<P> The pickup truck depicted in the series is a 1951 Ford F1 . It was purchased at auction after the series ended and was later leased back to NBC for the spin offs Sanford Arms and Sanford . It has changed hands a few times over the years , eventually purchased by a real life junk dealer , Donald Dimmitt of Dimmitts Auto Salvage , in Argos , Indiana . Most recently it was purchased from Dimmitts Auto Salvage by Tim Franko and Jeff Canter , owners of BlueLine Classics , a classic car dealership in North Royalton , Ohio . The truck has been preserved by BlueLine Classics to its true condition as seen on the TV series and is displayed in the BlueLine Classics showroom . </P>
<P> The pickup truck depicted in the series is a 1951 Ford F1 . It was purchased at auction after the series ended and was later leased back to NBC for the spin offs Sanford Arms and Sanford . It has changed hands a few times over the years , eventually purchased by a real life junk dealer , Donald Dimmitt of Dimmitts Auto Salvage , in Argos , Indiana . Most recently it was purchased from Dimmitts Auto Salvage by Tim Franko and Jeff Canter , owners of BlueLine Classics , a classic car dealership in North Royalton , Ohio . The truck has been preserved by BlueLine Classics to its true condition as seen on the TV series and is displayed in the BlueLine Classics showroom . </P>
who owns the truck from sanford and son
who owns the truck from sanford and son
Tim Franko Jeff Canter
Tim Franko Jeff Canter