Thread: Project '49 Shoebox.

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Hey Don
I was browsing ebay today and saw this tudor for sale. These things are gaining in value. Maybe you guys will start a new trend!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW

Great looking project there, Don; I have a soft spot for Ford "boxes" - my first car was a '51 tudor, and I did it up smart for the times, for a poor boy's street driver. When I saw this after the roof was re-set, it reminds me of a Victoria roofline; that was probably the prettiest shoebox Ford ever, in my estimation. I had a pal back in the early sixties who had a '51 Vickie, but he preferred the '49 - '50 style, so he stuck some '50 front sheet metal on it, srtipped the chrome spears off of the taillights, and confused the snot out of a lot of people.

Don-That's the style T I always liked...............until I saw yours finished!
Ken

Falconvan, Thanks. Yeah, normally I am not a fan of frame swaps because the car sometimes comes out looking like a 4 x 4 when done and the tires don't fit in the wheelwells correctly. But in this case I think it does make sense, and we can stretch or shrink the wheelbase to the same 114 inches that the '49 has.

Steve, you are right, these are getting pricey, especially the tudor versions. We will have a lot of work in converting it from the fordor, but we work cheap.

Rrumbler, thanks. I bet people were confused by changing the '51 around like that. I had forgotten that Ford made some changes between the '49. '50' and '51 models until we started putting the '50 doors on this '49. The door handles are different and are lower on the door. Subtle little changes like that.

Ken, thanks. See, you've been a bad influence. I want a hot rod for every day of the week just like you.


We have moved back onto working on Dan's '29 again. He wants to get it out of the way so he can start in earnest on his '49. Today we put in 12 hours finishing up most of the welding on the frame. That baby is gaining weight let me tell you. We had to keep flipping it over so Dan could weld all the stuff on and I am really sore from the workout. We must have flipped it over 10 times and our gantry crane is tied up holding his body, so we had to do it manually each time. Has to weigh 400 lbs right now.

Here are some pictures of where we ended up tonight. All the little stuff is welded on like radiator mounts, engine mount, transmission mount, all three rear cross members, and we also got both nerf bars mounted. Next step is to build the steering box mount and get it back up on wheels to check clearances and all.

Don

Originally Posted by stovens

Hey Don
I was browsing ebay today and saw this tudor for sale. These things are gaining in value. Maybe you guys will start a new trend!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW

If I had the money, and my wife would be out of town for a couple of days, that car would be mine. To many if''s, and she is watching what comes in, she is ok with the out going cars. That is a good deal.

Richard