The interior is particularly stylish for what we would call an entry level car today. I think Ford was looked at as being a durable car with generally better quality than the smaller manufacturers. I am surprised how many cars of the era had trip odometers.
From 1928 throughout the 30s the Fords were supremely stylish, thanks to Edsel B. Ford's good taste and Bob Gregorie's talent as stylist. While sticking to the hoary old way of transverse leaf springs front and rear and mechanical- rod actuated- brakes, the materials used in the manufacturing process were first-rate. Seeing the interior, it's hard to believe that this automobile was really a low-priced car.
It's a political shit show here in the states and I've learned there are somethings you just don't talk about unless you want to alienate half your audience ( which is never a good look ) I have my opinions but keep them off the channel but most people can pick up what side someone is on just by the way they talk and I'll leave it at that =)
Hi Jay. That is a nicely restored Ford. The only thing I could pick as being non-original was the headlights, which may have foxed you. The originals are not sealed beams, and have extremely convex lenses - almost to the point of being a full hemisphere. Cheers.
I think the Banjo steering wheel is among the most beautiful to ever grace an automobile. WYR: 1936 Ford, and 1936 Ford again, but the Graham is close. Great coverage as always, thank you for all you do ~ Chuck
Beautiful car! Imagine buying a car of that quality today for $14,000! Shows how in house sourcing reduces costs.Henry knew all about that , for sure!!
Hi Jay! Thanks for featuring the 1936 Ford! When I was a kid, my two favorite old cars from Ford were any Model A and the 1936 Ford Phaeton! Now I would choose the convertible sedan instead, as it has roll-up windows. The headlights on the car you show have had a sealed-beam conversion. Back in the days before LED bulbs. The easiest way to get better, brighter headlights was to use more modern sealed beam units. The original lenses would have been rounded outward, giving the headlights a cool, streamlined look. The artwork from the brochure show how they would have originally looked, The Fords of that era had a feature that is found on pretty much every car today, a locking steering column. The little switch is actually for the ignition. The car won't start without the column unlocked and the switch in the ON position. The starter will crank the engine without the switch on, but she won't fire. WYR 1936 Ford for number one. Graham for number two!
Jay, Great video as always. Couple of small points: you should have demonstrated the front windows, in the full up position when lowered they move back about an inch before lowering fully. This was referred as a smokers window, but also would allow for great ventilation when the cowl vent was opened. Secondly the key was used to unlock the steering wheel , the switch would then be allowed to turn on the ignition and then the starter button ( floor switch) to stay the car. Everyday is a school day. Keep up the automotive history you provide your audience, I for one am a great fan.
The Ford is nice, but for me it has been overshadowed completely by that 1951-52 Dodge Coronet Diplomat behind it. edit: Oh, I forgot, you did a video about this car, and I even watched it. Thank you!
WYR: It is remarkable how similar these cars look, especially the "Big Three" automakers. The featured Ford is a beautiful example however, so I'll give it the nod in the first group. The Willys is kind of an oddball, so I'll pick that in the second group.
Thanks Jay. Nice car with nice colors. For WYR, I prefer the Ford. I also would prefer the coupe. Glad you cleared up the advertising/ political ads for some . It is a persons watch history, I believe that brings the particular things to their device. At least to some degree. 🤷🏼♂️
That is a beautiful car in beautiful condition. I love the two-tone paint. I would take the Ford in both WYRs. The small grilles on the front are for the horns, and among Fords are unique to the '36. Older VW Beetles also have horn grilles.
'36 Ford has always been one of my favorites, a good looking car in any body style however to me the trunk-back Touring Sedan has the most balanced side profile. Despite working for Ford Motor Company since the late 'twenties, Grandpa's first new Ford was a '36 Deluxe Touring Sedan in Washington Blue, and it did have a radio.
Jay - Thanks for the video! These were an amazing value: what can you buy new for under $15K today? Henry Ford really did streamline the manufacturing process with production of everything from iron ore, to glass to paint!
One of the cars that my boss owned in 1979 was a 1937 Ford 4 door sedan. It is hard to pick a favorite from the 1936 cars shown here, but I noticed that almost all of them had rear suicide doors. The Graham was the only one with no suicide doors, yet the Willys had all 4 doors opening in suicide fashion.
Ford deLOOOKS, funny how they pronounced that back in the day. All the heavies in the low priced field for 1936 Jay, all big sellers 930,000 for Ford to 918,000 for Chevy to 520,000 for Plymouth, very nice set, love me some Plymouth. The second group is very interesting, I've never seen a 1936 Willys or a 1936 Graham. Did you notice how much these cars look alike in 1936 ...? The Ford stands out but a lot of that is because it is a DeLOOOKS model. Beautiful cars, great video.
