1941-1948 Ford Truck 1-GC 6 cylinder Radiator Reproduction
1941-1948 GC 6 cyl truck
Ford introduced the 6 cylinder 1-GC-8005 radiator in October of 1940 for full sized cars and light trucks. It is narrower than the V8 radiators of the same period, has unique angles to the tanks, a crank passage and the unique bottom bar shaped for the modified crossmember to accommodate the longer engine. The early version was a non pressure system and by the summer, the filler neck had moved and been converted to pressure.
If you have modified or altered your vehicle in anyway, please order from the bespoke radiator section. If you wish to restore your OE radiator using your OE tanks, brackets and/or castings please visit the restoration section of our website to begin the process.
Made in the USA
We make to order. Please allow adequate time for us to build.
Build time estimates [Feb 2025]
Brass/Black Model Ts
Our longstanding foundry (supplier) closed and all production was shifted to a neighboring foundry. Apparently many of the closed foundry's workers were ineligible for rehire by the new foundry due to more aggressive immigration enforcement and the union has no employees to provide. As of 2-20-25, we should receive castings in March 2025 and can resume production then.
In the interim, we have been working with our one-off foundry to have pattern boxes made and these are trickling in in smaller batches and we will produce what we can.
Model As 5-6 weeks
Heater cores ~6 weeks
Model A and 32 Ford Street rods 6 weeks
Common street rods ~12-15 weeks
Tricky customs & complicated restorations ~16 weeks months
We appreciate your patience as we continue to recruit and train new fabricators and manage the labor shortfall our country has been experiencing.
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