@rattler21 posted:Paul, How wide is it at the outside of the rear fenders? I sent a message to Walthers asking for the width. The automated acceptance response was because of high volume a response may take eight to eleven days. John
Ford Pickup = 1-9/16" across the rear fenders. Pepsi Bottle Truck = 1-11/16" across the rear fenders.
The front fenders may be a better indication of scale discrepancy, however. Ford Pickup = 1-9/16" across front fenders. Pepsi Bottle Truck = 1-7/16" across front fenders. A full 1/8" less than the pickup.
The 1/48 Ford pickup, at 1-9/16" across the front fenders would equal 6'-3" full size measurement. Which sounds about right for a vehicle of that vintage. I originally compared the model wheelbase (2-5/16") to the prototype wheelbase, listed on a google search as 110" if memory serves, and therefore determined that the model truck is virtually dead-on for 1/48 scale.
The Pepsi Bottle Truck, at 1-7/16" across the front fenders, would equal 7'-8" full size measurement if figuring it at 1/64 scale. Just out of curiosity, I ran outside with a tape measure and checked the outside dimension across the front fenders on my full-sized '73 Ford F-600 street rod. Near as I could eyeball it, it was right about 7'-8". Imagine that. 
