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HEY, THAT'S MY CAR!
Six Cylinder Glory
A Pair of Fords Steeped In Tradition
1952 Ford Customline Tudor & 1950 Ford F-1 Pickup
Owners:
Ken Briers & Sally Donner, Washington, D.C.
The 1952 Customline was purchased new by my father and then passed down to me. It was his first new car and my very first car. I have the original invoice, the finance agreement and the receipts for service at 300, and 1,000 miles. I started driving the car in 1962 and the title was issued to me in 1965. I drove the Ford to high school and the decal on the windshield is my high school seal. After my brother went off to college in 1966, the car was stored for 41 years.
In 2007, it was returned to the road. Except for the repaint and some body work, it is an all-original car, down to the upholstery. It is powered by a 215 c.i., 101 hp OHV six cylinder engine with a Fordomatic two-speed transmission. This was Ford's first OHV engine and the second year for an automatic transmission.
Our 1950 F-1 truck was restored in 1995 as a tribute to the Pennsylvania Railroad utility vehicles. However, we added air conditioning and AM/FM/Satellite radio to make our long distance drives more enjoyable. The pickup has since clocked 63,000 miles and almost worn through three sets of tires. It is powered by a 226 c.i., 95 hp flathead six cylinder engine with a 3-speed floor-shift transmission. It has one wiper and one sun visor because the matching pieces were optional items. There are also no arm rests or dome light.
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