The 1951Fordpickup was a polar member of Ford ’s " Bonus make " pipeline of postwar trucks . The pedigree was announced early in 1948 and ran through 1952 . it was the broadest roster in Ford truck history , spanning fomite from half - ton pickups to three - ton commercial-grade haulers .
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sport were a " Million Dollar Cab " ( it cost $ 1 million to design and tool ) . Ford say it had " Living - Room " comfortableness , and it was much high and wider than before , and well fitted . Styling was classier and cleaner , and the Ford six and V-8engineswere available .
Trucks had two wheelbases : 114 inches for the 1/2 - gross ton F-1 series , 122 inch for the 3/4 - ton F-2 . By the prison term the 1951 Ford pickup truck appear , the gearshift had moved from the floor to thesteeringcolumn .
The 1951 Ford pickup also introduced a novel front end . Gone was a smile horizontal - saloon grille and inboard headlamp , replaced by a single - bar grille with three monumental " teeth . " Along with a wraparound front bumper , this present Ford truck a more fast-growing frontal appearance .
Fenders of the 1951 Ford pickup were revised to house this raw grillework , and headlamps moved farther outboard . Being passably tall , those fenders allowed the hood to adopt a flatter , more modernistic show .
Ford stress this smoother depend with a downcast breeze scoop in the miserable front of the hood , replacing the high " nostrils " of the 1948 - 1950 design .
New " Power Pilot " vacuity advance adjusted discharge and fuel mixture concord to load weighting , and the V-8 locomotive earned a number of mechanically skillful alteration . Out back , the 1951 Ford pickup boast a " grain - tight " tailgate , meaning that it suit so snugly a consignment of texture would n’t leak on the way home .
Indoors , the splashboard of the 1951 Ford pickup was restyled and two trim point were offered : standard " Five Star " and " Five Star Extra . " The latter had a foam padded seat , insulated headlining , twin sun visors , room access locks , dome light , twin horn , and thicker sound deadeners . The Five Star Extra also sport chrome exterior emphasis and grille finish .
Colors for the1951 Ford pickup were Vermilion , Raven Black , Meadow Green , Silvertone Gray , Sheridan Blue , Alpine Blue , and Sea Island Green .
