Year and make of my favorite pickup truck.
1940 Ford 1/2 ton pick up.
How old were you when you first owned the truck?
18
How long did you own the truck?
2 years
Was it your first truck?
yes
Some of the truck's features:
Chopped top. Flat head 239 CID engine with finned Edelbrock heads, dual Stromberg 97 carburetors.
Here's what made the truck special.
I bought it in 1960 from a friend, Cliff Hooper, the flagman from Napierville Drag Strip.
1961 Entered it in mine and Montreal's 1st. Bob Laravee's ISCA, Salon D'auto Sport car show in the unfinished class.
I also drag raced it at Deseronto, Ontario drag strip.
Man, this truck was my pride and joy.
Advice
- Don't sell you favorite truck. Ever!
- I always wished I still had it.
- Sadly it later was lost in a fire.