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GTP1960

Jedi Knight
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Saw this his on a country drive today.
but don't know what it is.
 
No, it's not.
I have one, idling in the driveway right now. Had it 47 years this month.
1950. And even though the major body components are interchangeable, here is the identifying markings:

1950 has wrap-around parking light chrome assemblies, 1949 has two pointed extensions off the centre grille bar.
1950 has the Ford keystone crest in the centre of the bonnet, 1949 has FORD letters in a curve over the bullet hump.
1950 has (first year) pushbutton door handles, 1949 had (last year) pull-out door handles.
1950 has a petrol door over the cap (first year), 1949 had cap extending through rear wing (last year).
Bonnet ornament different shape between 1949 and 1950.
The boot lid hinges are totally different, the 1949 being exposed hinge pins, along the parting line, 1950 hinge pin enclosed forward of the parting line. (Changed due to snapping of hinges exposed in freezing weather)
The side trim on the front wings (missing in photo) were different for "Custom" models, but that is a "Custom" and not a "DeLuxe" as it has chrome surrounding the windscreen..DeLuxe did not.
Dash knobs were different, ivory "plastic" in 1950 with stainless inserts, DeLuxe had no inserts.
1949 knobs (incliuding window cranks) were round metal.
Custom dash chrome was different, 1950 having triangles at the ends of the raised portion, 1949 having vertical bars to either side of the instrument cluster.
Horn ring totally different between the two years.
Boot lid handle was totally different, 1949 having all cast chrome, turn the key and push the RH side down, 1950 had body painted "hood" with chrome in the middle, holding key, lever hidden from the weather under painted "hood".
Boot inner latches different.
Door striker plates totally different..1949 being bent, oh, 1/4" steel plate, 1950 being cast pot metal.
1949 initially had no sway bar in front, all 1950's did.
1949 had WIDE fan belt, 1950 went to narrow.
Early 1949 had different plumbing for heater, coming off BOTH water pumps and BOTH heads with "Y" adaptors.
And that's not getting into "Crestline" versions.
Basic primer on 1949/1950 spotting differences.

That car is a 1950 Ford Tudor (spelling correct) Sedan, Custom.
If you could see the bullet, the "6" versions had a "6" in the middle, the "8" had....and "8".
 
I have one, idling in the driveway right now. Had it 47 years this month.
1950. And even though the major body components are interchangeable, here is the identifying markings:
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mind sharing some pics?
 
Many years ago a good friend (who worked for Boeing) told me SJ was in town, parked in front of the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field. We climbed in the Ford and went down...and nobody, absolutely nobody was parked in front of the aircraft...so we did and took a picture (that one is scanned from an actual print).
Car has a 255 Merc, overdrive, duals (with non-Fenton cast iron LH manifold).
Used to be daily driver and road trip car, now just occasionally, as we take the Jag or the wife's Explorer Sport.
My first 50 Tudor was my Great-Grandmother's car (new), I got it in high school, had to sell it when I joined the Navy, found this one a bit over a year later, and there it is.
 
I probably should say I know a bit about 49-51 Fords. I used to restore them, had some win first at Early Ford V-8 annual meets. I even backed the author of "the book" on these down to parade rest over one specific item where he was wrong, and I could prove it with original painted parts in hand.

I love it when a plan comes together.

But...I don't do that anymore. Too old, eye guess.
I still do flatheads when the need arises.
Last one was the Willys.

View attachment 46655View attachment 46656
Ported and relieved, ISKY 77B cam, 130 over, 3-ring pistons, balanced, Mallory, Offy heads and 4bbl inlet manifold with a 390CFM Holley.
 
We climbed in the Ford and went down...and nobody, absolutely nobody was parked in front of the aircraft...so we did and took a picture (that one is scanned from an actual print).
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looks like a ford marketing campaign shot from back in the day.
 
I was the second owner of a 51 Ford convertible, one of my favorite cars. I used to tell a 49 from a 50 from the rear by the trunk emblem, 49 had what looked like handles the 50 and 51 were close in appearance, but as I remember, had a lighted hood type the width of the license plate. Too many years gone buy, memories fade. :highly_amused:
 
I could get into the differences in a 51 if you want.
Long term, cosmetic issues, Korean War shortages.
Quite a few changes in 51.
 
My first 4 cars were Fords - 1934 rumble-seat convertible, 1940 fordor sedan, 1951 fordor and 1952 club coupe. That car is indeed a 1950. Look at the wraparound front parking lights. The 1949 Ford was the most radical change for Ford since the V8 in 1933. No more transverse buggy spring suspension. Don't forget, Ford did not have hydraulic brakes until 1940 because Henry was too cheap to pay royalties. Trying to stop my 1934 Ford was like stepping on a pile of bedsprings especially if the steering wheel was turned and the car groaned in protest. Of all the 30-odd cars I've owned, the two worst steering were that 1934 Ford and yes, my '56 TR3. The MG TC had terrible steering also, corrected in the TD by rack & pinion. Two of the best were a 1969 Datsun 510 and my current TR6.
 
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