'49 ford

[alocispepraluger102]

http://aloc102.blogspot.com/2013/04/49-ford.html

[Big Beat Steve]

:g

A Shoebox Ford.

Nothing new under the sun.

BTW, unless that car has been tampered with (or modified, to put it more kindly), this is NOT a 49 Ford but a 50 Ford (front flashers/indicators are noticeably different between both models and the ones seen here are the 50 version).

"Where do you buy tires" (or most everything else)?

Like ...

here?

http://macsautoparts.com/1949-1959-ford-mercury-passenger-car-parts/camid/F50/ca/146/

or ...

here?

http://www.shoeboxford.com/

or ...

(reading Hemmings or googling helps)

(No, I am not an expert on them, but having 2 or 3 of them in one's own wider circle of old car buffs teaches you things ...)

Edited April 23, 2013 by Big Beat Steve

[alocispepraluger102]

thank you. this was the first car i recognized in my youth, the lady across the street owned one. i had a little grey cast one without wheels.

[AfricaBrass]

My grandpa had a '49 Merc and I've always had a soft spot for the old Fords. I'd love to have one of this vintage.

I learned to drive in a '64 Ford Galaxie with a 427 in it. My grandpa lived in the desert out by Edwards AFB (he worked there for years) and he taught me how to "punch it!" on the deserted roads. What a blast!

[alocispepraluger102]

The good thing about that though was one could fix a vehicle like that with just a screwdriver, pliers and wrench, no need for a computer degree from MIT like vehicles of today.