patina with a story behind the tractor to boot,
 
nice to see some pictures of old well preserved tractors on the forum
most folks do not post a picture of their tractor - implement until they have spent untold hours on sanding and replacing parts,
then buckets of new paint and polish.
nice old tractor,

also it hard to get the old tractor back into the field or woods after all that work painting
 

surfman- I used Permacoat Xtreme from local ACE Hardware. Like the instructions say, first coat diluted 50% then second coat full strength. Linseed oil sounds like a it could be good choice too though.
 
Strongly considering doing something similar on an old Ford pickup I bought a couple years ago. Only drawback is that the grandkids of the original owner started sanding the paint off, then gave up. Notice
hood is completely rusted where rest of the truck still has some of the original paint left. Still undecided how to proceed, but most likely it will hit the road with no cosmetic changes at least at first.
Plan is to go through the interior, brakes and mechanicals to make it reliable then go from there. I have already gone through carb, starter, and found it does indeed run fairly decent, but since no brakes, I
did not check trans.
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It is a 1970. Was a one owner truck, 302 automatic with Ranger trim. I was not looking that hard for an old truck, but this one came up for auction about a mile from me, and I knew the truck when it was new. Had a really tough time getting a title, as the kids/grandkids had lost the title. Had I known how difficult that would prove to be I would not have bought it. Took me 9 months to get a title, and a lot of jumping through hoops in the process.
 
I really like the look of it. I was thinking about doing the same to this 1940 9n that I picked up from the original owner now 90 years old. Kind of a shame to waste that patina with fresh paint.

Kirk
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Ron,
I bought mine in 74 when I was stationed in the SF Bay Area. PO had installed a vinyl roof (remember those?) and matching tonneau cover.
It was very nice. 360, auto, air.
I put wide tires, chrome wheels w/baby moons on it. Was the only one of about 6 of us buddies on the ship who had transportation so got around a lot. Parties, bars, chasing girls, sight seeing, concerts, drive in movies. I never had to buy the gas. Often a couple of them had to ride in back.
S10 Vette, hope you don't mind if I hijack your thread. Ron's truck brings back fun memories...
 
yep, caught my error after I posted, but still love the Fergies too...I belong to FENA as well as all the FORD clubs...can't have one without the other INMO...


Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)
 

Ultradog - I had a 1969 back in the early 1970's. Cool thing was that it had been owned by a Los Angeles dealer who had the red interior converted to be as close to a T'Bird as possible, using actual Thunderbird interior pieces and where they could not be adapted then custom made to match. Buckets with a center console. Odd thing it was a floor mount stick shift not an auto.
 
This one is in the shop now getting a few things fixed. I was going to paint it but really struggling with a rusted hood fix. Maybe I will just make it mechanically sound.
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Some of those old pickups with the high end Ranger package had buckets and console, which were identical to the Mustang seats and console. Not sure if T-Bird used same or if they were different. This truck
has the Ranger package, but bench seat and column shift. I was actually looking for a 67-72 Chevy truck, but stumbled onto the 70 Ford, and could not pass it up. Not saying I would not sell the Ford if I
run into the right GM truck, as my first truck was a 67 CST Chevy when I was 16, and loved those style trucks. Who knows, I might do this one, then find a GM truck later. Life is short :)
 
my second 69 ford pick up came out of columbia mo, has operators manual with first owners name and dealership it was purchased from


dave
 
Slick old truck. One of my best friends growing up had a truck that color of green, but was solid green, was a 70. He seemed to love the truck but always complained about the power vs. fuel mileage. It had the 360 2 barrel engine with an automatic. I think his brother still has what is left of it.
 
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