About your comment on Political stuff,....I agree. I come to this channel to escape the present and relive the past with vintage cars. But, if someone sold Vintage Political Bumper Stickers that would be cool. An " I Like Ike" Bumper sticker for your 1956 Caddy. Or...."All The Way With JFK" Bumper Sticker for your 1960 Ford.
For WYR, it’s the Ford both scenarios. What impressed me was the back seat and trunk. A good amount of room in the trunk especially for the era, and a really comfortable-looking back seat. I thought the high/low beam adjustment in the steering wheel was interesting.
The sedan rear leg room is huge. I could barely reach the foot rests behind the front seats. The vertical trunk is fairly large, but difficult to get to smaller things on the bottom. Only some have an external spare tire mount.
WYR1: I would look at the independents. Write-in vote for the Studebaker Dictator. WYR2: Graham looks a bit more modern than the Willys but I'd take the Willys.
A nice car indeed with a touch of 'art deco' styling. I do like the round-dial radios, and this two-tine body color is the perfect combination of colors. With two water pumps one could go out and overheat one bank of cylinders without showing a great rise in the temp gauge, and that caused the all-too-common cracked blocks you find in these engines. As vaunted as Ford;s V-8 was, it does have it's faults. On WYR all these three are so close in exterior appearance they could almost be ''badge engineered' models from the same manufacturer, but the Ford edges the others out. Notice the Willys has dual 'suicide' doors and the Graham two front-hinged ones which became the norm, but even with that modern touch it wasn't around nearly as long as the other brands. Again I'll have the Ford. On the 'walk-around' you can see what looks like rust bubbles under the paint on the edge of the front door; a real shame considering how well they did the rest of the car. Details matter so watch them carefully during restorations!
The 36 Ford is one of my favorite 30's cars. The styling is just right. That particular car is gorgeous! And, it is the winner in both WYR categories, too. Sorry, I have no info on Ferro Motors- never heard of them! Oh, and was that a 427 Cobra in the background? Or just a replica? Cool video for a cool car, Jay!
Looks a lot like the 1952 Mercedes model 170 that my uncle bought in Europe he was drafted by the Air Force to perform dentistry on our Nato troops in stationed in France in '53. At the time, European cars were still pretty much behind their American counterparts thanks to the devastation that the WW2 had on industry. 11:07 Those seats sure look comfy and the gauges from Ford of that era look really high-end. WYR: 1. Ford 2. Willys cuz it looks so quirky.
It’s funny you mention script booth Believe it or not back when I lived at another house, my neighbor had one of those from 1912 he also had a really rare car you should cover Trumbull only five are known to exist left Plus, I got to drive the Trumbull, pretty fun car if you ever find more about it
I love airflow great write in I was getting questions about all the political ads on the videos, I just figured I'd come out and say in person because I'm real lol. I can't wait for the election to be over so sick of hearing about it frankly, just know I don't have any control over the commercials.
Papa tenia uno solo que color blanco tiza ...El unico mal de esos autos eran los frenos .Eso fue hasta que me lo prestos Entonces le adapte freno hidraulicos y despues si podia manejarlo..
As far as the commercials go, if they are offensive, close the page and come back later. Until TH-cam figures it out and fixes it, when you open a video and a commercial pops up, click the back arrow and then click on the video again. The video will probably then start without a commercial. But, just treat commercials like you would on regular TV. Hit the mute, go get something to drink and/or snack on, and the commercial will probably be over when you get back. If the main video has already started, just back it up a bit. The placement of the commercials has been at the start of the video lately. Before, a commercial might pop up when the narrator was in the middle of a word or sentence.
And the blue dot is a violation of vehicle codes for lighting. I did one night see the violet tail lamps on a car way ahead of me on highway one here in Northern California, as I gradually closed in on the car I saw it was a “hot rod” with this light lens mod - very cool (and a ticket magnet, for sure)!
I love every Ford model from 1935 through '40, especially this 1936. I believe it was the first year ford introduced artillery wheels, your much beloved Airflow had them already in 1934. The size / room space ratio here is formidable, unlike those unnecessarily huge and bulky (2-door even!) models that came after the war. WYR: Ford in both cases, but the Plymouth looks good. Man those Willys are ugly
I know. Thank you so much for pointing that out. I love artillery wheel think they're cool. =) There is an airflow in the pipeline I had to put the ferro engine on hold AACA is doing some heavy digging for me... Chrysler A engine tonight I was gonna really try to put out two episodes tonight but I don't think that's going to happen. I got too much going on in the background.
Lo terrible de estos autos eran los frenos Papa tenia un fordor de luxe hasta que me lo presto y yo fui a frenar como se frena una auto normal .Yo tenia en esos años un country sedan de 1955 Volvi a casa y le saque todas la ruedas y le adapte frenos hidraulicos de Ford 48.... Haa Si dspues frenaba como un auto...
