Another picture I found///my first truck

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larry@stinescorner

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• Jan 31, 2018

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My first truck,,,A 1956 3/4 Ton Ford,,3 speed on the column,,v 8 motor,,I Think the motor was a 272
cu inch?In NJ, you could drive at 16 with what was called a farmers licence,,I was driving on the road before most of my friends.

 

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Richard G.

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• Jan 31, 2018

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Larry, in SC we could drive at 14. The year I got my license was the last year for that.
Richard

 

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sms

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• Jan 31, 2018

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Bet you wish you still had it.....or is it at your brother's.

 

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Billy NY

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• Jan 31, 2018

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Brings back memories, we had a '57.

 

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Part Time Pete

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Leatherstocking Region NY

• Jan 31, 2018

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Very cool - my brother had that same truck, just a darker blue. He sold it in the early seventies for $75 - that's one he wishes he could have back
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larry@stinescorner

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• Jan 31, 2018

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no.I sold it ,,,lol,,I do wish I Still had it,,,if it was not a pile of rust laying around for 46 years,,,lol

 

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Tom in Ga

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• Jan 31, 2018

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At 12 I could drive about 2 miles to the store. Not supposed to go any further than that and speed limit was about 20 mph. Sometimes I may have forgot one or two of the rules but never got in trouble back then. Good old days.

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Virginia

• Jan 31, 2018

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In Virginia farm vehicles didn't require a license to drive them on the road,dad bought an old 40's jeep pickup for me to drive from farm to farm when I was 12.

 

Bob N.Y.

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Norway, N.Y.

• Jan 31, 2018

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My father got a similar truck from our next door neighbor when I was about 20. The engine had been replaced with a 292 that was rebuilt for a stock car and it had a 4 speed tranny from an F-500. It was a real hot rod!

 

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Texasmark1

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• Jan 31, 2018

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I think the year was 1956 a neighbor down the street bought a new one, just like that as I recall, but green. $1750 comes to mind. Don't remember the amenities.

 

SweetFeet

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• Jan 31, 2018

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Cool old truck, Larry.

Gotta love the pink flamingos too.

Being just a little bit blurry... makes the whole scene look like a painting.

 

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rrlund

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• Jan 31, 2018

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I love that style of Ford. Way cool!

 

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LAA

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• Jan 31, 2018

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I hate to say it but the mid fifties Ford's had the Chevies beat on style, if I had one like that now it would be my every day driver.

 

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jeffcat

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• Jan 31, 2018

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The fuzzy photo makes it look more like a memory. Neighbor had one. Was green. Does this sound like it has bells in the transmission when you shift into reverse? Everytime Ollie shifted that truck into reverse it would go chachang. Nothing broken it would just do it.

 

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ed will

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• Jan 31, 2018

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My dad was a Ford man. He got a new one every some years. I always liked chevs. My first Chev p/u had corner windows. My father had a 52 ford and his next was a 57 Ranchero. Ed Will Oliver BC

 

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HuskerLyn

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• Jan 31, 2018

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In NE we could get our learners permit and drive at 14 also

 

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Philip d

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• Jan 31, 2018

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That was a beauty!

 

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GVSII

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• Jan 31, 2018

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'56 fords were nice but so were the '53,'54,'55.

 

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JMS/.MN

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• Jan 31, 2018

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I was maybe 15, visiting an uncle/aunt. Uncle sends son Tony and me to the country store to pick up a case of beer, just charge it....Tony was 13-14.

 

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pete black

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• Jan 31, 2018

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Nice pic. Here is my first one from Jan. 1972 in Glasgow, Ky. pic of youngest son, age 20 month. 1953 chevy 1/2 ton that I purchased at age 21. later i drove it from Florence, Al. to Glasgow with a job transfer.

 

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GVSII

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• Jan 31, 2018

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'56 fords were nice but so were the '53,'54,'55.

 

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farmerjohn

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• Jan 31, 2018

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We had one on the farm when I was a kid, I think I remember dad saying it was worthless to drive in the snow. When dad and grandpa quit using it it was parked behind the barn and I used to play in it.

 

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IA Roy

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• Jan 31, 2018

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We had a green 56 1 ton with 6 cylinder 4 on the floor. I learned to drive with it. Traded for a new 1970 3/4 ton. 360 v8 4 speed.Man that had power. Lol. Could have used overdrive. Got it just before I got my license.

 

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white halftrack

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• Jan 31, 2018

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Looks great. Similar but mine is a 53.

 

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The Dukester

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• Feb 1, 2018

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Pretty decent truck....my first one was a '48 F-1 flathead V-8 Ford that just barely ran....I ground the valves and lapped them in and replaced the rings and rod inserts and that old bugger was still running good 6 years later when my brother in law I'd sold it to 3 years back sold it. By then he had my nice '60 F-100 and I had a brand new '70. Job insurance, later I got to overhaul the '60 too.....and have had several Foo-rods since then.

 

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David G

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• Feb 1, 2018

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My grandfather had one of those.

I think Sanford and Son might have too.