Thread: 46 pick up

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Check out this link: http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/flist.html
The site administrator apparently listed all the 42-47s as '47. There are some great looking examlples!
I looked up the production numbers for 1946. US was 75,457 and Canada was 39,493. The Canuck models would have been Mercury, which had a different grill with horizontal oriented members and more chrome. 1942 which was cut early due to WWII was in the neighborhood of 17,000, and 1945 required some time to get up to speed so there were approximately 35,000 units. Dont know about '47.
Trucks came in I-6 and V-8 models, 114 in. wheelbase. One reason there are even fewer than usual survivors in the states is the interchange between the 40-41 and Jailbar cabs. Quite a few of the later went into 40-41s for rodding or resto.
ONe time another 46 owner and I were chatting on the net & I asked him how many of our trucks he estimated in the US. I said that I had checked the member's list and info provided of this site (2 plus years ago), with more than 10,000 registrations, and only found one for a 46. Adding to that some other observations I estimated the number to be 500.
The 42-47 model was Ford's first light duty truck that was built with a truck ladder frame as opposed to putting a bed on a car frame.
And there you have some more of my mind clutter ,
PS You have picked a great forum full of guys with MUCH experience. I always feel humbled by their scope of knowledge.

Edit: The link wasnt quite direct, so after it comes up, click on Ford and then 1947.