1949 Ford Convertible coupe. Owned 50+ years. Rare export model: to/from France (speedometer in kilometers/hr). Correct restoration 2006, refreshed 2025. Nice #3 driver; runs and drives great. Original V8. (Ford in ’49 used hardened valve seats so lead replacer not required for unleaded gas.) Good NY title.
New floors, sills. Excellent frame. New tan Hartz top, LaBaron Bonney interior. High quality respray in original black; few small dings – see photos. Skirts, good WWs, deluxe steering wheel (broken ring – see photos). Original style wheel included with good horn ring. Deluxe (8-tube) radio (doesn’t work). Clock (works). Seatbelts and turn signals (Ford originals). Rebuilt starter. New muffler.
New top cylinders, top control valve rebuilt. New master cylinder. Slight pitting on chrome – see photos. Multiple spares: bumpers, radiator, suspension parts, top motors, gas tank, clocks (untested) Take any or all.
Hagerty is at $26,00 for a #3 car, $15,700 for a #4. Time to let go for someone else to enjoy.
$18,750. Bill Lesser (Ithaca NY)