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You could haul a lot of moonshine in that trunk.

Those trunk hinges say 49, the rest of the car says 50. Weird, maybe a 49 with a 50 front clip, FrankenFord.

I am missing what you are saying. To the best of my recollection the '49 and '50 were the same except for the external trunk hinges. The '51 had a grille change where they went to the dual bullets in the grille, is that what you are thinking of?

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I am not as familiar with the Forc nomenclature but I know my ‘56 Chevy is called the businessman’s coupe. Two door hardtop as bare bones as you could get. No carpet, no clock, no radio and straight six with 2 speed power glide. Nothing extra or fancy at all.

Someone pointed out earlier the shape of the parking lights in the front bumper being different between the '49 and the '50. It's subtle, but there is a visible difference.

Fascinating how many Fire members are knowledgeable about the fine details of a 73 year old car.

True trivia.

Cool car.


Glad we have come a long ways though.

Us old geezers who grew up driving these cars could spot subtle year and design differences from half a mile away. 1946-48 Ford coupes came in two versions. The regular coupe had rear windows that swung out for ventilation, a medium-length trunk lid, and a back seat. The "business coupe" had a longer trunk lid, shorter quarter windows that didn't swing out, and no back seat. The big trunk was preferred by salesmen who carried lots of merchandise and sold it from the car. Whiskey runners also liked the extra trunk room. I drove a 47 business coupe when I was in high school.

That brings back a memory for me. My cousin and I were about 4 years old, standing up on the back seat of his dad's 1950 Ford while he was driving. I kept begging my uncle to launch the torpedo that was peeking out from the front of the car. He was laughing.

Headliner, carpet and door panels are in. Working on the seats now.

The judges at the Concourse won't miss any and all details.

While this is a pretty nice car, it's not on the level of the show cars Dad does.

Gorgeous work.

The parking lights on the 49 & 50 are completely different. The 49 had a gas cap sticking out the left quarter, the 50 had a flush mounted gas door.

The parking lights on the 49 & 50 are completely different. The 49 had a gas cap sticking out the left quarter, the 50 had a flush mounted gas door.

I stopped in to see Dad earlier this week and there were a few 80 year olds arguing over what year it was. LOL

Both learned to drive in a car just like it!

Pretty entertaining.

Pics of the gas door later today.