Originally Posted by twotone
If you look at pictures Gigawat posted in the welcome center, you'll see a stake pocket in front of the rear fender.
Good find, Twotone.
That stake pocket location on the passenger side indicated in the pic from the Welcome Center forum indeed indicates that the bedside is from a longbed.
However, the notch for the spare tire on the rear fender on the driver side indicates that the longbed has had a foot cut off of the front of the bed, making it a faux shortbed.
My bet is that the frame has been shortened to accommodate the cooler looking shortbed styling.
Carl


1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission