Warbird Information Exchange

Hi all,

I am attempting to buy a 1960 Ford F-100 pickup truck. It is as stripped-down as they came, with no options (not even a radio!), painted grille and bumpers, and so forth. It has a short, wide bed, and the powertrain is an inline six and a "three on the tree". The body is amazingly straight and has no significant rust, and the entire truck is absolutely stock and original, although it's in dire need of restoration. This truck would be a great candidate to be painted to represent an early 1960s USAF flight line truck. Does anyone have any good detailed photographs of how such a truck would have been marked? I know they were painted dark blue with yellow lettering, but what was written on them? What equipment would they have carried? Toolboxes? Fire extinguishers? Other stuff?

Thanks in advance for your kind assistance!

Cheers!

Truck would probably be the dark AF royal blue, and don't forget the big letters on the door with the reg number. and the oversized orange and white flag for use on the flight line.

One other suggestion. Look for the old Rock Hudson movie when he was a SAC Base Commander. It had some good flight line shots.

there are some pics of a corvair at http://sarges.com/LoneStarFlightMus.htm

'64 Dodge but no markings

The color is USAF Strata Blue.

I'm at work right now, I'll link a couple of places to buy it from when I get home.

Here's an M37 in it. http://m37.crwdesigns.com/other.htm

Django wrote:there are some pics of a corvair at http://sarges.com/LoneStarFlightMus.htm

DZ.....is that your old truck....did ya leave it behind?????

Rock Hudson movie--"A Gathering of Eagles" --Excellent footage!!

Rock Hudson - never leave your friends behind!

No need for any flags if it's a standard flightine truck used on the ramp.

Oscar Duck wrote:Rock Hudson - never leave your friends behind!

That is just Soooooo d a m n e d FUNNY

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