Evaluation: Very good fresh paint and chrome. Light scratches on the grille and light pitting on some of the badges. Straight bed with spray-in bedliner. Very good restored interior. Fresh truck restoration with good equipment and sharp ‘50s colors.
Bottom Line: The third generation (1957-60) F-Series was a significant and much more modern redesign for Ford’s bread-and-butter pickup, and 1959 was the first year for factory 4-wheel drive rather than expensive aftermarket conversions. This is a clean, correct and well-equipped example so it naturally attracted a lot of attention at an auction where trucks generally did very well. It brought $46,200 at Mecum Indy only a few months ago, and that was already a very strong number. This one seems downright expensive, but that’s an observation we’re making a lot these days.
