The Ford Barn

HOTRODSURFER · 07-30-2013, 05:47 AM

picked up this 48 ford from a guy in south philly, has not run since 1983 flat head does not run (yet) has a later 50-53 eab flatty in it-gonna clean it up get it running and stoping and just drive it as is for now

bk53 · 07-30-2013, 06:12 AM

looks pretty good! have fun and good luck.

Cecil/WV · 07-30-2013, 06:44 AM

I could park that car in my garage.

itsa52 · 07-30-2013, 10:32 AM

I could park it mine too, but would rather cruise it.. Wow,, great little car..

JM 35 Sedan · 07-30-2013, 10:52 AM

Wow! Nice find. Too many folks get hung up on a long term restoration. I would get that running and roadworthy, then enjoy driving it. You can do little repairs/cosmetic things as you go.

HOTRODSURFER · 07-30-2013, 11:41 AM

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Wow! Nice find. Too many folks get hung up on a long term restoration. I would get that running and roadworthy, then enjoy driving it. You can do little repairs/cosmetic things as you go.

that's the plan

Marv · 07-30-2013, 02:33 PM

A pair of fender skirts and a fulton sunviser and it would look like the one i had. They are a realy nice driving car. Marv

HOTRODSURFER · 07-31-2013, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Marv

A pair of fender skirts and a fulton sunviser and it would look like the one i had. They are a realy nice driving car. Marv

I hope it rides better than my 53 F250

Old Henry · 07-31-2013, 04:35 PM

Very nice. Congratulations!

APDAVE · 07-31-2013, 09:15 PM

Wow!nice car best of luck with it!

dullchrome · 08-11-2013, 03:31 PM

Great looking car. Score on those wheel covers in the trunk....LOL.

Vic Piano · 08-11-2013, 05:57 PM

That is a sharp looking Coupe! Have fun with it.

HOTRODSURFER · 09-13-2013, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dullchrome

Great looking car. Score on those wheel covers in the trunk....LOL.

they went on my daily driver

1963turnerjohn · 09-13-2013, 01:49 PM

Fine car - really like the period 50s interior! I would clean her up get her running good and by no means chop her - she looks great as is.
My avatar is my Grandpas orig car - he did hop it up after WWII 46-47 and that is how she looks today. I have a few pictures in my album in the profile Have fun
John

HOTRODSURFER · 09-13-2013, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1963turnerjohn

Fine car - really like the period 50s interior! I would clean her up get her running good and by no means chop her - she looks great as is.
My avatar is my Grandpas orig car - he did hop it up after WWII 46-47 and that is how she looks today. I have a few pictures in my album in the profile Have fun
John

very nice car john, the plan is to lower the car a bit give it a nice stance with some chrome reverse wheels and some speed parts for the... flatty that's it!

1963turnerjohn · 09-13-2013, 03:53 PM

Now that's a plan! It is nice to see fellas dig the look if these cars without always chopping them - they are great in period hop up or stock spec to bomb around in.
John

russcc · 09-13-2013, 07:29 PM

Nice car, color and stance. Drive the snot out it.

Barry-ct · 09-13-2013, 08:00 PM

Nice car! Always wanted one. Enjoy it. I'm jealous............

Mart · 09-14-2013, 03:24 AM

Looks very nice. That's the way to get 'em, a nice complete car, not a picked over body on a frame.

Mart.

31chevy · 09-14-2013, 06:40 AM

Nice find.
Gary.

APDAVE · 09-14-2013, 09:05 PM

Great looking old Ford! Dave

HOTRODSURFER · 11-26-2013, 07:35 AM

some updates- money is tight right now so I am doing things that cost little or no money to do- I stripped & painted my rusty splash aprons and I am working tidying up the trunk

HOTRODSURFER · 11-26-2013, 08:08 AM

also scrubbed the interior and gave rocky a bath

Brendan · 11-26-2013, 08:57 AM

looks good!

Steves46 · 11-26-2013, 11:05 AM

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also scrubbed the interior and gave rocky a bath

Great looking car. What's the deal with that Chevy flag?

HOTRODSURFER · 11-26-2013, 11:32 AM

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Great looking car. What's the deal with that Chevy flag?

lol I have a 69 Camaro that runs 8.50s

Steves46 · 11-26-2013, 12:58 PM

That's cool!

