MikeStone 1953,
Always neat to hear of another guy with a 9'' foot pickup bed. I have a 1950 1 ton with the 9' bed and love it. Mar-K made the front bed panel for my truck and is a perfect match. I assume the 1953 would be the same as the 1950 with the exception of the number of boards in the bed. A long time ago, I did a drawing for that 1 ton bed panel for Mar-K. At the time they only did the 1/2 and 3/4 ton panels, but they followed my drawing exactly and the panel turned out great. Since then he has offered the 1 ton front bed panel. Can't go wrong with them on that part. Good luck with your truck.
Tom
