1951 Ford F-Series

1951 Ford F-Series in The Getaway, Movie, 1972

Class: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
big Tone ◊ 2006-04-02 00:20	49/51 ford need to see grill for exact year
Ddey65 ◊ 2006-04-02 03:03	The 1948/50 grille was identical, while it changed dramatically between 1951 and 1952.
TheDriver ◊ 2006-04-02 16:57	A Ford American LaFrance?
antp ◊ 2006-04-02 17:04	I thought that "American LaFrance" was a make, not a Ford model
firebird86 ◊ 2006-04-02 17:53	American LaFrance is an emergency equipment manufacturer, Ford would be the Chassis Manufacturer
Junkman ◊ 2006-04-03 00:18	American LaFrance built complete fire engines on their own chassis. This can be a Ford up to 1952. It is impossible to tell which year exactly from this photo. It is equally impossible to tell who made it into a fire engine, since in those years this was often done by the individual fire brigades. They would purchase a chassis and cab from Ford and kit it out with their own fire-fighting gear.
Russell Shackleford ◊ 2020-10-07 20:12	1951 or 1952 Ford F6. That whole corner by the headlight would've been smooth on the 48-50 and the headlights farther inward.