Flat Rat: A Slammed1950 Ford COE Firetruck On Air

I know, I know, I reported I’d publish far more of this 1950 Ford COE just about a 7 days back. My negative, I received a small distracted. I’ll reveal why quickly. But, choose these further images of my penance.

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

Scott has owned the truck cab about 10 many years now. Points definitely acquired likely on the truck about five yrs back, with significant development staying designed in the course of the pandemic.

From behind the tilt cab to wherever the custom 4-url starts is most of a widened Chevy 3500 chassis. Ahead of the entrance wheels is typically manufacturing facility Ford with signficant modifications finished to make the steering get the job done at the truck’s new top.

The motor is a 7.3L Powerstroke with a T4 turbo enhance backed by an automated transmission.

Scott managed to maintain as substantially initial as he could, but he did have to substitute a little bit of sheet metallic right here and on the cab. The new additions were being sprayed by Scott in possibly white or crimson.

Scott and his son also produced all 11 ft of the bed from scratch.

Very little more than an English wheel and a Princess Automobile bead roller was utilized in the bed design.

In point, the complete truck was constructed in a somewhat humble property garage. Proving once once more that wherever there’s a will there’s a way when it comes to do-it-yourself fabrication. Anything that definitely furnished a little bit of drive for my personal project.

The tailgate of the truck is essentially a 2nd COE entrance conclude that has been modified to develop a tailgate. Scott filled the grill, manufactured it hinge and took the Super Duty embossing from a late model ford.

“If this is not Tremendous Obligation I do not know what is,” Scott said.

For the eagle-eyed, yes the tail lights are rotated variations from a 65 Ford Mustang, Fairly clever if you ask me.

Certainly, this truck is really substantially up my alley and I hope to see additional of it all over again soon.

Ontario is back again jamming again and I’m absolutely below for it!