Flat Rat: A Slammed1950 Ford COE Firetruck On Air

I know, I know, I mentioned I’d publish additional of this 1950 Ford COE just around a week back. My terrible, I received a very little distracted. I’ll expose why soon. But, get these extra shots of my penance.

This truck, recognized as the Flat Rat hails from Keswick Ontario and was crafted by it is owner Scott Badger (@keswickscott).

Scott has owned the truck taxi about 10 yrs now. Factors genuinely bought likely on the truck about five decades back, with major development remaining manufactured throughout the pandemic.

From powering the tilt taxi to wherever the tailor made 4-hyperlink starts is most of a widened Chevy 3500 chassis. Ahead of the front wheels is mainly manufacturing facility Ford with signficant modifications performed to make the steering operate at the truck’s new peak.

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

Scott managed to keep as considerably primary as he could, but he did have to swap a bit of sheet metallic in this article and on the cab. The new additions had been sprayed by Scott in possibly white or red.

Scott and his son also designed all 11 feet of the mattress from scratch.

Almost nothing extra than an English wheel and a Princess Vehicle bead roller was made use of in the mattress building.

In reality, the total truck was crafted in a rather humble house garage. Proving after once more that wherever there’s a will there is a way when it arrives to do-it-on your own fabrication. A little something that absolutely supplied a little bit of determination for my possess undertaking.

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

“If this is not Super Responsibility I really do not know what is,” Scott explained.

For the eagle-eyed, of course the tail lights are rotated versions from a 65 Ford Mustang, Pretty intelligent if you ask me.

Of course, this truck is incredibly a great deal up my alley and I hope to see more of it yet again soon.

Ontario is back again jamming once more and I’m definitely here for it!