HOTRODSURFER · 11-26-2013, 03:10 PM

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That's cool!

that flag has been taken down since those pics were take

louisb · 11-26-2013, 03:15 PM

Good looking ride.

--louis

prpmmp · 11-26-2013, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HOTRODSURFER

picked up this 48 ford from a guy in south philly, has not run since 1983 flat head does not run (yet) has a later 50-53 eab flatty in it-gonna clean it up get it running and stoping and just drive it as is for now

Hey!! While you were in South Philly did you stop by Geno's and get a cheeze steak wit!! Great car!! Pete

waterboychuck · 11-26-2013, 06:56 PM

That looks like a pair of fender skirts in the trunk, plus an extra set of hub caps, and new brake lines. Enjoy your new car.

Chuck

Fredb_ · 11-27-2013, 12:13 AM

Enjoy the car!

07-30-2013, 06:12 AM	#2
bk53 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Near Dallas Posts: 387	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project looks pretty good! have fun and good luck.

07-30-2013, 06:44 AM	#3
Cecil/WV Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gerrardstown, WV Posts: 2,266	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project I could park that car in my garage.

07-30-2013, 10:32 AM	#4
itsa52 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nebraska Posts: 603	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project I could park it mine too, but would rather cruise it.. Wow,, great little car..

07-30-2013, 10:52 AM	#5
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Wow! Nice find. Too many folks get hung up on a long term restoration. I would get that running and roadworthy, then enjoy driving it. You can do little repairs/cosmetic things as you go. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*

07-30-2013, 02:33 PM	#7
Marv Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 875	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project A pair of fender skirts and a fulton sunviser and it would look like the one i had. They are a realy nice driving car. Marv

07-31-2013, 04:35 PM	#9
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Very nice. Congratulations! __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

07-31-2013, 09:15 PM	#10
APDAVE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 228	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Wow!nice car best of luck with it!

08-11-2013, 03:31 PM	#11
dullchrome Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 148	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Great looking car. Score on those wheel covers in the trunk....LOL.

08-11-2013, 05:57 PM	#12
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project That is a sharp looking Coupe! Have fun with it. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

09-13-2013, 01:49 PM	#14
1963turnerjohn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ann Arbor / Canton Michigan Posts: 318	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Fine car - really like the period 50s interior! I would clean her up get her running good and by no means chop her - she looks great as is. My avatar is my Grandpas orig car - he did hop it up after WWII 46-47 and that is how she looks today. I have a few pictures in my album in the profile Have fun John

09-13-2013, 03:53 PM	#16
1963turnerjohn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ann Arbor / Canton Michigan Posts: 318	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Now that's a plan! It is nice to see fellas dig the look if these cars without always chopping them - they are great in period hop up or stock spec to bomb around in. John

09-13-2013, 07:29 PM	#17
russcc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,871	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Nice car, color and stance. Drive the snot out it.

09-13-2013, 08:00 PM	#18
Barry-ct Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Newington, Connecticut Posts: 1,374	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Nice car! Always wanted one. Enjoy it. I'm jealous............ __________________ Barry 50 F-1

09-14-2013, 03:24 AM	#19
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,754	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Looks very nice. That's the way to get 'em, a nice complete car, not a picked over body on a frame. Mart.

09-14-2013, 06:40 AM	#20
31chevy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake City Mi. Posts: 807	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Nice find. Gary.

09-14-2013, 09:05 PM	#21
APDAVE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 228	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Great looking old Ford! Dave

11-26-2013, 08:57 AM	#24
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project looks good! __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

11-26-2013, 12:58 PM	#27
Steves46 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lithia, FL Posts: 1,050	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project That's cool! __________________ If it aint broke, don't fix it!

11-26-2013, 03:15 PM	#29
louisb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 175	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Good looking ride. --louis

11-26-2013, 06:56 PM	#31
waterboychuck Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nine Mile Falls,WA Posts: 900	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project That looks like a pair of fender skirts in the trunk, plus an extra set of hub caps, and new brake lines. Enjoy your new car. Chuck

11-27-2013, 12:13 AM	#32
Fredb_ Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Coos Bay, OR Posts: 640	Re: HOTRODSURFERS 48 Ford project Enjoy the car!