Restyled for the first time since their 1948 debut, Ford’s F-Series received modified front fenders, grille cavity, and grille. Also new was a one-piece windshield.ġ951 – Ford trucks received a number of revisions for 1951. Rear fenders were styled to match the profile of the fronts. Squared-off front fenders wrapped smoothly into the front fascia, which contained a prominent horizontal-bar grille. And in a departure from previous practice, the same cab served both conventional and Cab-Over-Engine models.Īlong with the fresh styling given 1948 Ford trucks came new model designations this 1/2-ton was labeled the F-1. These trucks used a completely redesigned cab with all-new front-end sheetmetal.
The line started out with light-duty 1/2-ton-rated pickup trucks and ran all the way up to the Extra Heavy-Duty, three-ton-rated F-8. This new series, which Ford promoted as its “Bonus Built Line,” covered a wide range of models with different cab and chassis combinations. 1948 – In January 1948, a new era began at the Ford Motor Company with the release of an all-new line of trucks that Ford dubbed the “F-Series.”
