1951 Ford F1

My F1 Ford. It’s actually a 1952 with 1951 trim. The chassis has an Dodge Dakota IFS using a kit from Industrial Chassis. The rear suspension is a TCI leaf spring kit.

Power comes from an 8RT flathead Ford V8 with a 4” stroke and 3 5/16” bore, billet center main cap, factory connecting rods, Isky Max 1 cam opens the valves via Johnson hollow adjustable lifters. The valves Under those Offenhauser 425 heads are standard Ford 1.5”. Fuel is feed by a Holley 390 CFM carburetor through an Edelbrock intake manifold, and lit off by a MSD ready-to-run ignition, and Porter Mufflers make that sweet nostalgic sound! the accessories, include air conditioning, alternator and power steering from a March Performance serpentine belt drive. Power is routed through a 700R4 automatic using a Wilcap adaptor then on to a Ford 9 inch rearend sporting 3.89:1 rears, and finally to the ground with Silverstone wide whitewall tires on Wheels Vintiques wheels

The body is all steel with a with a Mar-K reproduction bed and oak flooring. The body color is Jaguar Quartz Grey, wheels are Jaguar Radiance Red.

The dashboard was extended to house air conditioner vents and controls for the Vintage Air system. A few other interior items are a Glide seat, Lokar shifter and e-brake, Ididit steering column, Juliano’s steering wheel and 3 point seatbelts, custom gauges from Classic Industries, a 180 watt stereo from Antique Automotive Radio, INC.

That’s just a quick overview of some of the components in the build.