It all began back in 1980, when
Chuck was just 15, and he decided it was time to fix up Dad’s 1950 F-1.
After carefully looking it over, it was obvious that many parts would
need to be found to replace what wasn’t repairable, so the hunt was on
for a parts truck! Chuck and his father found a pretty nice ’49 F-1 for
$100.00, and had it towed home. It would have yielded about everything
that was needed for the ’50, but it was too nice to part out, so he
restored that truck to be a daily driver. This required more parts
trucks, many trips to swap meets, and lots of trips chasing leads from
ads in the paper. Before long, Chuck had many more parts than he would
ever need, so the ad went in the paper, and a business was born!
A few years and several dozen
parts trucks later, Chuck finally found the time to restore Dad’s truck.
He wanted it to be the best 1950 F-1 possible, with every factory
option, so that’s what he did. He painstakingly filled every flaw in the
frame, and worked his way up until the truck was like new again. Now all
that was left was to win some trophies.
After numerous 1st place awards, it was time to take
it to an Early Ford V8 Club of America show, to get the most prestigious
award possible for a Ford. The Dearborn Award. First time on the
concourse, the truck scored a perfect score of 1000 points out of 1000!
After that, it was time to get the truck in some magazines, so in the
Summer of ’95 it made the cover of Ford Truckin’! After all that
publicity, people started to ask Chuck to restore their vehicles, and
the parts business grew into a restoration shop as well.
Today, Chuck’s Trucks, LLC is a
full service restoration facility, having turned out numerous Dearborn
award winning Fords. All Ford’s are serviced; cars to large trucks. All
stages of restoration are handled, from minor repairs to full body offs.
Chuck is known for his careful attention to detail. If a part can’t be
found, it will be made.
Chuck is well known for his
interest in original four wheel drive converted Fords, and specializes
in parts and services on these rare vehicles. So much so, that Chuck
attracted the attention of Marmon-Herrington, who now lists his business
as the official go to for any of their customers who call with needs for
any of their older conversions.
Chuck’s Trucks, LLC is your one
stop shop for all of your Ford parts and service needs. The company is
an authorized distributor for all major manufactures of vintage Ford
parts, and even manufactures a few parts in house. Chuck himself always
answers the phone, and he sees to it that your parts order gets filled
correctly every time! Free expert tech support is always provided as
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