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The 1949 Ford is a line of cars produced by Ford from the 1949 to 1951 model years. The successor to the prewar 1941 Ford , the model line was the first full-size Ford designed after World War II, becoming the first Ford car line released after the deaths of Edsel Ford and Henry Ford .
With the exception of bus chassis and parcel-delivery vehicles (which used bodywork produced by second-party manufacturers), Ford shared the same cab design on all F-Series trucks (a distinction that would continue up to the 1996 ninth generation); C-Series trucks moved the cab upward and forward, requiring a higher hood and different fenders ...
For 1975, all full-size Fords were consolidated around the LTD nameplate, but the Custom 500 was brought back a few months into the model year. From 1976 onward it was only available in the US for fleet customers. [10] The Custom 500 continued to be sold to retail customers in Canada and the nameplate was used there through 1981.
The Ford line of cars was again refreshed for 1952, although remaining similar to the all-new 1949 Fords.This time, curved one-piece windshield glass joined a new "Mileage Maker" straight-6 engine with 101 hp. [3] The 226 CID (3.7 L) L-head straight-6 was replaced by an overhead valve 215 CID (3.5 L) Mileage Maker with 101 hp (75 kW), while the old 239 CID (3.9 L) Flathead V8 remained with 110 ...
In 1949, Nash became the first American car with seat belts as a factory option. [21] They were installed in 40,000 cars, yet buyers did not want them and had dealers remove them. [ 22 ] There was "heated debate despite increasing scientific research" about their value and the option was "met with insurmountable sales resistance" with Nash ...
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Full-size Ford is a term adopted for a long-running line of Ford vehicles with a shared model lineage in North America. Originating in 1908 with the Ford Model T, the line ended in 2019 with the Ford Taurus, as Ford withdrew from the full-sized sedan segment in North America.
1949 or '50 Ford Pilot 3.6 V8 grille badge, Oxfordshire. The E71 30 hp 3622 cc engine developed 81 bhp (60 kW), with a stroke of 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (95 mm) and a bore of 3 + 1 ⁄ 16 inches (78 mm), and was fed by a single Solex carburettor. The engine, with twin-sheave belt pulleys, was also used in Thames trucks.