1950 Ford Shoebox - Tradtional Kustom and turn key car

The Kustom Car of the 1950's. The 1949- 51 Ford Shoebox remains one of the most iconic cars of the 1950's. Accessible to those Kustom Kemp builders who couldn't afford a Mercury but wanted the beautiful flowing lines of the period Ford. They became so popular they remain the icon of Kustom Cars of the 50's and early 60's.

 

                             ~Starting with drive train and mechanical ~
The Motor is a 77 Thunderbird. 302 with a 67 mustang 4 bbl intake and Edelbrock carburetor.
Factory Mustang header dump into a New dual exhaust with sweet mufflers that provide for a quite ride inside
and just enough volume outside to capture attention.

The 3 speed automatic is also from the same 77 Thunderbird that 68. 00 original miles
on it when I removed it form the car.

The Rear end is a 77 Maverick GT that has been rebuilt with highway gears for fuel economy.

The driveshaft is new and of course new universals were installed.

The brakes system: New lines in the rear. new pads. wheel cylinders all around and new pads. It stops sound.

The electrical: A new wiring harness was installed. All lights both inside and out work with new 12 volt bulbs and gauges.

The Radiator is a reconditioned 2 core and provides plenty of cooling even on the hottest of days.

The Tires are Coker tires 560 x 15 Wide White Walls.

                                          ~Onto the custom work~

The Roof has been chopped 5. 5 inches in the front and 8. 5 in the rear. Minimal filler was used post chop and all panels were formed using a shot bag and English wheel.
 
The Door Posts have been  cantilevered forward.

The Headlights have been Frenched

The Tail lights have been Frenched

The hood has been shaved.

The deck has been shaved.

The sides have been shaved of all stainless.

The Doors handles have been shaved

The vent windows have been removed and all fresh felt has been installed.

The Inside Garnish moldings have been fabricated to fit the car.

Fresh Flat glass except for rear factory window is 10% tinted.

The side window stainless has been hand shaped and is a single piece rather than up to 3 pieces as in some chops.

The Front has been lowered 3 inches using custom coils springs.

The Rear has been lowered 4 inches using lowering blocks. not bagged.

The Interior is white tuck and roll with black carpeting. both less than a year old.

The Steering wheel is a one year 1954 Ford Steering wheel.

The tail lights are glass with glass blue dots.

Fenderskirts are painted body colour and are reproduction. Fibreglass.

Pin striping on the dash and in the motor compartment only.

The Paint is multiple layers of Hot Rod Flats semi gloss Copper Peal.
 

                                                         ~ Bodywork~
The Car originally came from Colorado. The overall condition of the floors. body mounts and body itself were near rust free. 2 Small segments of floor approx 4 x 5. one each on the passenger and drivers sides were cut out and replaced because they were soft in those areas.

The Body was in exceptional condition with minimal rear rust on the rear pan under the trunk lid which was replaced with metal. The inner and outer rocker panels were replaced with proper replacement panels not tin or bondo.   A small segment was replaced in the rear quarter panel above the wheel well. approx 4 x 7. There is no damage to any wheel well. All metal work was welded. prepped and  professionally finished with minimal metal filler.

The trunk is rust free.

                                                               ~ What work does it need?~

I have not installed door. hood or trunk rubber as of yet. All are available though Macs Antique Auto Parts and are very affordable.

I also have. but not installed a new speedometer cable.

I have the headliner bows but have not replaced the headliner. Presently it is painted semi gloss black.

I have just installed Lap belts as well  for the front passenger and driver.

The paint is a year old and the car has been driven so there are paint chips but none that detract from the overall quality.

This Car recently appeared in a 2 page spread in Firing Order Magazine
- You'll get 10 copies.

I know you want more pictures so check this link for 180 Hi resolution pictures

http://lonostraditional. com/freds50%20ford/1950FordKustom. htm

No Motorbikes. boats. cars. trucks. camper or planes. No trades.

I can assist the purchaser in organizing shipping world wide.

Yes. it's easy to ship into the U. S. . br>No. there are no tariffs on importing vintage cars from Canada into the U. S. A.
Yes. you can fly to Kelowna. B. C. and drive it home.

I've already seen every scam out there so dont bother wasting your time or mine.
I wont be reposting this for auction. its summer and I'm ready to cruise.

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