Flat Rat: A Slammed1950 Ford COE Firetruck On Air

I know, I know, I claimed I’d article extra of this 1950 Ford COE just above a 7 days in the past. My negative, I obtained a small distracted. I’ll reveal why quickly. But, take these more pictures of my penance.

This truck, recognized as the Flat Rat hails from Keswick Ontario and was created by it’s operator Scott Badger (@keswickscott).

Scott has owned the truck taxi about ten several years now. Points genuinely got heading on the truck about five decades in the past, with sizeable progress staying manufactured throughout the pandemic.

From guiding the tilt cab to where the tailor made four-backlink begins is most of a widened Chevy 3500 chassis. Forward of the entrance wheels is primarily manufacturing facility Ford with signficant modifications completed to make the steering do the job at the truck’s new top.

The motor is a 7.3L Powerstroke with a T4 turbo update backed by an computerized transmission.

Scott managed to retain as significantly original as he could, but he did have to swap a bit of sheet metal in this article and on the taxi. The new additions were sprayed by Scott in both white or pink.

Scott and his son also built all 11 ft of the mattress from scratch.

Nothing additional than an English wheel and a Princess Auto bead roller was utilised in the bed building.

In truth, the total truck was created in a instead humble residence garage. Proving the moment all over again that the place there is a will there’s a way when it will come to do-it-on your own fabrication. A little something that certainly supplied a bit of enthusiasm for my very own project.

The tailgate of the truck is actually a next COE entrance end that has been modified to make a tailgate. Scott filled the grill, produced it hinge and took the Super Duty embossing from a late product ford.

“If this isn’t Tremendous Obligation I really don’t know what is,” Scott reported.

For the eagle-eyed, sure the tail lights are rotated variations from a 65 Ford Mustang, Rather intelligent if you request me.

 

Clearly, this truck is really much up my alley and I hope to see a lot more of it yet again soon.

Ontario is back jamming once again and I’m unquestionably in this article for it!