My dad bought a new Hawaiian bronze '50 in late '49 for $1,610 at Bob Ford in Dearborn Michigan. A lot of WW2 vets treated themselves to a new car back then and he was one of them. Due to high demand, labor strikes causing no production and inflation (price gouging) the '46-'48s were tough to get. By '49 cars became more available. It seemed like everyone in our large family of Aunts and Uncles bought a new '49 or '50 model car. Someone hotwired Dad's '50 when he was at work on Merritt & Junction in Detroit and went joy riding with it. The cops found the car and it never ran the same. He traded it in on a new '55 Ford Fairlane. Great memory of the first nice, new car our family had.
My family bought their first new car, a '51 Ford, basically the same as the '50, for $1,650! In just a few weeks, someone stole the distinctive Ford hood emblem, which was never replaced! It was supposed to be my first car, when I reached driving age, but only lasted until 1960, when I was 14! Too bad!
i love these old shoe box fords! my first car was a '50 ford. i bought in 1973 for $135.00 when i was 15. it was a 6 cylender car. but previous owner had put a late 60s v8 truck mototr in it. he was gonna make a circle track car out of it. but discovered it was too solid to just beat up that way. and sold it to me. i drove it for a few years. what a beauty you have there. thanks
In 1968 I purchased a 1949 Ford Business coupe for the sum of $150.00! It had great paint and body with a Flathead 8. I got rid of it in 1969 because it developed a cracked block and was throwing coolant out the exhaust. Often I would grind the starter not realizing it was running, it was that quiet, Great find sir!
Man! Thats cool! You can find an old flathead engine for it. Ive always loved the 1940 Ford business coupe. I coulda had a 40 awhile back but they wanted 20 thousand for it. Worth every penny. But I just bought my house and had 3 kids to take care of .So that was that! Lol!
My Dad bought a '49 Ford 2 door sedan in 1960 for $50. It ran great with the flathead V8 and 3 speed.. In '63, he traded it tin on a used '62 Ford Ranch Wagon.
This video brought back a lot of memories. Nothing sounded better than a flat head V/8 Ford with dual exhaust and the right mufler! The one I road a lot of miles in was a 1951 Crestline!
This Is the first one I've owned. I've always wanted one because my dad having the one he wrecked setting behind the house rotting away for years finely getting hauled off and knowing the history of this one made it kinda special
What a great find.Those doors close better than my Tahoe. '49s were more prone to rust than a '50, so it makes it even a nicer find to be a rust free '49. So CQQL! I love your da's stories from back when. My dad had a lift like that when I was a kid.
This be a cool. Project. I would. Turn it into a. Real. Cool. Sleeper. Nd make it. Fast. And. Keep. The same look on the outside. But. Lots. Of. Horse power. In it and a. Nice chassis too. Be cool to do. Like the roadster shop survivor series. They do.
Actually, The Mercury Was Suppose To Be The Post WWII 1949 FORD Car. But The Company Executives Felt That It Was Too Large And Too Heavy, Resulting In A Higher Pricetag. So They Went Back To The Drawing Boards And Came Up With The Bullet Grille Cheaper Ford. That's Likely Why The Mercury Still Had A Humpy Type Hood, And Shared The Body Style With A Less Expensive Lincoln, As An In-between Model Selection, While The Ford Hood Is FLAT Across. I Have The August-September "Special Interest Autos" Edition From 1972, That Shows The Design Prototypes Of The Post War Mercury That Began Soon After The War Ended. And Which Designers Final Concept Won Out. The Mercury Had A Slightly More Powerful Engine With A Longer Throw Crankshaft To Drag Around The Extra Weight Of The Car. But Both Still Had Block Heat Risks With The Center Cylinders Sharing The Same Exhaust Outlet INSIDE The Engine Block. And The Hood On The Mercury Has Springs To Hold It Open, Where As The Ford Used A Prop Rod Instead. There Were Other Improvements That The Mercury Had Over The Ford, But BOTH OF THEM Are Favorites For Old School Guys Like Me. However For The 1950 Mercury That I Have; After I Bought The Car I Had Restored And Installed A 1949 Mercury Dashboard, That Had ROUND Gauges Instead Of The Sweep Type Gauge Dashboard The Car Came With. Not Only Does It Look Nicer, But I Was Able To Install The Modern ROUND 12-volt Gauges Inside The Gauge Holes To Eliminate The Old 6-volt Ones. Instead Of Mounting The Newer 12-Volt Gauges UNDER The 1950 Dash.
1949 my dad had a new car just like this with 6cylinder and overdrive. he ran US 66 to California 80 mph and when stopping for gas a guy with a new Oldsmobile wanted to see what engine he had.
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 One big hurdle with a Ford V-8, is the the front dump, so you'll have to source a rear sump oil pan. I've heard Broncos had them. Also, the oil-pump,and pick-up, will be at the wrong end. All that nonsense made me go to a small-block Chevy in my 51 Ford Custom, as the sump was in the rear.
Please find a flathead for that too nice to not go original. My first car was a 51 hard top flathead w OD, it was older than me. Let the man get it back later still know where it is but not for sale.
