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Topic: What's your favorite old Ford?
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-15-2002 02:00 PM
   
I love the '32-'34 Coupes and Sedans, myself.I also have a thing for Anglias, I'd love to have one of those. {remember the Hot Rod project Anglia?} ------------------
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Moneymaker
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posted 11-15-2002 02:02 PM
34 three window coupe with suicide doors.  Close second would be 36 three window coupe  ------------------
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Fastymz
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posted 11-15-2002 03:00 PM
Whats old????I like the 54-55 Vic,and for an older one.
The 32-34 coupes are always cool. SCOOP ------------------
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
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SteveLaRiviere
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posted 11-15-2002 03:13 PM
I'd say for the purposes of this forum, maybe '59 and older?------------------
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Fastymz
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posted 11-15-2002 03:45 PM
59 and older That sounds about right.SCOOP ------------------
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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Dad Vishus
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From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 11-15-2002 05:58 PM
32 Victorias were cool.If you are counting 59 and older, then the neatest in my book is the 57 Thunderbird. 
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BlueMule
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Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 11-15-2002 06:19 PM
Can it be anything Ford Powered? Say for instance:41 Willys with a BDS blown 514? I'd love to try one when the Ranchero is finished. ------------------
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BlueMule
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posted 11-15-2002 06:21 PM
Henry J or Fiats maybe?------------------
-Paul 70 Mach1
79 Ranchero GT
97 Expedition XLT
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born on: 06/26/2000 [This message has been edited by BlueMule (edited 11-15-2002).]
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WARDF
Journeyman Posts: 44
From: Cecilia, Ky. USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-17-2002 09:05 PM
The 32 3 window is my all time favorite, but there just isn't any room in them, plus the cost, so now I've changed to the 37 to 40 coupes, and the 53 t0 56 effies are pretty killer too.[This message has been edited by WARDF (edited 11-17-2002).]
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Rory McNeil
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From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-18-2002 02:10 AM
Way too many cool early Fords to pick just one! I like the usual street rod choices:Model A,32`s, 33-34 Coupes,40`s etc. I`m more into the 50`s cars myself, having had 3 57`s, a 58 2dr. wagon, & now having my 59 Meteor 2 dr. post. One of the neatest 50`s Fords I`ve seen, is a 57 2dr. "business coupe" with a factory Paxton/McCoulugh supercharged 312. A local racer bought it as a NHRA "Junior" Stocker in the late 60`s or early 70`s. I remember seeing it race at the old Mission raceway in the early-mid 70`s, & haven`t seen it since. However, I`m told the guy who raced it still owns it, it`s just been stored for the past 25+ years. I`d sure like to see it again!
Another neat local car is a 56 Crown Victoria that a guy I knew years ago had. It looked all stock, with it`s pink, white& black 3 tone paint, original interior, with stock hubcaps, but packing a nice 429 CJ, 4 speed toploader powertrain.I remember he took it out to the strip once, it ran high 13`s, barking the skinny tires in all 4 gears. Quite the sleeper/cruiser!------------------
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80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
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59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
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posted 11-18-2002 02:15 PM
quote:
Originally posted by BlueMule:
Can it be anything Ford Powered? Say for instance:41 Willys with a BDS blown 514? I'd love to try one when the Ranchero is finished.
I have a soft spot for Willys coupes too. Pop Ford drivetrains in them and they're perfect. Here's one I saw this spring:   ------------------
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Fastymz
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posted 11-18-2002 02:20 PM
Steve if a Willy coupe dosen't give you WOOD they nothing could. SCOOP ------------------
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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brockjoe
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From: Sioux City, Iowa
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 11-18-2002 04:02 PM
willy's coup straight axle front end would be the $hit to have! love the old gasser look big and bad------------------
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BlueMule
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From: Kent Island, MD USA
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posted 11-19-2002 04:45 AM
quote:
Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
I have a soft spot for Willys coupes too. Pop Ford drivetrains in them and they're perfect. Here's one I saw this spring:
...looks like a steel bodied Willys. no fiber glass there. fender joints. even has the old moniker on the side. real tough car.
