Slick panel wagon?

jecsd1 · Post by **jecsd1** » December 4, 2008, 12:40 am

I'm pretty sure ford stopped panels in north america in 1960 but has anyone seen a custom one? just curious how involved it would be to make one. A swb uni might make a cool panel with the right parts

Fordman · Post by **Fordman** » December 4, 2008, 1:38 am

i like panel trucks. i dotn car whaty year they are. i seena 73-79 on the nexican version of ebay. it was cool. its been a few years ago though.

Post by **Greg D** » December 4, 2008, 2:04 am

http://fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7930

Teros292 · Post by **Teros292** » December 4, 2008, 11:45 am

Hi! I am new here, been lurking for a while. But here is picture of 62 unibody lwb which was made in ambulance here in Finland. When I bought it in 88 it was converted back to its original look. Picture is from year 63. I had it almost 15 years but had to sold it. I still have 61 swb uni project truck and 61 F-600.

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » December 4, 2008, 11:55 am

Welcome from ElCajon!

This is truly an international brotherhood! Nice picture of the ambulance. pictures are always appreciated. Thanks---David.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » December 4, 2008, 2:23 pm

Thanks for the cool pic & story!

Welcome aboard.

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » December 4, 2008, 7:59 pm

From KANSAS

i see you are from Nurmijarvi
i will have to look that up, as i have no idea where it is

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » December 4, 2008, 8:15 pm

slick4x4 wrote:
From KANSAS

i see you are from Nurmijarvi
i will have to look that up, as i have no idea where it is

Finland! thats where it is......

Welcome from Arizona!

ras4434 · Post by **ras4434** » December 4, 2008, 9:17 pm

Welcome from OREGON...........green and wet (well not all the time but enough)......Ross

Max · Post by **Max** » December 4, 2008, 9:38 pm

Welcome from Texas! Hope that wasn't you strapped to the gurney!

BackyardRest · Post by **BackyardRest** » December 4, 2008, 10:48 pm

Teros292 wrote:Hi! I am new here, been lurking for a while. But here is picture of 62 unibody lwb which was made in ambulance here in Finland. When I bought it in 88 it was converted back to its original look. Picture is from year 63. I had it almost 15 years but had to sold it. I still have 61 swb uni project truck and 61 F-600.

Welcome from another Finlander!

I see you are only about 20 miles from Helsinki?

BackyardRest · Post by **BackyardRest** » December 4, 2008, 10:49 pm

Bill W wrote:
slick4x4 wrote:
From KANSAS

i see you are from Nurmijarvi
i will have to look that up, as i have no idea where it is
Finland! thats where it is......

Welcome from Arizona!

about 20 or so miles north of Helsinki Finland

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 4, 2008, 11:13 pm

from Alaska !

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » December 5, 2008, 2:42 am

That meatwagon is cool! I've thought about building a panel... in all of my spare time I have.

Welcome from Van Isle BC CANADA

-Shiny

Teros292 · Post by **Teros292** » December 5, 2008, 12:26 pm

Thanks for the welcome. So here is another finlander, where are You located?

Here is few pictures more:
these are also from 1963 finnish Ford News

Following are from 1983 "V8 Magazine" published in Finland and first two of them are taken about 1979 and last two are from 1983

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » December 5, 2008, 12:37 pm

Thanks for sharing your pics, looks like you did a great job turning it back into a truck.

Teros292 · Post by **Teros292** » December 5, 2008, 1:45 pm

Slick Fan wrote:Thanks for sharing your pics, looks like you did a great job turning it back into a truck.

No, it wasn´t me, it was like that when I bought it in 1988 and I had to sold it somewhere in 2002 or 2003. That was a sad day.

Post by **Greg D** » December 5, 2008, 3:28 pm

Alot of guys seem to like the short Unis and therefore panels. I used to be the same based simply on "It's a short" because I like them in the cab/box trucks. After having the lwb Uni for awhile (really having a chance to look at it's lines) I have grown a preference for the long beds on the Uni's. It simply comes down to the rear wheel & wheel arch location in the overall side view of the truck. They are balanced. The rear wheel location has the same ratio in the swb cab/box trucks, although the lwb cab/box Slicks do have an unmatchable grace to them. A LWB panel would work well too, the roof line and the back would have to be just right though to keep the lines. Tim did a great job photoshopping mine, it does really need the roof extension to have the correct character though.
BTW, Welcome from Nebraska (or wherever I am).

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » December 5, 2008, 3:39 pm

I allways wanted to shorten one up on to a Bronco Chassis and make a big Slick Bronco...

But i would not use a uni i would have just used a cab and grafted the standard style side 64/66 bed on to it..

Welcome From Glendale Arizona.

Garbz

Post by **Greg D** » December 5, 2008, 7:05 pm

That is a cool idea Dave!