Sadly soon all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!!! (BABBVEN LAWS AND TEBBVEN ORDERS)!!!!!
Yeah, I've seen this post on other videos. It'll never happen in the USA. If you guys let it happen in Europe you're crazy! Thumbs down. I can't believe this channel gave you a heart!
The Goofy Idiots want to do all this while they don't even have enough electricity for homes & business right now! So with all gas cars gone how do they think they will charge these electric cars? Down the road they might get the technology but right now they can't even supply some areas with enough electricity without all cars being electric! So they are dreaming!
Friends Im an old man im like that stupid joe Biden, cant remenber any . I have beautiful 51 ford custom the staring has got two much play cant find some to fix it. here where i live in Eastern kentucky no wants to work on it. James R Music west van lear ky
Why ! Trump only cares about the "head-lights"(knockers), on a woman. He probably knows less about cars, than he does about history, or the Constitution.
@@jeromebreeding3302 Trump knows how to run a county. Low inflation, cheap energy, secure borders, foreign adversaries in check, booming stock market, low unemployment even among minorities. Yes, I have to admit, Biden's so much better. Get your brains examined!
My dad bought my mom a 49 Ford Tudor custom sedan for a wedding present in late 48 paying 2069.89. It was my first car in 69. ,
I had a 1950 and my father had a new one in 1949 so I had my shared of riding around in them a lot. I'm eighty years old.
My dads is 84. Good memories….
My dad bought a new Hawaiian bronze '50 in late '49 for $1,610 at Bob Ford in Dearborn Michigan. A lot of WW2 vets treated themselves to a new car back then and he was one of them. Due to high demand, labor strikes causing no production and inflation (price gouging) the '46-'48s were tough to get. By '49 cars became more available. It seemed like everyone in our large family of Aunts and Uncles bought a new '49 or '50 model car. Someone hotwired Dad's '50 when he was at work on Merritt & Junction in Detroit and went joy riding with it. The cops found the car and it never ran the same. He traded it in on a new '55 Ford Fairlane. Great memory of the first nice, new car our family had.
My family bought their first new car, a '51 Ford, basically the same as the '50,
for $1,650! In just a few weeks, someone stole the distinctive Ford hood
emblem, which was never replaced! It was supposed to be my first car, when
I reached driving age, but only lasted until 1960, when I was 14! Too bad!
i love these old shoe box fords! my first car was a '50 ford. i bought in 1973 for $135.00 when i was 15. it was a 6 cylender car. but previous owner had put a late 60s v8 truck mototr in it. he was gonna make a circle track car out of it. but discovered it was too solid to just beat up that way. and sold it to me. i drove it for a few years. what a beauty you have there. thanks
Liked these. Always. Have.
My grandfather "a druggest" bought that exact 49' Ford new. It was even black and had a windshield visor made of metal on it.
They took out the heart of that shoebox, what a bummer !
In 1968 I purchased a 1949 Ford Business coupe for the sum of $150.00! It had great paint and body with a Flathead 8.
I got rid of it in 1969 because it developed a cracked block and was throwing coolant out the exhaust. Often I would grind the starter not realizing it was running, it was that quiet, Great find sir!
With all the hot rodders replacing their flaty with a V8, it shouldn't be too hard to find a flat head.
Not any more ! Flat-heads are all the rage. Finding one that's not worn-out might be a challenge, and won't be cheap.
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Man! Thats cool! You can find an old flathead engine for it. Ive always loved the 1940 Ford business coupe. I coulda had a 40 awhile back but they wanted 20 thousand for it. Worth every penny. But I just bought my house and had 3 kids to take care of .So that was that! Lol!
I know your pain…. I raised 3 kids and I think there the better choice….
Howdy! Stumbled across you in John Wilburn's live, and I'm glad I did! Great channel, cheers from Alberta Canada!
Thanks man. I subscribed to your channel also...
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 thank you kindly!
My Dad bought a '49 Ford 2 door sedan in 1960 for $50. It ran great with the flathead V8 and 3 speed.. In '63, he traded it tin on a used '62 Ford Ranch Wagon.
This video brought back a lot of memories. Nothing sounded better than a flat head V/8 Ford with dual exhaust and the right mufler! The one I road a lot of miles in was a 1951 Crestline!
This Is the first one I've owned. I've always wanted one because my dad having the one he wrecked setting behind the house rotting away for years finely getting hauled off and knowing the history of this one made it kinda special
very nice congratulation from Brasil
That is really nice, I envy you.
What a great find.Those doors close better than my Tahoe. '49s were more prone to rust than a '50, so it makes it even a nicer find to be a rust free '49. So CQQL! I love your da's stories from back when. My dad had a lift like that when I was a kid.
I have a 53 Flathead that would make the old 49 run down the road! It will soon be going into a 34 Coupe!
This be a cool. Project. I would. Turn it into a. Real. Cool. Sleeper. Nd make it. Fast. And. Keep. The same look on the outside. But. Lots. Of. Horse power. In it and a. Nice chassis too. Be cool to do. Like the roadster shop survivor series. They do.
Would be cool..
great chrome, put a motor in it & drive it!
