Vehicle Description
1950 Ford Custom Deluxe 2 Door Landau Hardtop
World War II put automobile production on hold. Production ceased
on February 10, 1942 and resumed in 1946. When production began,
most vehicles offered by marques were basically carried over from
pre-war development. It was not until 1949 when Ford began offering
new designs. They featured simple lines that were clean and
well-integrated into the body. In the front was a dramatic and
artful bullet nosed grille.
The era of pontoon fenders and high-riding automobiles was over,
and Ford broke out of the gate with a smaller, stunningly stylish
car that blended militaristic themes with slab-sided functionality.
This Custom Deluxe Sedan offered for consignment is a fine cruiser
that willneed some TLC in the body department as it is showing some
overspray areas, a few dents and some slight dulling. A new
interior is one of its assets, along with the new Ford design of a
more integrated body, and rounded design. It borders on a street
rod, as it does have a bigger mill but is in need of some serious
TLC on the mechanical front and some snappy interior upgrades.
NO TITLE-SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE ONLY
Exterior
All steel with attached chrome upfront sporting a center bullet
style ring and building on this design to complete the entire
grille. We see chrome in fair condition showing some dulling and
may have been sprayed with silver paint up front. The headlight
bezels for the single lights on the corners of each front quarter
are shiny and bright. Rounded sleek integrated panels abound on
this car and all are rust free and bathed in dark red metallic. A
side view shows off the bulbous "early aero" design, and on the
back it looks like the tail end of a rocket ship with its small
streaking bump outs for the oval tail lights. A bulbous trunk pulls
down to another silver sprayed rear bumper which wraps around the
back of the car. The top is a bit like non alcoholic beer as it is
on a canvas covering but is actually a hard top. It does not move
up and down but gives one the appearance of a convertible top. I'd
have to ask why??? but I digress! The top is in good condition with
just a slight tear on one edge. Thin white wall edged 205/70R15's
are wrapping black painted steel wheels that sport trim rings on
their edges and dog dish flat moon caps with Ford badging on their
centers. These wheels have some spotty rust on the chrome. Glass is
all clear and trimming for said glass is all good! Meanwhile the
badging and all ornamentation has been long since shaved off.
Interior
A total redux inside here now showing off in smooth black door
panels with the original cranks and actuators. Inside, gray
leather, late model power high backed bucket seats are installed in
front. These buckets have just slight corner damage on the seats
but it's minimal. In back, an overstuffed gray leather seat is
installed and looks virtually like new. A shining example of the
original metal dash with exterior matching curved design painted in
a satin black, houses a large centered speedo with additional
gauges within this circle. A few billet styled toggles and switches
are below this large central circle, all now fronted by a Grant GT
rally steering wheel. In the center is a more round bulbuls looking
design with an upper large round clock and below a trio of
aftermarket gauges with shiny bezels and white faces showing the
status of the volts, oil pressure, and water temp. Black carpet is
below in good condition, and above is a charcoal gray headliner
which shows on the underside of the upper canvas hard top fabric.
In the center is afashioned from aluminum console to house the
shifter.
Drivetrain
302 cubes of Ford pushrod V8 is now residing under the hood. It is
topped by a simple 2-barrel carburetor and miniature circular open
side air cleaner in chrome. A 3-speed manual transmission is
mounted to the back of the V8. Way back sports a Ford 9 inch rear
axle.
Undercarriage
The underside has been restored to the extent where it now has new
black sprayed undercoating on the framing and rockers as well as
inner fenders. The floor pans have a light coating of surface rust
but remain solid. The suspension, rear axle, fuel tank and front
brakes are like new in appearance. These are drum brakes all
around, and for the front suspension we note independent coil
springs, and for the back leaf springs. Dual side exit exhaust is
on with a pair of Turbo mufflers.
Drive-Ability
This car fired right up, ran smoothly, and drove very nicely. It is
a great cruiser, with a very comfortable interior. No power
steering makes getting in and out of tight places a little
strenuous, but once the car is rolling it steers surprisingly easy.
Good brakes, and functional exterior lighting was a plus. The
engine has a distinct knock, so I hesitated to push it any harder
than I dared. It's very clear that some serious work is needed
under the hood.
The work is all done in this car, most of it top notch, some could
use improvement, but not any emergencies save for the engine knock.
It is a nice cruiser, and in the red a head turner. I don't
understand the top concept but who am I to argue with success?
NO TITLE-SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE ONLY
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.
