Vehicle Description
1937 Ford Humpback
Ford was the world's first "green" company. Although probably not
in the sense that you're thinking. From the outset, Ford used
animal waste to power its American and British plants until 1939.
Who knows, if it hadn't become so successful, they might have
continued the practice. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were total
bros. Lots of geniuses become besties, if only because it's hard to
relate to people who aren't quite so tack-sharp as you are. Ford
and Edison were lifelong friends who owned neighboring vacation
properties in Florida, and when Edison died - and this is more than
a little weird, we'll admit - Ford actually captured his dying
breaths in a test tube.
Fun to drive is the consigners words he uses to best describe this
car. Mostly steel with fiberglass front fenders, a recent repaint.,
and the quintessential 350/350 combo under the hood, and we have
ourselves a humpback hot rod.
Exterior
The Art Deco Style was all the rage in 1937, and Ford designers
seized the moment with the slant-back and humpback sedans. A road
to hood V grille, teardrop headlights, which on this car are inset
into fiberglass fenders, split rear window, curvaceous rear lines
with two tiny red circular taillights on stems, were the
inspirations taken from the movement. The hump-back was hailed as
one of the most beautiful designs of the decade. This 4-door is
bathed in Dark Green Metallic which presents with a few faults, but
is in overall good condition. Chrome is nicely polished, and in
overall good shape with a few pits. Simple shined moon caps are
attached to all 4 corners and are wrapped in thin white radials. A
sneaky V8 logo makes its way on to the trunk handle.
Interior
Light green tweed covers door panels, front buckets, and rear
bench, all of which feature some art deco inspired fan pattern
stitching. Seat belts have been installed, as well as a brushed
stainless tilt steering column and gauge dash cluster. Metallic
green covers the simple dash metal, and an aftermarket radio hangs
below the glovebox on the passenger's side. A nice green felt
headliner is tight and dark clean green carpeting floods the
floors. The trunk has also been attended to with gray and green
coverings all around.
Drivetrain
The standard fare hot rod 350ci V8 with an Edelbrock Intake and
4-barrel carb on top, as well as backed by a TH350 3-speed
automatic transmission sits in the restored engine bay.
Undercarriage
A Mustang II front suspension has been added, and power front disc
and rear drum brakes are noted. Underneath is clean and green,
uhhh, mostly black actually. Some surface rust can be seen on the
edges of the running boards and may indeed be creating the
unevenness on the upper side corners of the running boards. All
else under here is solid and structurally sound.
12 years ago, our consigner got ahold of this readymade hot rod,
and decided it needed some changes in the color department, and the
interior department. We here at Classic Auto Mall give you the
Green Humpback...drum roll please...and "A lot of fun to
drive".
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 450 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.