THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL 1949 FORD SEDAN. OBTAINED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER DOWNSIZING HIS COLLECTION WITH THE INTENTION OF FINISHING AND DRIVING BUT FAMILY ISSUES FORCED SALE.
I PURCHASED CAR ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO AND WAS USING AS A WEEKEND DRIVER.UPDATED INTERIOR, AINT NEW ABOUT A YEAR AGO...THE GRAPHICS ON THE PAINT ARE ALL HAND DONE AND REQUIRED SEVERAL DAYS TO DO JUST THE GRAPHICS. THE CAR HAS ORIGINAL SKIRTS AND CHROME WHEEL RIMS .RUNS AND LOOKS GREAT. FLATHEAD 6 WITH 3 SPEED ON THE COLUMN. PARTIALLY CONVERTED TO 12V. VERY LITTLE NEEDED TO FINISH.
RECENT ENGINE WORK AT A COST OF ALMOST $2000,ALL NEW GASKETS, ND FLUIDS AND TUNE UP, EW SECTOR BOX AND GEAR, EW OIL SLINGER INSTALLED ( ENGINE HAS TO BE PULLED TO CHANGE) WITH OIL CHANGE AND FILTER.CAR HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE A SECURE WAREHOUSE SINCE COMPLETION AS I HAD MAJOR SURGERY AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. HAD NO PROBLEM WITH CRUISING AT 60 MPH BEFORE WORK WAS PERFORMED.
CAR IS A FOUR DOOR SEDAN WITH A VERY NICE GREY AND BLACK INTERIOR. TRUNK IS SOLID WITH A SPARE THAT LOOKS NEW BUT I AM NOT SURE OF AGE. THIS IS AN ALL ORIGINAL CAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LIGHTS AND IGNITION BEING 12 VOLT. NEW SET OF DOOR AND TRUNK LOCKS INCLUDED.
Car is known as The Car that Saved Ford. The 1949 Ford was revolutionary when it was introduced in the spring of that year. After the second World War, ord Motor Company had been producing only remodeled designs of their 1942 automobile. Sleek and slab-sided with the trademark circle in the front grille, he 1949 Ford broke from previous ideas of design and engineering. By the late 1940s, he dominance of the Big Three was more apparent than ever. The 1949 Ford symbolized the company's revitalization under Henry Ford II, ho had taken over for his grandfather in 1945. Modern management methods and dramatically new products returned Ford to second place in sales. Finding the company in total disarray, enry Ford II lured Ernest R. Breech from the presidency of Bendix Aviation Corporation to be his executive vice-president and implement the recovery of Ford. Henry Ford II also lured in a dynamic management team to overhaul the company, ncluding ten Harvard-trained ex-Air Force officers dubbed "The wizz Kids.
PRICE REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE............. CAN RECOMMEND SHIPPING BROKER IF NEEDED. WILL DELIVER WITHIN 200 TOTAL MILES AT $1.MILE.
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AS WITH ALL CARS THERE IS NO WARRANTY,WRITTEN OR IMPLIED. THE CAR CAN BE VIEWED AT ANY TIME WITH APPOINTMENT. CAR IS STORED INSIDE A LOCKED FACILITY. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING. THE CAR IS BEING SOLD AS IS, HERE IS. THE RESERVE PRICE WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT IN FAIRNESS TO OTHER BIDDERS. ANY OFFERS CAN BE SUBMITTED BY MESSAGE OR BY CALLING CONTACT NUMBER.