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Ford Custom deluxe 1950 Fordor Sedan. In 1950 Ford gave all its models this new Ford crest, which continued for many years.
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Ford Custom 1950 Tudor sedan - hood ornament
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Ford Custom 1951 Fordor sedan - badge on front wing
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Ford Coupe Utility 1949. The all new body for the 1949 Fords included this 'spinner' in the grille (designed by Joe Oros) and this contained a '6' for the six cylinder engine, or an '8' for the 100bhp V8 as fitted to this Utility
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Ford Custom deluxe 1950 Fordor Sedan. The 'cyclops eye' in the grille is likely non standard as it usually contained a chrome spinner, not a lamp. The bonnet contained either a 3,708cc inline six or a 3,917cc Flathead V8 engine
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Ford Custom 1950 Tudor sedan. For 1950 the letters 'F O R D' which circled the spinner were replaced by a small shield. The Spinner in the grille has been claimed by Bob Bourke and Joe Oros. The bonnet housed either six cylinder or V8 engines
Ford 1950 Custom deluxe Fordor Sedan rear
Ford 1950 Custom deluxe Fordor Sedan. The rear door has a dog leg shape over the rear wheel arch, a last minute alteration borrowed from a design by Bob Gregorie
Ford 1950 Tudor sedan front
Ford Custom 1950 Tudor sedan. With time running out, Ford took on George W Walker and commissioned him to produce a new design for the 1949 Ford. Dick Caleal who had recently departed from Studebaker worked up a design which may indeed have been something provided first to Studebaker and rejected by them. This proposal, co-designed by Bob Bourke and Holden 'Bob' Koto' won a head-to-head design contest at Ford and became the new 1949 Ford.
Ford 1950 Tudor sedan rear
Ford Custom 1950 Tudor sedan. With time running out, Ford took on George W Walker and commissioned him to produce a new design for the 1949 Ford. Dick Caleal who had recently departed from Studebaker worked up a design which may indeed have been something provided first to Studebaker and rejected by them. This proposal, co-designed by Bob Bourke and Holden 'Bob' Koto' won a head-to-head design contest at Ford and became the new 1949 Ford.
Ford 1951 Custom Fordor sedan front
Ford Custom 1951 Fordor sedan. The Deluxe cars had a 3.7-litre ohv inline six, whereas the more expensive Custom line had a 3.9-litre Flathead V8. The twin spinners set into the extremities of the grille replaced the single central spinner in the middle of the grille for 1951. For the first time Ford offered 3-speed 'Fordomatic' automatic transmission in 1951.
Ford 1951 Custom Fordor sedan rear
Ford Custom 1951 Fordor sedan. The 1949 Fords were offered as 2 and 4-door sedans, and the Custom models also came as a Club Coupe, Convertible and new for 1951 the Victoria Hardtop
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Ford Custom 1951 Fordor sedan - lamps. The 'spinner' in the grille was paired on the other side and 1951 was the only year that two were fitted.
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Ford Custom 1951 Fordor sedan - rear lamps
Ford 1949 Coupe Utility front
Ford Coupe Utility 1949. The Coupe Utility was a new body designed for the leisure market and for those who wanted a smart car for Sundays and a truck for the rest of the week.
Ford 1949 Coupe Utility rear
Ford Coupe Utility 1949
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Ford Custom 1950 Tudor sedan - tail lamps. These were originally designed as vertical units but Henry Ford II asked them to be made horizontal
Ford Model 69A Super Deluxe 1946 Sedan Coupe front
Click here to go to an album on: Ford 1941. Ford Model 69A Super Deluxe 1946 Sedan Coupe. By 1946 Ford's 1941 styling was looking out of date, but the Blue Oval had nothing in the pipeline and customers must wait until 1949 for a new car.
Ford Customline 1954 2-door sedan front
Click here to go to an album on: Ford (USA) 1952. Ford Customline 1954 2-door sedan. A mid range Ford with styling similar to the British Ford Zephyr
Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe 1949 2-door front
Click here to go to an album on: Chevrolet 1949. . Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe 1949 2-door. The 1949 Chevrolet inherited the 216 cu.in (3.5-litre) ohv engine that dated back to 1937.
Plymouth P18 Special Deluxe 1949 sedan front
Click here to go to an album on: Plymouth P18 . Plymouth P18 Special Deluxe 1949 sedan. In 1949 Plymouth introduced the P17 Deluxe and the longer P18 Special Deluxe, both with 217cu in L-head 6-cylinder engine. In 1949 252000 Special Deluxe Sedans were sold, but there was also a 2-door club coupe, convertible and station wagon.
Pontiac Chieftain 1951 4-door Deluxe Sedan front
Click here to go to an album on: Pontiac Chieftain 1949. Pontiac Chieftain 1951 4-door Deluxe Sedan. Give or take 5 inches in the wheelbase, the Pontiac Chieftain shared its GM A-body with the contemporary Chevrolet Styleline models.
Rover 1075 MkI front
Click here to go to an album on: Rover 75 (P4) . Rover 75 (P4). The famous 'cyclops' Rover P4, launched at the 1949 motorshow, it kept its single spotlight until 1952 and was then given a simpler grille.
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