I just sold a 1946 Tudor sedan that was pretty complete with a lot of extra and new parts for $1650. Where I live a comparable 49 or 50 would have gone for 4 times that much. Low budget build do a 46 to 48 and I like the look of the sedans. Get too much money in it and you will never get it back again, but who builds a car to sell? There is a nice coupe for sale here pretty much done with a big Merc flathead for $22K. Been for sale for a long time.
I had that Tudor for sale for three months for $2000 and had tons of lookie loos but no one would bite. Finally had a $1650 cash offer so I took it, car had lot of work done and a lot of parts. My original goal was to have it running and driving for $3K and I think I could have done it except for the 50 other life projects that got in the way. I still have 4 Old cars so not going without by any means, just had to admit I needed the shop space and I wasn't going to get to the 46.
I don't want to hijack this post but since my 46 Tudor has came up I have a question. This car seemed to have a LOT of accessories, was a super deluxe model. It had a engine compartment light in the firewall that looked factory, everybody that looked at the car said they had never seen one before. You can see it in this photo directly above the carb on the firewall. All the wiring was gone when I got the car and I don't know how it turned on. Mark
Hello, In our teenage years, one of the nicest coupes was a 46 Ford Coupe that was a very good looking, mild custom. At first, it had a nice deep Purple paint and chrome wheels. Then as our friend saved the hard earned cash, he opted for some all white tuck and roll upholstery courtesy of the South of the border shops. We spent most of the day wandering around waiting for the complete job. When it was finished, it looked great and the all-white inside, including the headliner and trunk, now pushed the build into a highly modified, custom hot rod field. Not too many high school teens had full custom tuck and roll upholstery. One was a kid with a 55 Chevy that had almost an unlimited budget and had the tuck/roll installed locally and a 53 Chevy Bel Air, also having a road trip South of the border for all white tuck and roll. But, the 46 Ford Coupe was one of the first. That 46 Ford coupe was comfortable cruising around and had plenty of room inside. But, was limited in its own ways. For us another way to look at the whole hot rod was the available room for carrying around several longboards to and from the beach. The 46 Ford coupe did not have much room for any. Jnaki The racks available did not support two or more heavy longboards and the gutter clips ruined the paint, so the top of the coupe was out. Even tying the straps around the boards and shutting the door to keep the secure straps tight was another way, but, impractical. So, the 46 Ford coupe was a p***enger carrying hot rod. The 50 Ford coupe had a longer backseat area and trunk, so the longboards could fit inside up to three or four. After our teenage years, my wife and I looked at a black 50 Ford coupe as we knew we could take out the rear seat back and the longboard would be securely tied down, although sticking out a few feet. But, as the surfboards got shorter, those would fit inside of a locked trunk. So, for practicality of the longboard situations, the 50 Ford coupe was our choice. But, would you know, earlier, a Flathead powered 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery popped up in the equation. No boards could be strapped onto the top, securely, so we put the longboards through the rear door window, with air tight towels/t-shirts filling up the opening areas. IOHO, the 50 Ford coupe has a little more going for it, as far as we are concerned. But, it is your choice and money to dictate what you can drive. Even if we got the 50 Ford coupe, we were going to put in an SBC motor and transmission in place. The Flathead power in the early Ford Sedan Delivery was just not the most pleasurable motor power, when needed going up steep coastal roads and long grades. The sedan delivery with the Flathead never made it up to Big Bear City/Lake in the 7000 to 8000 foot elevations… not enough power to keep up. Since My wife and I did not buy the 50 Ford coupe, we just happened to start our long running, project build with this 327 powered 40 Ford Sedan Delivery for power and coolness with A/C. After spending time, money and expertise, my wife was so happy with the 327 sedan delivery. Almost on a daily basis, she continued to drive the sedan delivery, by herself, to run errands, visit friends and just enjoyed driving with me up and down the coastline. Something we still do today in our daily drivers to try and come to terms with the pandemic. YRMV
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