This is a mix of a 1949 and 1950-51 Ford coupe. The gas filler on the ‘49 is as shown on this car. ‘50 and ‘51 had the filler inside the rear panel with a door cover. The car came with a Borg Warner overdrive beginning in 1949 and was stock on both the 6 and V8 models and was engaged with the lever(pull handle) as shown under the dash. It was actuated by a button under the gas pedal which would kick it back into standard drive if you pressed the pedal to the floor. The door handles are ‘50-‘51. The ‘49 did not have the push button handle.

Man! I would love to own this baby!

Love it ! I drive what is considered an old car with 180,000 original miles on it, a 2018 Chevy Impala. I would love to restore it , but time and money will not permit that. I am short on time and money , turning 80 today. However I will take it for my daily ride and get a wash and oil change so that I can continue to keep it. Its the only thing of value I prize.

Outstanding job updating while keeping the car "original." And classy background music to boot!

A real creampuff of a car. How nice for the owner, living in California with a car like this. Life is good.

The car had advanced styling for it's time. Most cars today follow this streamline design. It was a best selling car in it's day.

My first car at 16 was my mom’s and Grandma 1950 Ford Coup in what I would call the MAFIA STYLE COUPE.

That music is so charming....when the world opens back up I'm running to Vegas for some live big band entertainment 🤞

1950 Ford Fordor Custom my dad bought new was my first car. He picked it up right outside the plant at Long Beach Assembly in January, 1950. Has radio, heater, the Crestliner wheel covers and overdrive. That car taught me the foibles of the flathead engine, for sure! For 1950, it was a great car for the low priced three, The 6 that year actually developed 5 more HP than the 239 and got better efficiency. This was the car that bumped Chrysler back to #3 of the Big 3, but was outsold by the Chevy. This car saved Ford from sure bankruptcy, thanks to Bob McNamara and the "whiz kids."

Super clean shoebox

I remember as a toddler standing up in the rear window looking at the Mad Buick's coming at us. My mom's first car.

I want one of these. I like the business coupe for not having a back seat. Seems interesting that way

That's a super nice car! And a great video. The music was a really nice touch!

My uncle Gus had a 1950 like this one blue hopped up. But it had a back seat he got good use out of it!

Nice video! Thanks

Very nice car. My brother's each had one back in the mid 50's. One a couple the other a sedan. Both two doors.

beautiful ride

Had one same color was a very nice car to drive

My first street car was a '51 Ford Business Coupe but it had an Oldsmobile J2 tri-power V8 engine conversion done by my dad and myself. Last I knew, the car is still being driven today. I sold it many years ago.

Love it

Gorgeous car

I had the same coupe with basic V-8 as a kid, same color, but it had a rear seat. I blew a couple of transmissions attempting to "peel rubber".

This is a nice looking car from a time when cars were very simple compared to modern cars. An example of that simplicity is that the electrical diagram for that 1950 Ford Business Coupe would fit on one sheet of 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. A modern car's electrical system takes over 100 pages of paper.

I have a 1950 Ford Business coupe, the same color. It is Palisade Green. Sportsman Green was only used on convertibles. The 1950-51 style gas filler door is high on the fender and the filler pipe is almost vertical so fuel must be fed very slowly or the pump will shut off or fuel will splash out. The only way to easily change the fuel filler would be to change the quarter to a 1949 piece, which might happen in a restoration. In addition, the interior has been upgraded. The rear seat area did not have any upholstery like this one, the back and side panels as well as the package shelf are gray fiberboard with piping sewn across the top. The mat is also a ribbed rubber mat which unfortunately is not reproduced. I offered mine to Dennis Carpenter as a pattern but they said there was no demand. Notice no bumper guards, they were an option. There are no armrests and only one sun visor and the only thing holding the quarter windows in place is the rubber gasket and the interior moldings. Just basic transportation. My car did not even have a heater.

We had one of these when I was a kid. I love the hose clamps holding the tach onto the steering column. That's the way it's done.

She's gorgeous I love seeing classic cars in there original style don't get me wrong I love hotrods but to how they look in a original style is great

What an awesome video. Beautiful car. Very appropriate soundtrack music also!!! Kudos!

It has a 1949 L/R quarter panel with the ezposed gas filler tube. Very nice car.

Giving me memories of my dads 1950 Shoebox license plate 349 XUM.

It’s November 2021. Love to buy it

BruXel / Apreciando um poderoso ford 50 um marco na indústria automobilista...

My first car back in the early 60s. Wish I would have hung on to it.

Sweet ride! Thank you for displaying!

Looking at the deck lid hinges and gas cap (Not in a door) I think this is a late 49, sold as 1950. Yes, after seeing interior its a 49....

Wow... what a gorgeous car!

Now, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 is one 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩 little car! 👀

Thanks so much for posting many years ago LOL I had 1950 business coupe myself did a lot of work on it not as nice as yours but still loved it

Back when America built good stuff

Nice business coupe

I had a chance to buy a 1950 Ford coupe with a flathead V-8 3-speed with overdrive, an 8 volt battery, and an adjustable visor. It would start and run on 4 may pop tires with a spare and jack in the trunk for $200 . . . . . . in 1977. Yeah, a little rust and it needed a paint job and a new interior.

Great styling, color and driveability no doubt due to your wise upgrades of 8BA flathead, camber correction, disc brakes and improved idler and drag link etc.

That is not a 1950 model by the looks of the gas tank filler it is a 1949. The 1950 had a door over the filler . But it is a beautiful car .

Thanks for posting!

