Vehicle Description
1949 Ford Custom 2-Door Sedan Flat-Head V8 Custom Air Cleaner
Beautiful Engine Bay Manual Transmission with Floor Shifter Custom
Blue Pearl Flame Paint Quarter Skirts Dual Exhaust Roof /
Windshield Visor Steelies with Dome Hubcaps Simulated Lake Side
Pipes Dual Spot Lights Am/FM Stereo Whitewall Tires Headlight Half
Shields Stamped Louvered Hood Custom two tone Blue / White Custom
Vinyl Interior Original Vintage Ford Steering Wheel This car is way
cool! Professional Mods done the 'Old School Way' Check out under
hood and how Cool this car looks... Runs Great! Easy to Drive and
Enjoy! You couldn't get this paint job for what the car is being
sold for. Call us for any and all information on this beautiful
SHOEBOX! The 1949 Ford was an American automobile produced by Ford.
It was the first all-new automobile design introduced by the Big
Three after World War II, civilian production having been suspended
during the war, and the 1946-1948 models from Ford, GM, and
Chrysler being updates of their pre-war models. Popularly called
the "Shoebox Ford" for its slab-sided, "ponton" design, the 1949
Ford is credited both with saving Ford and ushering in modern
streamlined car design with changes such as integrated fenders and
more. This design would continue through the 1951 model year, with
an updated design offered in 1952. After sticking with its
well-received previous model through model year 1948, Ford
completely redesigned its namesake car for the year 1949. Save for
its drive-train, this was an all-new car in every way, with a
modern ladder frame now supporting a coil spring independent
suspension in front and longitudinal semi-elliptical springs in
back. The engine was moved forward to make more room in the
passenger compartment and the antiquated "torque tube" was replaced
by a modern drive shaft. Ford's popular 226 CID (3.7 L) L-head
straight-6 and 239 CID (3.9 L) Flathead V8 remained, now rated at
90 hp (67 kW) and 100 hp (75 kW), respectively. The 1949 models
debuted at a gala at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City in
June 1948, with a carousel of the new Fords complemented by a
revolving demonstration of the new chassis. The new integrated
steel structure was advertised as a "lifeguard body", and even the
woody wagon was steel at heart. The convertible frame had an "X
member" for structural rigidity. From a customer's perspective, the
old Custom, De Luxe, and Super De Luxe lines were replaced by new
Standard and Custom trims and the cars gained a modern look with
completely integrated rear fenders and just a hint of a fender in
front. The new styling approach was also evident in the 1949
Mercury Eight and the all-new Lincoln Cosmopolitan. The styling was
influential on many European manufacturers, such as Mercedes Benz,
Borgward, Austin, Volvo and many others. The all new 1949 Ford was
said at the time to be the car that saved the Ford Corporation.
Competition from GMH was surpassing the Old Ford designs. In some
ways the vehicle was rushed into production.Particularly the door
mechanism design.It was said that the doors could fling open on
corners. Chrome Package, Am/Fm Radio, Full-Size Spare Tire, Spare
Tire
