It is said that the "The New Fords" for 1949, saved the Ford Motor Company from bankruptcy. It was the company's first totally new model. Gone were the four "fat" fenders, the old torque tube drive necessitated by the antiquated buggy spring suspension along with the front beam axle, the radius rods, and the spiral-bevel final drive. In their place came the all new "slab" sided body styling, the new modern independent front suspension with coil springs, an open drive shaft and hypoid differential. An optional Borg-Warner overdrive replaced the old Columbia 2-speed rear axel. Brakes were larger and the new car had a new ladder-type frame to replace the old X-member type. This was probably the biggest single year change in the company's history.
The 1950 models were refined with minor mechanical differences and face lifting. They were touted by Ford Motor Company as being "fifty ways better" than their predecessor 1949 models. The sporty club coupe models are rather scarce to come by today. It seems that most buyers in the immediate post WW II era opted for the more roomy interior of the family sedans. Over 398,000 Custom Deluxe Tudor Sedans and 247,000 Fordor Sedans were sold as opposed to 85,000 Club Coupes.
Body Style Description |
Quantity Produced |
Original Price |
Weight |
Custom Deluxe Convertible Coupe |
50,299 |
$1,948 |
3,263 |
Custom Deluxe Club Coupe |
85,111 |
$1,511 |
2,981 |
Custom Deluxe Tudor Sedan |
398,060 |
$1,511 |
3,015 |
Custom Deluxe Fordor Sedan |
247,181 |
$1,588 |
3,078 |
Custom Deluxe Station Wagon |
22,929 |
$2,028 |
3,511 |
Custom Crestliner |
17,601 |
$1,711 |
3,050 |
Deluxe Business Coupe |
35,120 |
$1,333 |
2,949 |
Deluxe Tudor Sedan |
126,770 |
$1,424 |
3,007 |
Deluxe Fordor Sedan |
77,888 |
$1,472 |
3,064 |
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