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Thank you! As I began the research and gleaned info from dad’s friends, I realized it didn’t start its life as a stake truck but a fire truck. Being a fire truck on a small base lent itself to low miles and Truax had garages for its fire trucks, so it had minimal exposure to salt, so no rust...

Cbear, that is so surprising! It could easily be one of those. I just may have to take a road trip to the field or the Wisconsin historical society. Thank you! Carolyn

Thank you, I was thinking 4K, but I too have no idea. I've seen a few for sale on line, real ratty, about 2,500 and fully restored, like WOW restored, at 10-20K. So yeah, the price is all over. But I'll keep looking, as someone has to fall in love with the beast (as we've called it for 30...

We know it was delivered to and used at Truax Field, an Army Air Forces airfield, Madison, WI and was used as a ‘water tanker’, I suppose for fires on the airstrip. Its nomenclature says it was a Fire Apparatus and I’m told it was military, one little difference from civilian being the big tow...

Pictures of 1942 Ford, I believe a 298T. Sorry it took so long, struggling with this web site. I still have not been able to determine posting/starting a new thread. If anyone can help with identifying this beast and perhaps a value, please email me. redvette@wi.rr.com because I don't think...

I'm new here and am having trouble getting around this website, particularly posting a new thread. At any rate, my dad died 8/9/2010 while restoring his 1942 Ford 1 1/2 truck. I am trying to get an idea of what it actually is. It's a V8 flathead, 100 hp, model FORDCO, registered # F1631...