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Ford Thames restoration project

  • 20-04-2019 6:55pm
    #1
    rocknrollkid
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    Hi All,
    My grandad left me a restoration project. It's a 1957 Ford Thames pick up truck. I've never restored anything in my life but I am prepared to do it properly and take as many years as possible. I have the original log book. It's a 4 cylinder engine. I believe these are rare, does anybody know if this is true? Who can point me in the right direction? A couple of pics here....
    Would appreciate ANY help just to even know where to start....


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  • #2
    The Red Ace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭The Red Ace


    Good luck with your restoration, you have a rare enough vehicle and parts may be hard enough to source. My advice would be join the Ford 400E owners club in the UK as I doubt there are any spares available here. Your 4cyl engine is a 1700cc unit and 3 speed gearbox with column change which could break your heart when the gearbox linkage got worn. I remember having to go in under the cab in rush hour traffic in OConnell st in Dublin to free out gears many moons ago. Maybe stick up a couple of photos of your pick up. The early Toyota HI Ace was loosely based on the 400E .


  • #3
    Tiger31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭Tiger31


    Hope the 400E restoration is progressing well.

    Two examples are regulars at the Eyrecourt Vintage Show every two years. Check out the Irish Vintage Scene magazine for the dates.


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