1941 Ford Model 11Y One Ton Closed-Cab Flatbed Truck

1941 Ford Model 11Y One Ton Closed-Cab Flatbed Truck
Chassis no. 2C8393
The last year of pre-WWII production all but charted the course of what was to be produced for the war effort, and later the civilian market, for the next six years. Major changes to the line wouldn't come until a few years after hostilities had subsided.

This closed cab One-Ton truck features a nicely finished wooden Flatbed behind the cab. Likely an export model built in Canada, it slotted neatly between the smaller ¾ and bigger 1½-ton models. As with all of Ford's commercial vehicles, just about every variant under the sun was offered and this example rolled off the line as a Closed-Cab model with a blank canvas behind the driver onto which the flatbed was later installed.

Minimal brightwork was typical for these workhorses, but the chrome 'cross' up front added some pizazz to an otherwise black paintjob. Well presented, it is rare to find any variant of these commercial trucks as they were typically worked hard and driven into the ground.