My first car in 1966 was a 1950 Ford 2 door sedan

Beautiful! 30 years ago, I had a 1949 Ford Tudor Custom. Flathead straight six and the right hand taillight was a reflector not a light. The law states, All cars/trucks manufactured after January 1, 1958 must have two taillights.

Awesome Ford!

Great soundtrack!

Beautiful car real timeless shape!

Nice restore...I like the original color but you could have done better on the interior to make it look a little more original. The vinyl with the oversized piping hives it that 50's retro diner look.

Good year and styling, nice tasteful upgrades and a desirable car. Thank you.

beauty car, period music was great touch.

Very nice car, thanks for posting it. Alot of those came either way as far as the back seat, like that one or had a seat.

I had a chance to buy a 1950 Ford two-door coupe, Flathead V-8 3 speed with an over-drive. It had an 8-volt battery and an adjustable visor over the split window and it would start and run on 4 may pop tires . . . . $200.00. It did need a lot of work which is why at 17, I could not afford to do. . . . . oh well . . . . . . .

Great choice of music.

My pop has 50 Ford with V-8 Flat head 4 door with the side pipes and it has the flip door for the gas , . Built like a tank

Love It!

I want!

The 1st thing I noticed was the '49 fuel filler cap. I have never seen that before on a '50 model.

I had 1952 Ford crestline nice car flathead 8

Looking back at this model year of Ford car presents it as archaic-- which is unfair to the appreciation of the design. When one considers what a 1948 model Ford looked like, this redesign was a radical change from the styles of the early forties and although this body style only persisted for about 3 years (49-51), changing to the square body with the 1952 models, it proved that post war automobile designers were slowly bringing cars into a new age.

my fav also...bruce

Ya know, you can use your left hand to put the key in the ignition! This leaves your right hand free for shifting into neutral or turning on the radio!

This is what you Call a Car . Not that Plastic Junk we have Now made of soda Cans and Beer Cans

Yes has 50 door handles 50 trunk hinges 50 door panels 50 knobes

Time to get back to work on Rusty!!

Nice job with the restoration. I am planning on buying a rough 1950 Ford coupe. I like the paint what is the name of the color?

Looks like a fun ride. • Cheers from The Detroit Mackinac Railway • Pronounced: (mac-in-aw) 🚂

It also has the 49 trunk hinges.

Its a very interesting car. Is "no back seat" always what denotes a "business coupe"? Honestly, a 1950 Ford Business Coupe would make an excellent flea market car for someone like me. I like setting up a couple sundays out of the summer with my junk collection to share the love. I'll be feeling like i've got a new pair of shoes once my plate of projects is clear for another few weeks ;3

Their flathead six was no slouch in 1950. 9.5:1 compression and faster to 60 than the stock V8

Beloved by everybody type 1950

Steve. I really like your SHOE BOX .COOL DADDY-O GIVE ME SOME SKIN. ✌😎✌😏👍

What lovely old ride. Any overheating g problems?

is this an early 50 ford because it has a 1949 ford gas filler which is exposed, 1950 fords had a gas flip cover

I bought this model Ford in 1960, as a non runner. Got it home somehow and had probs with the ignition system. Wrote to Ford in U.S.A, and they sent me a Works Manual on it by Airmail, at no cost.! Got it sorted, and when the log-book turned up the color was named as Orange Ice, the previous owner was none other than the British boxer Randolph Turpin, who, apparently brought it back from America after a tournament in 1959 or so.. I loved the car and the sound of that flathead V8 is still with me, but I never did find out why the Americans called it a Shoebox. Perhaps someone in the know could let me know.?..............

That color

VERY NICE CAR. WISH IT WAS 4 $ALE. ? 4 YRS AGO ....PROBABLY NOT . COLOR , SHAPE & STYLE. FLAT 8 ? POWER PERFECT CAR U R. A GREAT CAR MECHANIC

Called a Businessman's coup

Here in hot Texas, you probably would have better off keeping the 6. Less problems with overheating.

Looks like a 1949 to me. But, what do I know about gas cap placement?

Are those transmission synchronizer do you have to double clutch

Justin great video. Is there any way to find out what color this car is from the owner. Thank you.

My 50 had that same overdrive thing that you thought was after market. I thought it was factory, and mine looked exactly the same.

IT HAS 1950 DOOR HANDLES AND PARKING LIGHTS.

Nice car. What color is it?

what wheel and tires are you running

THOSE DAYS, HOW THE STYLING WAS EVERYTHING ON ALL CARS ,AND RAD. CHANGES ALMOST EVERY YEAR. THAT CAR TODAY WOULD COST ABOUT 106K TO REPLICATE AT DEARBORN TODAY EVEN WITH MODERN LINES

Is it possible to add backseats?

no problem with low rear 6cyl ratios or is that why. overdrive did this once on 51 wagon no good on highway speeds.

Beloveed by everybody type 1950.

Wow you were driving that car on my street for part of the video I think I might know you from way in the past did you used to own or do you still own a cream colored old Ford panel truck

Would he sell it?

drivers side rear panel is from a 1949

It doesn't have the chrome ends on the horizontal bulge dashboard shape, maybe because of being the cheap model. A clock would be nice though since it's so obvious with the blank plate in the middle of the dashboard. The turn signal has the clicker right there connected to the lever. Maybe after market, but the normal factory one might have been that way as it was on Studebakers. Turn signals were thought of as an option and backup lights were super deluxe!

1957 ranchero

What would the fuel economy be on that

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In my 1960 high school class we bought this car and restored it in the shop classes under the tutelage of our teachers. Real men knew how to fix cars and keep them running. Try fixing one of todays electric monstrosities.

It’s a 49, 50 it’s probably has had parts switched around

Even your color.