Is the bed a 64?

The Good Humor Man · December 30, 2006, 5:15 pm

I was told today that my bed is off a a 50's something pick up. I didn't think it looked correct, anyone want to give their opinion?
Also notice that the winch is gone, and the bumper of my 69 GH parts truck (the push blocks make it look mean) is going in it's place.
The next thing to go is the long overhang on the rear bumper.

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » December 30, 2006, 5:42 pm

Your bed is 100 percent correct for a 64 four wheel drive.

Tell the naysayers to suck wind.

Garbz

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » December 30, 2006, 5:44 pm

BTW

The 57 to 60 bed is correct for the following trucks.

62 to 63 2 wheel drive model 81
61 to 65 F100 model 81 four wheel drive
61 to 66 F250 Model 81 four wheel drive

Garbz

The Good Humor Man · December 30, 2006, 9:39 pm

You guys are the best!
Thanks

Paul Merrell · Post by **Paul Merrell** » December 30, 2006, 9:49 pm

The bed is correct for your truck. Ford did that all the way to 66 in the F250's. They did put the correct bed on the F100 65 and 66. You can hide it by installing the custom cab trim moudings from a 63 down the sides. The 63 trim is narrower than the 64 thru 66. If you can find the trim :!:

The trim helps hide the body lines. If someone has a pic of a 63 with the tim you could see what I mean. All the 63's were made this way. Look at MadMax's truck.

Paul Merrell · Post by **Paul Merrell** » December 30, 2006, 10:00 pm

Also check out the trim on the staightflush topic that trim is what I am talking about

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 31, 2006, 12:05 am

i dont have the hood trim on yet but here is a pic
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kind of snowy but you get the idea.
also i have one of the sliding step bumpers on the rear, it hangs way over like yours. i set it so its a couple inches behind the tailgate when its down.makes it impossible to back into the tailgate.

the other option you have if you really dont like the bed is a lwb stepside bed from 61-63,or from a f250 4x4 up to 66 will bolt right up.a lwb uni will also fit .

F-Zilla · Post by **F-Zilla** » December 31, 2006, 1:45 am

Hey Iceman is that a Paul Bunyan statue in the back of your truck? Looks like a radome for a surface search radar on your roof too!

Trukcrazy · Post by **Trukcrazy** » December 31, 2006, 3:05 am

The Good Humor Man wrote:You guys are the best!
Thanks

See Carl, I knew what I was doing when I told you about this place. :lol:

6166 Junkyard Dog · December 31, 2006, 10:18 am

Hey Iceman I have a sliding rear stepbumper on one of my parts truck, This one has a handle you pull like a fifth wheel on big truck and goes in and out like about a foot Real

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » December 31, 2006, 1:19 pm

F-Zilla wrote:Hey Iceman is that a Paul Bunyan statue in the back of your truck?

I was thinkin' Sasquatch. :lol:

Post by **Greg D** » December 31, 2006, 2:13 pm

Kinda. BTW I think that your 67 Bumpside Good Humor truck is very cool! Love that avatar, lol.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 31, 2006, 2:23 pm

like that beacon?
3 strobes, i think 5? different randomly occuring flash patterns, very bright,very fast moving , wife says it makes her dizzy looking at it.
also federal signal arrowstick directional light.several flash patterns on that one too.

tomsrod · Post by **tomsrod** » December 31, 2006, 4:54 pm

Garbz wrote:BTW

The 57 to 60 bed is correct for the following trucks.

62 to 63 2 wheel drive model 81
61 to 65 F100 model 81 four wheel drive
61 to 66 F250 Model 81 four wheel drive

Garbz

Garbz, you have hit on an interesting point I have long wondered about. Did the 1961 2 wheel drive ever come with the 57-60 bed or were the only choices for 1961 the flareside and the unibody????? :?: :?: :?: (not including the stake bed/flatbed option).

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 31, 2006, 6:52 pm

ford used the bed only on the 4x4s in 61. due to the fact there were sales issues with folks wanting a separate, not flareside bed, they brought back the 57-60 bed for 62 and 63.
so, your choice for f100/250 in 61 would have been
long or short uni, long or short flareside
or 4x4 with 57 bed.very few of these were made.in the early factory 4x4 years,(59 was 1st year) there were still lots of 4x4 conversions done by NAPCO and others.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 31, 2006, 6:54 pm

also there was a 9 foot bed made for the f350s, both 57 style and flareside.