@@What.its.like. Si lo regulaba con las 4 ruedas en el aires para que todas frenaran parejo y frenaba bien una semana ... Despues era como cinchar un caballo de la cola
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eagles one of these nights.,\
Yeah, buddy, right out of the gate
Good job. I thought it was Little River band Help is on it's way.
Very Good! This is the first car that I rode in. I was brought home from the hospital after my birth in 1948. My parents owned a 36 Ford.
I'm a Ford guy, so I especially love this one. Thanks Jay! 😊
It's sure got a cute behind 🤭
That is really a PRIMO example of a 1936 Ford.
The long-view shots show how AMAZINGLY perfect the sheet metal and paint is.
The interior is particularly stylish for what we would call an entry level car today. I think Ford was looked at as being a durable car with generally better quality than the smaller manufacturers. I am surprised how many cars of the era had trip odometers.
From 1928 throughout the 30s the Fords were supremely stylish, thanks to Edsel B. Ford's good taste and Bob Gregorie's talent as stylist. While sticking to the hoary old way of transverse leaf springs front and rear and mechanical- rod actuated- brakes, the materials used in the manufacturing process were first-rate. Seeing the interior, it's hard to believe that this automobile was really a low-priced car.
Great insight and information edsel doesn't get the credit he deserves as a designer
Thanks for making the disclaimer.
For me I’m not interested in politics in the slightest.
I love your car channel, Mr Jay.
Cheers NZ.
It's a political shit show here in the states and I've learned there are somethings you just don't talk about unless you want to alienate half your audience ( which is never a good look ) I have my opinions but keep them off the channel but most people can pick up what side someone is on just by the way they talk and I'll leave it at that =)
Hi Jay. That is a nicely restored Ford. The only thing I could pick as being non-original was the headlights, which may have foxed you. The originals are not sealed beams, and have extremely convex lenses - almost to the point of being a full hemisphere. Cheers.
I think the Banjo steering wheel is among the most beautiful to ever grace an automobile. WYR: 1936 Ford, and 1936 Ford again, but the Graham is close. Great coverage as always, thank you for all you do ~ Chuck
Beautiful car! Imagine buying a car of that quality today for $14,000! Shows how in house sourcing reduces costs.Henry knew all about that , for sure!!
Hi Jay! Thanks for featuring the 1936 Ford! When I was a kid, my two favorite old cars from Ford were any Model A and the 1936 Ford Phaeton! Now I would choose the convertible sedan instead, as it has roll-up windows. The headlights on the car you show have had a sealed-beam conversion. Back in the days before LED bulbs. The easiest way to get better, brighter headlights was to use more modern sealed beam units. The original lenses would have been rounded outward, giving the headlights a cool, streamlined look. The artwork from the brochure show how they would have originally looked, The Fords of that era had a feature that is found on pretty much every car today, a locking steering column. The little switch is actually for the ignition. The car won't start without the column unlocked and the switch in the ON position. The starter will crank the engine without the switch on, but she won't fire. WYR 1936 Ford for number one. Graham for number two!
Jay,
Great video as always. Couple of small points: you should have demonstrated the front windows, in the full up position when lowered they move back about an inch before lowering fully. This was referred as a smokers window, but also would allow for great ventilation when the cowl vent was opened.
Secondly the key was used to unlock the steering wheel , the switch would then be allowed to turn on the ignition and then the starter button ( floor switch) to stay the car.
Everyday is a school day.
Keep up the automotive history you provide your audience, I for one am a great fan.
Thank you so much for sharing that insight and information =)
The Ford is nice, but for me it has been overshadowed completely by that 1951-52 Dodge Coronet Diplomat behind it.
edit: Oh, I forgot, you did a video about this car, and I even watched it. Thank you!
WYR: It is remarkable how similar these cars look, especially the "Big Three" automakers. The featured Ford is a beautiful example however, so I'll give it the nod in the first group. The Willys is kind of an oddball, so I'll pick that in the second group.
The Ford seems to be pretty typical of the cars of that era but judging from the sales figures it seems to have been a popular choice too.
Beautiful car love the colors the build quality is far better than anything else made today. Ford - Ford
Totally agree great choices =)
Thanks Jay.
Nice car with nice colors. For WYR, I prefer the Ford. I also would prefer the coupe.
Glad you cleared up the advertising/ political ads for some . It is a persons watch history, I believe that brings the particular things to their device. At least to some degree. 🤷🏼♂️
That is a beautiful car in beautiful condition. I love the two-tone paint. I would take the Ford in both WYRs.
The small grilles on the front are for the horns, and among Fords are unique to the '36. Older VW Beetles also have horn grilles.
