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Old 09-09-09, 22:50
Gordon Yeo Gordon Yeo is offline
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Grant
Having had both Ford and Chev trucks I can say that Fords are trucks. Just that Chev are better than Ford. Let the Games begin!

Gord
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Old 09-09-09, 22:57
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Grant
Having had both Ford and Chev trucks I can say that Fords are trucks. Just that Chev are better than Ford. Let the Games begin!

Gord
I guess it all depends on where you live. Since chevs tend to leak oil so badly, they were ideal for the road salt conditions found in Ontario and other points east. The leakage actually coated the underchassis and prevented them from rusting out. Here in the West, where salt wasn't such an issue, but you needed a motor that could start at -20 on a regular basis, the Fords were the ideal choice.

I think the army must have felt the same way, since it always seemed to me that there were far more Fords out west, and the chevs were all east.
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Old 10-09-09, 01:58
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For all the feed back, thanks....just a quick note. When scrolling through the pages of Chuck's Trucks and having had a good and educational (both-ways) discussion here is some interesting stuff some of you probably know but others may not.

When you look at a Ford Parts Manual for CMPs (the only CMPs I know of are Fords) you will see for example: 91T-2140 this is the part number for Master Cylinder. 91A-2140 is the number on the Chucks Trucks site. Similar but not the same as the number in the CMP parts manual...it states 91T-2140. Part numbers for other items have a "C" in the number such as 21C-9872. The "A" stands for automobile and pickup truck, the "T" stand for Truck 1 1/2 ton and over, and the "C" stands for Commercial. Chuck does not list all the parts he holds, but lists for Auto and pickup because they are the most popular. He does hold 91T-2140 in stock which is quoted in the CMP parts book for 42 Ford. He also holds a variety of T and C parts and it is best to call him for that hard to find piece....he just may have it.

For you Bow Tie guys I am truely sorry that you have not experienced first hand through ownership the pleasures that abound with the V8. Heat, in the winter most necessary, sound, nothing perks up the ears of a hotrodder like the sound of a flattie cruising in to a show and shine, and the challenges associated with frontal distribution.

Cheers from the home of the Ford CMP

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Old 10-09-09, 04:33
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Re the Ford vs Chev debate, we can just let the long term record stand for itself. One of these two companies ended up filing for bankruptcy protection, and the other is doing alright.

Nuff said.
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