1949 Ford - Design and Testing

Design and testing of the new 1949 Ford automobile.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1949
• Ford
• Car
• Auto
• Automobile
• 1940's
• design

[punkazzgearhead]

I love it! Please post the rest if you have it!

[tanside]

look at all those people driving domestic cars, and going to work... my how the times have changed.

[DodgeMan360]

Ive got a chance to buy a 49' Flathead Coupe, hopefully the seller doesnt back out of the deal

[DJDrugless]

@Motorfordtoyota I'd thought most Toyota Camry's in North America are assembled in their North plant in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Upon checking up on that I found out that no, it's not the Camry that is made there, but the Corolla. I once asked a diehard GM man why the Ford Tempo I bought was a piece of junk. He said "Don't tell anybody I told you so, but all of the "Big 3" make great cars and they make lemons, too."

I love the old "road boats", no matter who made them! Can't afford the gas!

[Motorfordtoyota]

Back when American cars were American. The average Ford now is made in Mexico. The average GM is made in Canada along with the average Chrysler. Do you want to know what the most American car currently on the market today is? You would be wrong, its the Toyota Camry. The most American pickup is the Toyota Tundra. The list goes on and on. So currently, the Japanese are better for our economy then the Americans.

[deviantStrait]

I once went to see a 1950 Ford that was for sale out in the country. It was in poor condition but, otherwise driveable, if barely. The guy happened to live at the base of a steep hill identical as shown at 7:50 in the video. When we were able to get it running after sitting for over a year he offered to take me for a test run. I was surprised he chose to tackle the hill rather than take the low road at right.......It was slow & scarry as all hell but, miraclously it made the climb

[giorgio789]

This is genius.

[irish89055]

@dco588 it takes several years to go from concept to production...  Hey, mike, that was funny about Mrs Ford.. Yeah, old Henry Ford died in 1948... My dad used to sell Fords 1950-53

[irish89055]

A classic, one the first post war remodled cars. Dec 11 decision, must be Dec 1947. Henry Ford II had the final work I should think. That was him at beginning..

Watch out for those Auto photographers.....

[markhinr]

@ddarkshark Yes, the technology and construction was so much simpler than cars built today. They had a frame with components bolted to it, which makes them much more practical to modify and customize. I had a '52 Studebaker Champion in the early 70s. Body and interior was mint condition and quite a looker but it had the wimpy flathead 6. Had to downshift to 2nd gear just to get it to climb a long hill. Why would Studebaker put such an underpowered motor into a car? Dumb decision.