Vehicle Description
1936 Ford Fordor Standard Sedan
It's not often I read of the owner removing original parts because
they are old, and unreliable, all to improve performance,
drive-ability, and reliability, at the risk of not having an
original car...wait! It's genius!!
Hidden in the garage by night this mild-mannered Ford Fordor,
(short for four door-go figure?), slant back, (as opposed to
humpback with a trunk), leads a simple life, enjoying its time off
from the daily grind. By day, this sleeper, (so seeming), starts up
and is ready to compete in Rallies, The Great Race Coker Tire
Challenge, AACA Founders Club Tours, and AACA Tours. Oh, did I
mention it can easily be a daily driver too, and it's been up and
down the East Coast. Ladies and gentlemen this car is 87 years old
this year, and it barely breathes heavily when it competes, and
completes the aforementioned.
Exterior
Original Henry Ford & Son sheet metal, this car sat in dry storage
from 1962 to 1988 and was off road totally, when a complete
disassembly began. All of the body panels were taken apart and
painted in black enamel in 1989/1990. This body features all new
glass and tracks, weather strip, bumpers, bonded rubber running
boards, soft roof, shared B pillar latched doors, deluxe spare tire
cover and fold down V8 badged trunk rack. Some additional "deluxe"
trim has been added to bling it up a tad. Throw on some horizontal
ribs on the cowled hood, grille surround, and hidden horn bezels.
Beautifully preserved gently curved chirped bumpers with vertical
bars to protect them on front and rear and we are off to the rally.
Included are 5 wide whites, 4 of which are Ford Script and the 5th
covered under a rear mounted black metal cover on the rear. Now I
would definitely put it in the visual "snappy" category.
Interior
A completely new Lebaron Bonney company interior, carpet,
headliner, rubber mat trim, etc. has now been installed. Noted is
the driver's floor pan where the ONLY area of rust was found and
had to be repaired. Wonderful tuck and roll overstuffed benches sit
in upholstered tub surrounds and are like new in their tan
broadcloth presentation front and rear. Door panels are nicely
covered too and have shiny actuators and cranks. The original brown
fax wood bakelite banjo style steering wheel fronts the dash and is
edged and centered with brown bakelite. In that center is the V8
logo, which I treasure as one of Ford's greatest badges. The brown
steel full metal jacket dash top and front are of the art deco
design and present with just a few spots and original warm cream
gauges. Hanging under the center of the dash are various new
toggles and gauges to keep track of pertinent information such as
accurate fuel amount, an oil pressure gauge, and a nifty switch to
activate the exhaust cut out for extra power and extra fun! Rising
from the rubber floors is a long handled shift lever and chromed
handbrake lever. In the center is a round styled deluxe radio.
Above is a tight headliner also in fuzzy broadcloth. Noted seat
belts are all around.
Drivetrain
The original flathead has been upgraded to a post war 24 stud 59
A/B block which has been completely rebuilt with only the finest
components, featuring a balanced reciprocating assembly with new
forged pistons. A new "crab cap" distributor, plugs and wires, high
output coil, Pertronix point elimination, and a completely new
wiring harness are installed. On top is a chromed horn styled
intake 2-barrel carburetor. On back a rebuilt transmission with a
new gear cluster, bearings, resurfaced flywheel and a new clutch
pressure plate have been put on too, and its a 3 speed manual
transmission. Putting all this new found power to the asphalt is a
4.11 geared rear axle.
Undercarriage
Nary any sign of rust, structural integrity is A plus, remembering
that this car is 87 years old. A 21-gallon fuel cell with redundant
electric fuel pump, allows this car to be driven over 250 miles
without worry. An aluminum radiator with electric fan can be seen
from underneath, modern new hydraulic shocks, new linkages and tie
rods, and new shackles and spherical bushings in springs all
around. NOS Ford drums with races and seals, bearings and linings,
clevis pins, adjusting sleeve and cotter pins...allowing the brakes
to actually lock up. A solid floor pan is now seen above the X
frame.
Drive-Ability
She runs like a clock, and is wonderfully comfy to drive. Our
consignor has to sadly part with her due to recent knee surgery and
now the clutch is difficult for him. It was very easy in and out
for me. All functions are working as they should.
The list goes on and on with all the upgrades and redundancy needed
for the rally competitions this car frequents. If you are into
original, all parts have been retained and you can slap them back
on to make the car original...but why would any want to? With the
built-in reliability at no expense spared restoration/upgrading
that has been put into this beautiful car, that absolutely is an
everyday driver.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.
