Greg Myers Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Check this 1950 Ford out http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/05/21/documenting-a-lifelong-relationship-with-a-1950-ford-deluxe-tudor/?refer=news too bad there aren't many pictures.
charlie8575 Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Very cool. I'd really have to wonder if new cars now can even dream of lasting 60+ years. The mileage doesn't seem to be that much of a problem- good maintenance practices will see to that, but I really wonder about the electronics and how now because of insurance industry and governmental meddling, what would have been a minor accident even twenty years ago now frequently totals a car. Some things to consider... Charlie Larkin
Joe Handley Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Well Charlie, this.one appears to have required a ton of work to keep.it around this long, half the body has been replaced......twice, the frame isn't factory, ect. I don't think this was good initial build quality so much as it was constant rebuilding once the owner took it home.
slusher Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 That car has went a bunch of miles. Good read. Thanks for posting Greg..
disabled modeler Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 I use to own a 73 Chevy van with a 350ci,auto it had 479,000+ miles on it when I sold it still ran great never needed much but the body was shot.
Eshaver Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Jus goes to show ya , dem Flatheads were built to take it !
Harry P. Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Jus goes to show ya , dem Flatheads were built to take it ! The engine has had a ton of work and repairs done to it over the years, same with the trans. It can hardly be desribed as "original." Same with the rest of the car... over the years most of the car has been replaced, piece by piece, to the point where there isn't very much "original" left on this car at all. Almost all the body panels have been replaced due to rust... some two and even three times. Even the frame isn't original, it had to be replaced. It looks like the whole car has been remanufactured several times over! Any car can be kept running pretty much forever if you keep on repairing and replacing everything.
Joe Handley Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 The engine has had a ton of work and repairs done to it over the years, same with the trans. It can hardly be desribed as "original." Same with the rest of the car... over the years most of the car has been replaced, piece by piece, to the point where there isn't very much "original" left on this car at all. Almost all the body panels have been replaced due to rust... some two and even three times. Even the frame isn't original, it had to be replaced. It looks like the whole car has been remanufactured several times over! Any car can be kept running pretty much forever if you keep on repairing and replacing everything. Exactly Harry, comparing just the body to my Cherokee, it has over 160k on itnand is 16 years old, but the rust holes have just now started to open in the rockers, many of the non consumable parts that car had to have replaced in it's first 160k have yet to be replaced on my Jeep too. I will say that some of the stuff I have had issues with didn't even exist on that car or when that car was built. In some ways it goes to show how much better modern cars are and in some cases how regulations and consumer demands have improved cars. Just looking at the first 25k of that car vs the now first 25k on my 200 (just rolled over that going to work yesterday ), all it's needed since I bought it were oil changes, tire rotations, the computers have been updated through the OBD2 port by the dealership, the headlights have been re-aimed, then I've put in a drop in K&N filter and need to replace the cabin air filter. Only thing I've spent a lot of money on for the car is fuel, payments, and insurance, and my parents bought me the Weathertech floor liners for it for my birthday that first year I had it!
Harry P. Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 I like those Weathertech liners. Gotta get me a pair.
Joe Handley Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 I like those Weathertech liners. Gotta get me a pair. They are nice to have Harry! Gotta pull my front ones and hose them off now that the weather appears that it's going to be decent. I'd still like to get the trunk liner and the in channel window vents for the car too, but they don't make them for the 200 and told Dad when he got the mats that the '08-'10 Sebring ones don't fit, even though the doors appear to be structurally identical and have since seen one with those installed on it...........
espo Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 In the July issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine there is a three page article on this car. It also shows pictures of : engine, dash board, right rear 3/4 view. Even with all the repairs that he has had to do it seams it cost less than buying a new car every few years. Just depends on what someone is looking for in transportation. I have owned a few of these little "shoe boxes" years ago and really loved them at the time, but it wouldn't work for me today. The newer cars have spoiled me I'm afraid.
Harry P. Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Even with all the repairs that he has had to do it seams it cost less than buying a new car every few years. Constantly fixing up an old car might cost less than buying a brand new car every few years... but why would you buy a new car every few years? Today's cars, with reasonable care and regular maintenance, will last a long time, will be way more reliable, will be way safer, and won't rust out several times over like that old Ford does.
om617 Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Nice,my old 300D Mercedes had 470000miles on it when i got hit by this old hag who did not look my way before going onto the road. Everything original besides an new steeringbox and alternator. But i guess since it`s an diesel it really does not compare. Edited May 23, 2014 by om617
espo Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 It seems that I have had to buy a new car every few years because of changing needs. I used to keep a car for 10 years and more. Had a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP that had the head gasket go at about 120000 miles. Pontiac had a recall, but since I had it done at a local garage before they notified me about the recall they would not reimburse me. After that the car needed a valve job. Once fixed the bottom end got a rod knock. Replaced it with a 2010 Dodge Charger RT. My wife wanted a new car for her commute to her new job a couple of months ago. So we sold my '05 GTO with less than 40000 miles on it since we were not using it and got her a 2014 Dodge Avenger RT. The 26-28 mpg hiway is a lot better than anything else in your garage. I could of just put a new engine in the Grand Prix, but as nice as it was it could not hold a candle to the Charger. Just hope that nothing else changes, one car payment at a time is about our limit anymore.
Harry P. Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 one car payment at a time is about our limit anymore. One is bad enough... two would be a real drag!
ZTony8 Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 That old Ford is the rolling equivalent of the woodsman's axe-"Changed the blade twice and the handle three times but it's still the same old axe!"
Harry P. Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 That old Ford is the rolling equivalent of the woodsman's axe-"Changed the blade twice and the handle three times but it's still the same old axe!" Exactly. There's not a whole lot of the original car left, if anything.
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