I didn't even realize that the whole bottom part of the tailgate is supposed to be a tube. Yes, it looks like an angle iron or something was welded over the top part of that tube.

The truck spent its life on a farm actually working into the 1980s or 90s. Maybe theyufixed a rusty area or needed the flat surface to mount some attachment or other.


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)