1950 Ford Custom Deluxe

1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Country Squire Woody Station Wagon For consignment, a frame off restored 1950 Custom Deluxe Country Squire woody wagon looking the part with its rounded lines accented by chrome trimmings. A worked over and souped up 239ci flathead V8 and beautiful wood for the passengers compartment, but all still retaining that post-war Ford charm. A fine example showing a mere 11,991 title verified actual miles gracing our South hallway or maybe even the main showroom. These cars tend to move all over the Hallowed Halls of the Classic Auto Mall. Exterior All steel with attached chrome upfront sporting a center bullet style ring and building on this design to complete the entire grille. Chrome is in great condition, showing excellent and mirror-like all around. The steel shows with some slight rust bubbling on the lowers and is bathed in a year correct hue of Cambridge Maroon. The paint overall remains shiny but does present with its fair share of cracking and chips. This car has one of the coolest hood ornaments, very art deco style with its pointed raised sides and 1/4 circle clear insert. Part of the post war redesign, we note slab sided fenders, we are moving into the modern era of the next car look as to the overall design genre. A hinged on the back hood with some curved edges, and a bulbous badged front section let us know we are firmly in Ford country, but starting with the dual pane windshield we move into another world altogether. We see a central passenger compartment which utilizes a mix of blonde oak boarding and panels to make up the square doors and rear side panels. A full length Cambridge Maroon steel roof covers this wooden compartment and rounds over the roof edges creating the perfect topper. More maroon steel is taking shape for the bottoms of the rear fenders and crystal clear sliding glass for the 2nd row seating area gives your passengers a wonderful view of the countryside as you motor along. Moving to the back we note the clamshell style steel rear gate with its spare tire cover and round chrome bezel tail lights. A near perfect chrome bumper with upright guards sits below all of this and 15-inch maroon steel wheels with polished trim rings and chrome Ford logo moon caps and deeply treaded wide whites round out the package. Interior Taking some liberties to show off the fine finishes of the interior, the maroon painted metal dash with exterior matching curved design is nearly pristine and houses a large centered speedo, with surrounding oil, battery, temp, and fuel gauges. We note a central clock is above an original oval faced round push button Ford AM radio. Fronting the dash is a red bakelite steering wheel with chromed horn half ring all presenting as nearly new. A clean tan carpet is below in good condition, and above is a tan headliner nice and tight with no stains. The 2 rows of chairs are now covered in nice medium saddle leather and there are a split and solid benches for the front and rear row respectively. The door panels are finished in a faux oak paneling and have chromed handle accenting for the cranks and actuators. A large round brown bakelite steering wheel with a black leather wrapped rim fronts this dash. The inside of the passenger compartment is pure art with a mix of wood, cloth and leather. Drivetrain Flipping the hinged hood, we see in the restored engine bay, a 239ci flathead V8 which our decoder states is correct for this car. The mill is fed air and fossils via a pair 2-barrel carburetors sandwiched between an Offenhauser intake manifold and small chrome air cleaner assemblies. We note the addition of Edelbrock aluminum cylinder heads along with a conversion to a 12 volt system with an alternator replacing the generator. A 3-speed manual transmission with overdrive is on back which sends power to a 4.10 geared rear axle. Undercarriage An X frame with no rust firmly supports rust floor pans and body hangers all in a nicely applied black. This is definitely an all solid undercarriage environment with very few flaws to note, with even the dual exhaust system and glasspack style mufflers looking nearly new. Independent coil springs provide the ride front and in the rear are traditional leaf springs that all work with drum brakes on all 4 corners. Drive-Ability She started right up, and on the test track had solid acceleration and bias free braking. The steering was smooth and shifting was the same. All other functions were working as they should save for the overdrive being non functional, otherwise I had a splendid ride around our test track simply breathing in all the wood craftsmanship. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase. In keeping most of its original charm with under 12,000 original miles, we see an overall very good condition automobile with that fab grille! Much of the original trimmings and steel panels have been retained and the paint is near excellent, still shiny after all those years showing just a few small battle scars. It is time to do another bucket list thing in retirement, so advantage YOU! Come and get it! Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (thats more than 8 acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person. There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee is not included in the advertised price.