Vehicle Description
1946 Ford Tudor
Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms,
including their ancestral Wales and the Lordship of Ireland from
1485 until 1603. Henry Ford thought that was cool. It was a
marketing ploy. Manufacturers had pet names for different body
styles.
For consignment from 1946 a Ford Tudor Deluxe, now rodded, shaved
and rebooted for the interior and engine. A Nova rear axle, power
steering, power brakes, and plenty other power attachments, this
sports a remote trunk, and hood, as well as the doors. New tires
and wheels and a snappy paint job, and we now have a Tudor Rod, '46
style. Pure royalty in the Rod department.
Exterior
Excepting the front headlight bezels, all chrome trimmings and
badging has been removed from the exterior of this car. We are left
with an exterior of round sculpted steel panels, curvaceous lines,
and a bulbous nose, which is framed on the bottom with deep dish
wheels and moon caps. Simplistic but sexy with its shaved bumpers,
and now inset taillights, all the steel is bathed in a deep teal,
and its laid on thick! Sometimes maybe too thick, because there are
areas showing cracking in that thick coat of paint, and a few areas
where bubbles of underlying rust have begun to invade the painted
surfaces particularly in the seams where the fenders meet the body.
Up front the grille is matching the body, headlights have been
inset into the fenders as well as the turn signals are flushed. The
grille curves upward to meet the round nosed hood which curves its
way back to the passenger compartment which is dotted with black
trimmed tinted glass all around. A rear rounded trunk lid has an
oval black framed window above and runs downward to those inset
taillights with oval exhaust tips peeking out from below. A note to
the sexy design of the period, running boards have been reduced to
rocker flares, and fenders are making their way into the body
design, but are not there as of yet!
Interior
Some serious money was spent inside this car as we are met with two
tone gray stitched leather sculpted panels. Due to the power
windows and a power door actuator, there are no handles in this
door panel landscape, just leather and an inset speaker. Grabbing
our eye, and your body, more two-tone leather in light gray inserts
and dark gray bolsters and headrests, all neatly stitched together.
A rear dual seat bench runs from side panel to side panel and
includes an inset area arm rest framed by more leather in the
middle. A smoothed two-tone center console laps like ocean waves
towards the front dash and excepting for the glovebox lid is solid
and clean with only power window toggle chromed inserts. Looking
toward the dash it is a work of art just like the exterior. We see
gray painted steel for the dash top, and a shiny chromed panel for
the dash front. Within are custom chromed bezel white faced gauges,
a few lights to warn us of on and off accessories, and a colorful
Legacy aftermarket AM/FM stereo with a built-in equalizer. Below
this chromed panel is another band of dark gray painted steel which
houses various knobs and pulls. Deep thick pile gray carpet floods
the floors, and a suede headliner hangs tightly from the ceiling. A
nice shout out to the trunk, which is also lined in leather, and
has inset stitched light gray waves in either side and the rear
seat panel. A leather cover box surrounds the battery, and more
gray carpet floods these floors as well.
Drivetrain
A flip of the hood, and we are greeted loudly with a 350ci V8 all
polished up and shining like a piece of mechanical jewelry. MSD
provides the ignition box, coil, and distributor, and on top is an
Edelbrock Performer EPS intake, and a 4-barrel Holley carb. For the
transmission and rear we see a TH350 3 speed automatic bolted to
the back of this sexy mill, and a 10-bolt rear axle. Headers have
been added and they make their way rearward through a Turbo Muffler
system.
Undercarriage
All very nicely restored with a drilled X frame shiny and black,
solid floorpans, and rust free black painted environment all
around. A Mustang II front end has been used, and on the rear are
leaf springs for the suspension. Power disc brakes adorn all 4
corners, and we have a very nice, clean undercarriage presentation.
Take a bow before we hop in and run it through its paces!
Drive-Ability
An �ber comfortable set of seats grab you by the butt with the
snappy leather two-tone, and a turn of the key and I was off to the
races...well, test track! Here this car performed beautifully with
great acceleration, smooth transmission shifting, and a low rumble
RPM cruise. I felt like I was driving a piece of sculpture, and
when I hopped our I realized I was...good brakes, and all interior
functions were working swimmingly.
Starting with a wonderful Art Nouveau curved design, and modifying
it by simplification, then bathing it with a metallic teal paint,
shaving all the exterior original embellishments, adding a stunning
leather interior, throwing in a blinged out 350ci crate engine, and
ladies and gentlemen start your engines and drive to a show. There
is a nice place in the back, lined with leather and carpet to put
your trophies for the ride home. And the push of a button opens the
doors trunk and hood. It just does not get any easier or more
fun.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 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.