Frame Off Resto/239ci Flathead V8/3-Speed Manual/Stunning Interior/Great Driver

1946 Ford Super Deluxe 2 Door Sedan

For consignment, a 1946 Ford Super Deluxe 2 door sedan showing 71,044 miles, but the true miles are unknown. This car was subjected to a frame off restoration about 15 years ago that included paint, chrome, interior, and engine. The markedly upbeat sales brochure touted the Tudor Sedan as “a favorite among families with small children” and the DeLuxe version was more upscale, using broadcloth or mohair on the inside along with simulated leather.

Exterior
Two stage Feather Gray paint adorns this classic, one of 11 colors offered by Ford in 1946. It's a stunning look, especially when mated with chrome and stainless features and especially the red accents that line the grille, picked up as pinstripes on the color keyed wheels and hubcaps. A drip rail defines the slope of the roofline and meets a substantial visor in front which provides the sedan with a forward looking profile on an otherwise upright cabin. Big fenders prevail in 1946 and are just about equal in size and shape, front and back, with the symmetrical balance interrupted by stately black gravel guards on the rear. Tiny blue dot rear tail lights are augmented by a third brake light in the rear window, itself a minor part of the sizable tail of the car. Inboard marker lights on the front fall under an enormous flat fender section, one of the many visual treats on the exterior. The metal and paint are very nice with one small spot of bubbling registering as the only exterior imperfection.

Interior
The palette of choice on the inside is black and white, done here with vinyl that begins with white bands sandwiched by black on the door panels with a black armrest and metal hardware, all in great shape. Front there, we turn to the split bench, the topside being white surrounded by a black base and this restoration has held up very nicely. The patterns in the door and front seat continue to the back bench and sidewalls and while black covers the floor, a white headliner keeps things light. A black steering wheel has minor ornate features including a horn ring and leads to a chrome covered dash and instrument cluster where the gauges have black faces with red numbering and lettering, a unique configuration that is fantastically clean and the highlight of this clean interior. Our consignor states the speedometer was recently rebuilt.

Drivetrain
The detailed engine gleams with blue paint and is a fine representation of a 239ci flathead V8, rated at 100 horsepower and fueled by a 2-barrel carburetor. It's mated to a 3-speed manual sending power to the rear axle and 3.54 gears. Drum brakes are supplied to all four wheels and were serviced recently. Like everything we've reviewed so far, the bay is show worthy!

Undercarriage
A new gas tank starts off the clean underside where some detailing has taken place! Very minimal surface rust and a few drops of oil do not detract from the otherwise showroom condition underneath. Dual exhaust snakes through the X-frame, then runs through glasspack style mufflers before exiting past the bumper and dressed with chrome deflectors. Suspension consists of transverse leaf springs on front and back and that's where most of the minimal surface rust is centered.

Drive-Ability
It would be a shame if a car this clean didn't run right. But that's not the case as the flathead delivers in spades and the very comfortable, couch-like existence in the cabin provides a stately perch with lots of head and leg room throughout. Our consignor disconnected the clock to avoid parasitic battery draw and beyond that, all functions work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

“Smart, swift, sturdy, and more fun to drive than any car you've owned!” promises the 1946 brochure, and after a thorough restoration, this might still ring true for this car 79 years later! Especially if this is the kind of American classic you enjoy. 1946 represented the beginning of a new era in American history and this car is a stunning ambassador of those times.

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