I love the '49 Ford and Mercury the best. The front ends were cleaner and purer than the '50. Ford really created a winner with that design.
Actually, The Mercury Was Suppose To Be The Post WWII 1949 FORD Car. But The Company Executives Felt That It Was Too Large And Too Heavy, Resulting In A Higher Pricetag. So They Went Back To The Drawing Boards And Came Up With The Bullet Grille Cheaper Ford. That's Likely Why The Mercury Still Had A Humpy Type Hood, And Shared The Body Style With A Less Expensive Lincoln, As An In-between Model Selection, While The Ford Hood Is FLAT Across. I Have The August-September "Special Interest Autos" Edition From 1972, That Shows The Design Prototypes Of The Post War Mercury That Began Soon After The War Ended. And Which Designers Final Concept Won Out. The Mercury Had A Slightly More Powerful Engine With A Longer Throw Crankshaft To Drag Around The Extra Weight Of The Car. But Both Still Had Block Heat Risks With The Center Cylinders Sharing The Same Exhaust Outlet INSIDE The Engine Block. And The Hood On The Mercury Has Springs To Hold It Open, Where As The Ford Used A Prop Rod Instead. There Were Other Improvements That The Mercury Had Over The Ford, But BOTH OF THEM Are Favorites For Old School Guys Like Me. However For The 1950 Mercury That I Have; After I Bought The Car I Had Restored And Installed A 1949 Mercury Dashboard, That Had ROUND Gauges Instead Of The Sweep Type Gauge Dashboard The Car Came With. Not Only Does It Look Nicer, But I Was Able To Install The Modern ROUND 12-volt Gauges Inside The Gauge Holes To Eliminate The Old 6-volt Ones. Instead Of Mounting The Newer 12-Volt Gauges UNDER The 1950 Dash.
Aw man, it take some money but that baby could be restored like new! My brother had a 50 model back in the day and I loved it.
Did you pick up the radiator?
Nope but went back and got it...
john sampson I just paid 16000 for my 51 business coupe
pretty damn cool man!!!! now it's your turn
1949 my dad had a new car just like this with 6cylinder and overdrive. he ran US 66 to California 80 mph and when stopping for gas a guy with a new Oldsmobile wanted to see what engine he had.
FORD 1949, un escaso ejemplar que merece sobrevivir. 🇲🇽
Yes...
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 Took it out for a re-build perhaps ?
@@jeromebreeding3302 yes not sure if going flathead or 302?
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 One big hurdle with a Ford V-8, is the the front dump, so you'll have to source a rear sump oil pan. I've heard Broncos had them. Also, the oil-pump,and pick-up, will be at the wrong end. All that nonsense made me go to a small-block Chevy in my 51 Ford Custom, as the sump was in the rear.
Belo carro, tenho um igual a esse. Abraço de Garibaldi RS Brazil.
Would love to see it.
10 4 good buddy!
Great looking car.good find.you need to find your dad a new hat.
Will you take $150.00?
I sure dad would remember when you could…
I have a motor for it.
Nice but will it start? lol
I would check the number on that Ford does not look like a 49 more like a 51.
51 had the 2 bullet grill...
Please find a flathead for that too nice to not go original. My first car was a 51 hard top flathead w OD, it was older than me. Let the man get it back later still know where it is but not for sale.
Everyone is telling me to go original. I kinda like the convenience of late model but not made up my mind and really wanting power disc brakes.
Sadly soon all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-(
In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025
on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!!! (BABBVEN LAWS AND TEBBVEN ORDERS)!!!!!
Yeah, I've seen this post on other videos. It'll never happen in the USA. If you guys let it happen in Europe you're crazy! Thumbs down. I can't believe this channel gave you a heart!
The Goofy Idiots want to do all this while they don't even have enough electricity for homes & business right now! So with all gas cars gone how do they think they will charge these electric cars? Down the road they might get the technology but right now they can't even supply some areas with enough electricity without all cars being electric! So they are dreaming!
Be quiet and get a life.
Friends Im an old man im like that stupid joe Biden, cant remenber any . I have beautiful 51 ford custom the staring has got two much play cant find some to fix it. here where i live in Eastern kentucky no wants to work on it. James R Music west van lear ky
Vote for Trump!
Why ! Trump only cares about the "head-lights"(knockers), on a woman. He probably knows less about cars, than he does about history, or the Constitution.
@@jeromebreeding3302 Trump knows how to run a county. Low inflation, cheap energy, secure borders, foreign adversaries in check, booming stock market, low unemployment even among minorities. Yes, I have to admit, Biden's so much better. Get your brains examined!
A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin. May they both go to H-ll
No thank you on the P---y grabber.
@@jeromebreeding3302 you are so dumb you used an exclamation point instead of a question mark. You have no room to talk.
Nostalgia is a wonderful thing, but .... Ford made MILLIONS of this car, and there's nothing unique about it to make it worth keeping...
I don’t care I’m keeping it…..
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 good on you mate, enjoy it!!!
I would take this over an everyday tri5...
No engine, put an LS in it. //sarc
Some people would think that’s sacrilegious!