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A little help please. I am looking for some old style headlight visors (the plastic type) or any headlight covers. Also looking for a Shoebox Ford...
Sweet pair there !
It was an option for 1952-53-54 Fords only, so kinda hard to find. Luckily it fit quite close on my '49. I really like it. It is called a Coronado...
HOPEFULLY !!!
Been a while since I posted pictures of the progress on my '49 Ford Coupe. If I wasn't somewhat handicapped and could run fast enough (as no floor...
Thanks much, appreciate your comments. And coincidentally your Shoebox colors are the exact same as I plan on painting mine....and similar to my...
Well, I am still plugging along on my 1949 Ford Coupe. Been a while since I posted, so a brief update :) Reason I am slow is I am (81) years old...
Lots of good ideas here. I messed with three different grills before I settled on the one I am now using on my '49 Ford. On one there were...
Good point.... I guess I missed the High Performance part of his post. This getting old (81) ain't fun. You may chuckle at this too, but you can...
I am a huge fan of good old Port a Walls. If you know what you are doing no one can tell the difference..... I am (81) and have used them for...
I am running about the same engine in my '63 Biscayne. My Vacuum runs at ~15 steady whether idling or running down a level road, and runs just...
Well, my apologies ahead of time, as this is probably my ~5th post or so on this subject, but just still cannot figure it out. What I have: 1949...
Sold the '49 but always liked this picture setting.
I have a '63 Biscayne that is an "X" frame and we heated the coils on a few years ago.....no problems whatsoever... rides and handles excellent....
Great answers, Enjoyed them. I have a fairly large (3) car garage/shop, but have to give the wife one stall for the winter. Center is full of my...
It always makes me sad when I have to take my Biscayne in for winter storage.... :(
A week ago our church had their second annual car show. Really nice day for it. The winner of the Spectators Choice award went to a fine gentleman...
Went to a nice car show last Saturday with my car club... really a great time, and when reviewing published pictures I was happy and proud to see...
As usual, a big thanks for the help here. Gotta' love this forum.
Need some help again . I have a 1951 Ford OD Sparkomatic (3) speed floor shifter I am installing in my '49 Ford Coupe, do to too many missing...
Have been having some health issues so not in my shop as much as I would like to be.. But today my Grandson helped me for a while, and we got the...
Totally agree.... they are temporary... planning on using hood pins. :)
UPDATE: My Grandson has been off work for a few weeks, and continues to help me on my '49 Ford Coupe. Yesterday was a really great day, as my...
Been a long summer, and not a good one for working in the shop. Won't bore you with all of it, but most serious is I have lost a lot of my sight...
Appreciate the info... May seem simple, but we have changed a lot on the drivetrain on my Shoebox, and pulled the engine/trans over two years...
UPDATE: Making progress, slow but sure. Making an adaptor bracket to offset the '51 OD trans to the '49 crossmember. Also have the clutch linkage...
Thanks, and yep got one !
This is a nice driver quality 1949 ford front parking light. ONE ONLY.. not a pair.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Wil clean up nicely. $30 plus shipping. No...
This is a very decent driver quality interior Ford Shoebox Courtesy light. It is NOT pitted, just needs a good scrubbing. No lense. $40 plus...
SOLD SOLD SOLD Here is a very decent driver quality Ford Shoebox bumper. I took it off of my '49 to replace with a '49 Plymouth one. It will...
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