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The styling for the 1949 Ford Custom was all-new and primarily the work of George Walker, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art. Assisting Walker was Richard Caleal, Robert Bourke and Bob Koto. The designs featured slab-sided bodies earning the cars the nickname 'shoe box Ford.'
The cars were available with either a six- or eight-cylinder engine. In the front was a spinner-style grille and a large central spinner ornament. Ford engineers gave the cars an updated chassis and suspension with longitudinal mounted springs.
There were 51,133 convertibles produced in 1949 on the Ford Custom line with the base price selling at $1,885.
In 2009, this car was offered for sale at the Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey presented by RM Auctions where it was estimated to sell for $15,000 - $25,000 and offered without reserve. The lot was sold for the sum of $18,700, including buyer's premium.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2009
The cars were available with either a six- or eight-cylinder engine. In the front was a spinner-style grille and a large central spinner ornament. Ford engineers gave the cars an updated chassis and suspension with longitudinal mounted springs.
There were 51,133 convertibles produced in 1949 on the Ford Custom line with the base price selling at $1,885.
In 2009, this car was offered for sale at the Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey presented by RM Auctions where it was estimated to sell for $15,000 - $25,000 and offered without reserve. The lot was sold for the sum of $18,700, including buyer's premium.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2009
2009 Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey by RM Auctions
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $15,000-USD $25,000
Sale Price :
USD $18,700
1949 Ford Custom Series Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Ford Custom Series
(Data based on Model Year 1949 sales)
1949 FORD CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: 98BA238693 Sold for USD$71,500 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1949 FORD CUSTOM COUPE Chassis#: 98BA521106 Sold for USD$13,750 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1949 Ford Custom Eight Station Wagon Sold for USD$40,700 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1949 Ford Custom Sold for USD$8,800 2022 Mecum : Kansas City | |
1949 Ford Custom Deluxe Sold for USD$19,800 2021 Mecum : Kansas City | |
1949 Ford Custom Sedan Chassis#: 78BA796473 Sold for USD$24,000 2021 GAA : November 2021 | |
1949 Ford V-8 Custom Station Wagon Chassis#: 98BA-70987 Sold for USD$22,000 2021 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Chassis#: 8BA-752433 Sold for USD$19,800 2021 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1949 Ford V-8 Custom Convertible Chassis#: 98BA-361133 Sold for USD$14,850 2021 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Sold for USD$9,900 2021 Mecum : Orlando | |
1949 FORD CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: 98BA559985 Sold for USD$8,800 2020 Barrett-Jackson : Fall Auction | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Sold for USD$27,500 2020 Mecum : Dallas | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Chassis#: 98BA577052 Sold for USD$23,650 2020 RM Sothebys : The Mitosinka Collection | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Chassis#: 98BA534561 Sold for USD$20,900 2020 RM Sothebys : Auburn Fall Auction | |
1949 FORD CUSTOM WOODY WAGON Chassis#: AZ370932 Sold for USD$49,500 2020 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, AZ | |
1949 Ford Custom Street Rod Sold for USD$151,250 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Chassis#: 98BA505526 Sold for USD$17,600 2019 Mecum : Monterey | |
1949 Ford Custom Coupe Sold for USD$10,450 2019 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1949 FORD CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: AZ370716 Sold for USD$44,000 2019 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Sold for USD$32,000 2018 GAA : July 2018 |
Ford Custom Seriess That Failed To Sell At Auction
1949 Ford Custom Series's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1949 Ford Custom Sedan | 98ba328973 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $17,000 | ||
1949 Ford Custom Convertible | 2022 Mecum : Orlando | ||||
1949 Ford Custom Convertible | 2022 Mecum Indy | $40,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom Sedan | 2021 Mecum : Houston 2021 | $45,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom Tudor Sedan | 2021 Mecum : Glendale | $9,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom | 2020 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special | $80,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom | 2020 Mecum : Glendale | $9,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom | 2019 GAA : November 2019 | $23,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom Convertible | 98BA-682044 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Auburn Spring | $14,000 | $18,000 | |
1949 Ford Custom Convertible | 2018 GAA : Spring Sale | $22,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom Club Convertible | 2017 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | $35,000 | $45,000 | ||
1949 Ford Custom Club Convertible | 2017 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | $26,000 | $36,000 | ||
1949 Ford Custom Coupe | 2016 Silver Auction Arizona in January 2016 | $8,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom Coupe | 2015 Collector Car Productons Toronto | $8,500 | |||
1949 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor Sedan | 2015 Auctions America California | $14,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom Convertible | 2015 Mecum : Kissimmee | $25,000 | |||
1949 Ford Deluxe | 2014 Mecum Kissimmee | $16,000 | |||
1949 Ford Deluxe | 2014 Mecum Kissimmee | $15,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom | 2014 Mecum Kissimmee | $26,000 | |||
1949 Ford Custom | 2014 Mecum Kissimmee | $22,000 | |||
1949 Ford Woody Station Wagon | 98BA247808 | 2013 Mecum Auction Anaheim 2013 | $80,000 | ||
1949 Ford Custom Woodie Station Wagon | 98BA247808 | 2013 Auctions America California | $82,500 | ||
1949 Ford Deluxe | 2013 Silver Auctions Arizona in the Spring | $12,750 | |||
1949 Ford Woody Wagon | 2013 Mecum Auctions Kissimmee, FL Auction | $47,500 | |||
1949 Ford Country Squire Woody Wagon | 2013 Mecum Auctions Kissimmee, FL Auction | $37,500 | |||
1949 Ford Business Coupe | 2013 Mecum Auctions Kissimmee, FL Auction | $18,000 | |||
1949 Ford Woody Wagon | 2013 Mecum Auctions Kissimmee, FL Auction | $47,500 | |||
1949 Ford Custom | 2012 Auctions America Auburn Fall | ||||
1949 Ford Woody 221 CI, 3-Speed | 2012 Mecum's 25th Original Spring Classic Indianapolis | $48,000 | |||
1949 Ford Woodie Wagon | 2012 Auctions America Ft Lauderdale, Fl | $41,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
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