1951 Ford F-1 Stepside Flathead V-8 on 2040-cars
South Roxana, Illinois, United States
I'm assisting in selling this truck for a friend of mine. The truck is located at his house in South Roxana, Illinois. Please call him with any questions. Here is his item description:
1951 Ford F-1 Stepside Flathead Ford V-8, 239 or 255 cubic inch, not sure which Still 6v electrical system 3-speed manual transmission Freshly rebuilt starter New oil pan gasket Giving up on this one, just discovered engine is seized Have clear title in my name Buyer arranges and pays for shipping Call with any questions 618-791-2761 On Jul-15-14 at 19:44:25 PDT, seller added the following information: ATTENTION BIDDERS/POTENTIAL BIDDERS, I just talked to my friend Larry on the phone. He has discovered that the title he holds in his name for this truck is one digit off on the VIN. The title states: "1951 Ford Pickup...VIN # F1RDL26781". The VIN on this truck is stamped into the passenger side frame rail, near the radiator, it is clearly stamped F1R1DL26781. I did some research on-line, and the fourth digit of the VIN should be the model year, "1" for '51...so it's definitely a typo on the title. Today, Larry brought this to the attention of his DMV. They gave him all the paperwork required for a title correction to add that number 1 to the fourth VIN position. Larry was also able to get his town's Chief of Police over to his house to perform the required VIN inspection. It may take a few weeks to receive the corrected title, but we aren't positive on that. Of course no money will be expected from the winning bidder, until Larry has the corrected title in hand. Full payment will NOT be due within 7 days of auction end. You'll also notice that no earnest money is due within 48 hrs of auction end. If you are bidding on this truck, and you needed it right away, please accept my apologies and feel free to retract your bid. Please call Larry with any questions, his phone number is listed in the original item description. Thank you, -Owen
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