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Neither Rain nor Sleet.(Escape Roads)
Byline: BOB TOMAINE
This two-tone Ford F-3 van may not be the most striking display at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles in Boyertown, Pennsylvania (opposite page), but conventional wisdom says collectors and enthusiasts want the vehicles they grew up with. Everyone grew up with a mail truck.
Built on a one-ton chassis, the F-3 wears a Boyertown Step-N-Serve body painted dark green and black. A yellow stripe is lettered "U.S. Mail,'' and despite the number-1800-this Ford was the first of 2500 to come out the door of the Boyertown Auto Body Works 55 years ago.
But when the time came for the van's inspection by the U.S. Post Office, there was a problem. The battery was under the hood, explains Boyertown museum director Kenneth Wells, and the government wanted it under the floor.
A modification would require Ford to go to its suppliers, make changes to its assembly procedure, delay the project and add an unknown amount to the cost. But Boyertown Auto president Paul Hafer had a better idea. According to Wells, Hafer had his production superintendent cut a piece from the diamond-plate floor, drill a hole big enough to put your finger in, add a hinge, mount the battery there and put the cables on.
The job was done, Boyertown got the contract.
Boyertown's Step-N-Serve body, designed to be mounted on most light truck chassis, was a good match for the Post Office. Its combination of a low floor and tall door meant a six-footer could slide the door back, step through with ease and move around freely inside.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Neither Rain nor Sleet.(Escape Roads)