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-Paul 70 Mach1
79 Ranchero GT
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SteveLaRiviere
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posted 11-19-2002 09:56 AM
Yeah, she was real. It's surprising how small they really are. You don't notice until you are next them, but they're small cars. ------------------
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JCQuinn@work
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Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 11-19-2002 10:51 AM
Steve, your comment about how small they are stirs a question that I have had for some time. These Willys are copies of the 30/40 Ford coupe (which is why they look so good) but how do the cars compare in size? I don't think I have ever seen a Willys except in pictures so I have no idea.The old Fords that I lust after start with a 34 coupe and include 39/40 coupe, and 55/56/57 Fairlanes. Of course there are several pickups in the lust category, just about any prior to the 57. But I wouldn't kick any old Ford out of the Garage. John
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SteveLaRiviere
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posted 11-19-2002 11:17 AM
I'd bet the Willys is at least a foot narrower and a foot shorter. They sure do look a lot alike.------------------
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chevy enemy
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From: Milton-Freewater, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 12-04-2002 09:08 PM
`32 ford highboy------------------
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MLariviere
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From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-04-2002 09:32 PM
I like the 32 coupes,Willys coupes,and early trucks. I'd like to find an early Ford truck body,and build a rod from there. I like the stock rooflines better than chops. I'm not into the open engined rods,though.
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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 216
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-18-2002 03:02 PM
Mine changes every year we go the the NSRA Nationals.I like the 35 Willy's Coupe. Little bitty 5 window. My consistent one to like is the 39 Ford Coupe. Of course our Deuce is nice too!! Look at the 39 Ford Coupe then look at the 39 Willys coupe. Looks familiar? Fenders are the same!!!
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 6805
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 12-21-2002 07:00 PM
Now that you guys are done whipping your willys LOL! Back to FORDS!
50/1 Merc cvs and cpes Didn' like dash on 49's.
41-48 Ford/Merc cvs. nosed, decked, lowered in rear, skirts, smittys, appletons.
51 Ford cv. Kinda wish I had the one I f****d up.
Early Fords I didn't like-37's, 38's, 35's,
41 Lincoln Continental-upgraded to modern.An ol' Model A Poem; Model A Ford,
Tank full of gas!
Handful of p*ssy
and a piece of A**! Those oldies were great with the cramped quarters and your girl next to you. The shift from 2nd to high put your hand in it's "natural", hopefully warm, spot!
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cracing
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From: Saltillo Miss. USA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 12-21-2002 10:00 PM
From early to late,33 or 34 4 dr sedan, 36 coupe, 37 coupe, 38 coupe, 41 coupe, 48 Merc coupe,50 Ford Crestline, the one that came with vinyl top, any 50 Merc.,51 Ford, 54 Ford Sunliner or maybe it was Skyliner with Plexiglass roof, any & all 55, 56, 57, 58 or 59 Ford, 56 Montclair 2dr hdt Merc,57, 8 or 9 Merc Turnpike Cruiser, Oh yes the 57, 58, 59 Ford pickups. ------------------
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mellowyellow
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Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 12-27-2002 09:36 PM
Forgot about T-Birds 55 and 57. 56 had the sh'tty Continental kit which f****d *p the handling! A nice wagon was the 56 Parklane 2 dr wagon. Ford's answer to Nomad. A nice feature that you could do on 49-51 Ford. was to move gearshift over to the left. Ist was up, second was forward and down and third was up. Great with a girlfriend next to you. You could shift without taking your hand out .. ... ......!
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fastford34
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From: penna
Registered: May 2002
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posted 12-28-2002 11:06 AM
34 3 window is the best looking car (imho).
then i like the 36,39,40`s coupes or 2 door sedans. i think the 40 has the best looking dash ever. back to the early 30`s & model A`s.next would be the 49 to 56 models and the 55 to 57 t- birds. and of course the 66 stang and any other FORD!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SteveLaRiviere
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posted 12-29-2002 05:02 PM
quote:
Originally posted by JCQuinn@work:
Steve, your comment about how small they are stirs a question that I have had for some time. These Willys are copies of the 30/40 Ford coupe (which is why they look so good) but how do the cars compare in size? I don't think I have ever seen a Willys except in pictures so I have no idea.The old Fords that I lust after start with a 34 coupe and include 39/40 coupe, and 55/56/57 Fairlanes. Of course there are several pickups in the lust category, just about any prior to the 57. But I wouldn't kick any old Ford out of the Garage. John
Here's a pic of a '40 I took this summer: 
Pretty close, huh? ------------------
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Bob Hopkins
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From: BRIDGEPORT NJ USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 01-08-2003 01:55 PM
MY FAVORITE ARE cause I own couple a 1957 Custom 427" and a1956 Fairlane next one would like is a 1941 coupe ,a 32 5 window,and a 1928 abone 5/window, with my 1968 Falcon and 1975 F-100 I'd have all the decades covered
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