Thought it was about time I showed some of my efforts at home regarding my trucks. ( Sometimes I actually get off ebay!
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The Blitz I am working on is my Ford F15 cab 13. This was actually the 5th truck I bought. The first three (a C15A, a C60S and a WC51) were all sold to fund the shed that I am now working in.
A fourth truck, a Ford F60L cab 13, originally bought for its 20inch wheels now sits in the shed and will be rebuilt in the future.
The Ford F15 was bought in Apr 2009 and sat outside for close to 18 months until my shed was nearing completion. This time last year I began the slow but rewarding process many of you here are doing or have done in the past, a Blitz rebuild/restoration.
The Ford F15 is an Australian built truck going by the nosecone and leaf spring attachment points. There are no data plates.
It was last rego'd in 2007 in Victoria and is stated as a 1941 Ford.
On the rego sticker is the serial no.0229775 and an eng no. However the engine no. AVR95114 most likely belongs to the transplanted Holden 179 straight six that was the last to power it. The Flathead V8 being retired many years earlier.
Here's a couple of photos of how it looked when it first arrived.