| Chevguy49Ford | -- 10-20-2009 @ 9:34 AM |
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Hi everyone! Bear with me and I will tell you a bit about myself. I am a 38 (going to be 39 next month) year old guy from Nova Scotia. I have had dozens of cars since I was 16, mostly Camaros and Chev trucks. In my 23 years of driving I have owned 1 Dodge, 1 Merc and 2 Pontaics thrown in there. My first Ford is the 49 Custom Tudor that I purchased a couple of weeks ago. The car is in very nice shape, it has been repainted once as far as I can tell, the upholstery is all new, she works and drives beautifully. The original 239 flattie still powers her and the three speed column shift. The odometer shows just over 75,000 miles and I am led to believe it has never been around. Judging by the condition of the car I have no trouble believing it. I am also led to believe that all of the original panels are still on the car and that there have been no sheetmetal repairs from rust damage. The floors, frame and body braces etc are all intact and very solid. I spent about an hour under the car on a creeper when I went to buy it. It all started back in the early seventies when I was just a tiny lad and dad had a 49 Fordor that he used to tool me around in and go to the odd car show. Before that (and before I can remember) he had a 37 Tudor. He got rid of the 49 and went through a 67 Fairlane and a 50 Coupe before going to mid sixties Chevs and some weird stuff like El Caminos. A friend of dad's bought the 49 that I have now from the second owner in Ontario in 1980 and we stored it at our place for a while. It has been through two owners since coming back home to me, but it is still just as nice a car as I remember. We have already had the boys, (twin 17 months old. Camaron and Carter) out in it a couple of times and they love it!! I am sure to torture you with questions about it, I have joined the Early Ford V-8 club, I used to have stacks of the old V-8 Times magazines from back when dad was a member hidden in my closet. I hope someday my garage will also contian an older Ford V-8 or a pickup. I have always wanted a small cab truck. I went to look at a 40 Chev a while back locally but it was much more of a project than I have time for these days. Anyway, just wanted to say hi and let you know I apologize for all the stupid noob questions etc in advance! Cheers, Scott. http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/35thLE/49%20Ford/ This message was edited by Chevguy49Ford on 10-20-09 @ 9:38 AM
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| efv8 | -- 10-20-2009 @ 10:18 AM |
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What a great car Scott! Congratulations and welcome to the Early Ford V-8 Club of America . . . an International Organization! Website Administrator
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| old1936ford | -- 10-20-2009 @ 5:51 PM |
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Welcome Scott! First off no question is stupid if you don't know the answer. Never be afraid to ask. You will find lots of help here. Car sounds great. Wish I could lay under the car longer than 20 mins. without asking for help to get up.LOL. Later, Joe
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| Chevguy49Ford | -- 10-20-2009 @ 6:09 PM |
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Thanks guys. Joe, I have to roll on my belly and get up like I'm doing a half-assed push up. It seems like it takes about ten minutes. LOL! Cheers, Scott. 1949 Custom Tudor. http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/35thLE/49016.jpg
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| mvillebob | -- 10-20-2009 @ 6:26 PM |
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Joe, Or going to sleep as I would!! Nice and peaceful there! Bob
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| trjford8 | -- 10-20-2009 @ 8:05 PM |
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Scott, welcome to the V-8 Club. We are always happy to have new members,especially those that are youger than us.There is no such thing as a "stupid" question. We all had to start somewhere to learn about our old Fords. We will try to pass on as much knowledge as we can to our new members.
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