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£20,298
1948 FORD F-5 MARMON-HERRINGTON FLATBED TRUCK
US • 24 Jan 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1948 Ford F-5 Marmon-Herrington flatbed truck, originally purchased in 1948 and delivered in 1950. It features a Ford 312ci Y-block engine and a 4-speed manual transmission and was stored for a significant period and has undergone mechanical repairs and detailing. It comes with the original owner's and maintenance manuals.
Condition
6
The truck has been stored for a long time, but was mechanically repaired and detailed, suggesting it's in good running condition with some cosmetic wear and reconditioning.
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Manual
1948
Auction
88RT132876
United States
Description
This one-owner 1949 Ford F-5 Marmon-Herrington all-wheel-drive beauty was purchased in 1948 by a grain farm and cattle ranch in Hermiston, OR.
It was delivered by rail to Pendleton, OR, in the summer of 1950.
The truck originally came with a Flathead Ford V8 engine but could not adequately turn the hydraulic pump to lift the bed, so an adaptor was configured in the '50s to accommodate a Ford 312ci Y-block.
The truck had been stored in an underground potato cellar since 1976, when it was taken from storage and put up for sale.
After the purchase, the truck was mechanically repaired, including rebuilding the carburetor, cleaning the fuel tank, replacing the fuel pump and the mudflaps, and then a full detail.
The F-5 fires right up and runs like the workhorse it is, and the bed goes up and down smoothly.
At some point, the original owners put a headache rack on the bed and replaced the original 4-inch round mirrors with senior West Coast tow mirrors.
The original owner's manual and...
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£6,135
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£20,298
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