1951 English Ford Prefect Prefect (4 door)

1951 Ford PREFECT RARE Street Rod Custom Cruiser Drive Anywhere

1951 English Ford Prefect. Very rare traditional street-rod custom-cruiser. Modern frame. front and rear suspension. and drive line. This rare Prefect. manufactured for and exported to North America in 1951. is very popular wherever it is driven. parked. or shown. It is an attention-getting crowd-pleaser and proven award-winner with its beautiful refreshed black paint on all steel body. Chevy 2. 8L V6. 4-spd auto trans. Chevy drivetrain. Toyota leather bucket seats. new carpet. and new removable soft top. Drive it anywhere today!

·         Hedman Headers

·         Chevy four-speed automatic with OD. modified converter

·         Lokar Shifter.  

·         Chevy 3. 43 rear-end

·         Disc front brakes

·         Rack and pinion steering

·         Belltech 2” dropped spindles

·         Sway bars front and rear

·         American Racing Torque Thrust. 6x15 front. 7x15 rear wheels

·         Original all steel rust-free body

·         Custom body modifications including

o   Removable soft-top

o   Fenders and running boards widened 4”

o   Headlights frenched

o   Rear trunk-lid ‘shaved'

o   Gas-filler ‘shaved'

·         Painted in black one-step urethane paint

·         Tilt steering wheel

·         Original crank-out windshield

·         Custom interior. leather bucket seats

·         Original dashboard fitted with Classic Gauges and electric speedometer

·         Pioneer CD/stereo system.

Car handles like a sports car and loves to be driven. In a previous life in in Canada it was taken on cruises to Columbus. Syracuse. Willy's Home Run at Lancaster and most of southern Ontario. GoodGuys. Canats award winner. Car has been to several 600 plus car events where it was the only Prefect there.

Car was customized. re-framed and new driveline installed in Canada in 2000 and was sold and moved to US in 2012. After refresh of body work. paint. new soft-top. and minor mechanical work in 2015. owners drove this Prefect on a road-trip to relocate it from Kansas City to Punta Gorda. FL (about 1500 miles); FUN and lots of attention all along the way! As previous owner said the car “loves to be driven”!  And. this car likes to be shown: So far in US it has been in a number of shows and exhibitions where it has been the only English Ford Prefect in any of the events. and the people love it! (If you do not want to be noticed. do not buy this car!)

·         Twice accepted to the Annual Edison Ford Antique Car Exhibition for all Ford manufactured cars built no later than 1980. (Ft. Myers. Florida. 2016 and 2017)

·         Third Place Peoples' Choice Award at the 14th Annual Edison Ford Antique Car Exhibition; only three awards (Peoples' Choices) are given for the entire show. no class awards are given. About 200 vehicles were exhibited. (Ft. Myers. Florida. February 2017)

·         Best In Class Award and overall Peoples' Choice Award at Hagerty Show and Shine at the Sebring International Raceway. SVCA Race Weekend. (Sebring. Florida. March 2017)

·         Accepted to participate in Cars and Coffee Exhibition at the 22nd Annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. in Amelia Island. Florida.   Only Prefect in the exhibition of more than 400 cars. (March 2017)

(Recent trophies and badges go with the Prefect!)

For more information or questions. please Email: biltucker@earthlink. net

The Prefect is driven to participate in antique and collectible car shows. exhibitions. parades and related events.   We drive it to car-club meetings. local and regional car shows. and the like.   This includes a recent 6-day road trip cruise to Amelia Island. Florida (about 900 miles round-trip). and trip to Sebring Race Track (Sebring. Florida) for a car show (about 150 miles round trip).   We always get “thumbs up” waves. horn-honks from 18-wheelers. and lots of admirers driving slowly past us on the highway taking photos! This car is solid enough to be your second car if that is your preference.

I require a 1. 00 dollar non-refundable deposit within 24 hours of your agreement to buy. If you have any questions at all. please email me at biltucker@earthlink. net

Understand that you are buying a rare collectible customized vintage classic vehicle. This is a used vehicle. This vehicle is being sold as is. where is with no warranty. expressed. written or implied. No allowance or set aside will be made. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the vehicle. and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to purchase based upon that judgement solely. Seller assumes no responsibility for any repairs .  

Full verified payment is required before vehicle can be released.  

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