'36 Ford has always been one of my favorites, a good looking car in any body style however to me the trunk-back Touring Sedan has the most balanced side profile. Despite working for Ford Motor Company since the late 'twenties, Grandpa's first new Ford was a '36 Deluxe Touring Sedan in Washington Blue, and it did have a radio.
Jay - Thanks for the video!
These were an amazing value: what can you buy new for under $15K today?
Henry Ford really did streamline the manufacturing process with production of everything from iron ore, to glass to paint!
Also money was worth more and far less people on the planet
Super safe brakes, we had a 36 Chevy P-up with hydraulic brakes 😎
One of the cars that my boss owned in 1979 was a 1937 Ford 4 door sedan. It is hard to pick a favorite from the 1936 cars shown here, but I noticed that almost all of them had rear suicide doors. The Graham was the only one with no suicide doors, yet the Willys had all 4 doors opening in suicide fashion.
Ford deLOOOKS, funny how they pronounced that back in the day. All the heavies in the low priced field for 1936 Jay, all big sellers 930,000 for Ford to 918,000 for Chevy to 520,000 for Plymouth, very nice set, love me some Plymouth. The second group is very interesting, I've never seen a 1936 Willys or a 1936 Graham. Did you notice how much these cars look alike in 1936 ...? The Ford stands out but a lot of that is because it is a DeLOOOKS model. Beautiful cars, great video.
About your comment on Political stuff,....I agree.
I come to this channel to escape the present and relive the past with vintage cars.
But, if someone sold Vintage Political Bumper Stickers that would be cool.
An " I Like Ike" Bumper sticker for your 1956 Caddy.
Or...."All The Way With JFK" Bumper Sticker for your 1960 Ford.
I have always remembered seeing a Model A Ford with a "REPEAL THE VOLSTEAD ACT" sign in the rear window.
For WYR, it’s the Ford both scenarios.
What impressed me was the back seat and trunk. A good amount of room in the trunk especially for the era, and a really comfortable-looking back seat. I thought the high/low beam adjustment in the steering wheel was interesting.
The sedan rear leg room is huge. I could barely reach the foot rests behind the front seats. The vertical trunk is fairly large, but difficult to get to smaller things on the bottom. Only some have an external spare tire mount.
1936 Chevy
Yes, no ads makes YT Premium worth every penny...
36 Plymouth
36 Graham, only because I know what lurks under the hood....
If I have TV on it is usually TH-cam and premium has no ads baby!
YES!.YT Premium is great without the annoying ads!.
1937 was the first beautiful Forf
WYR1: I would look at the independents. Write-in vote for the Studebaker Dictator.
WYR2: Graham looks a bit more modern than the Willys but I'd take the Willys.
Awesome choices
A nice car indeed with a touch of 'art deco' styling. I do like the round-dial radios, and this two-tine body color is the perfect combination of colors. With two water pumps one could go out and overheat one bank of cylinders without showing a great rise in the temp gauge, and that caused the all-too-common cracked blocks you find in these engines. As vaunted as Ford;s V-8 was, it does have it's faults.
On WYR all these three are so close in exterior appearance they could almost be ''badge engineered' models from the same manufacturer, but the Ford edges the others out. Notice the Willys has dual 'suicide' doors and the Graham two front-hinged ones which became the norm, but even with that modern touch it wasn't around nearly as long as the other brands. Again I'll have the Ford.
On the 'walk-around' you can see what looks like rust bubbles under the paint on the edge of the front door; a real shame considering how well they did the rest of the car. Details matter so watch them carefully during restorations!
13:08 I agree with what Jay said, I kind of thought only Edsel had the "stationary stuff in the middle of the steering wheel" attribute.
I like pointing that stuff out
Great looking Ford in excellent condition. Would prefer it to the Chevrolet which still had a wood-framed body in 1936.
Like out of this world these new Fords...
WYR 🤔
1936 Chevy
All others are fine Styling 👍
Great looking Ford ..
Fine Episode
Happy Motoring ✌️
The 36 Ford is one of my favorite 30's cars. The styling is just right. That particular car is gorgeous! And, it is the winner in both WYR categories, too. Sorry, I have no info on Ferro Motors- never heard of them! Oh, and was that a 427 Cobra in the background? Or just a replica? Cool video for a cool car, Jay!
It was a factory five cobra I got to drive that car feet were too big for pedal box tho.. 5.0 it was a brand new build
Sweet choices
After the 34 Lincoln, this is the pretty gal 😊
They look like they have been converted to sealed beam units, the original lenses more dome shaped.
Yep I noticed that too.
Beautiful car!
Looks a lot like the 1952 Mercedes model 170 that my uncle bought in Europe he was drafted by the Air Force to perform dentistry on our Nato troops in stationed in France in '53. At the time, European cars were still pretty much behind their American counterparts thanks to the devastation that the WW2 had on industry. 11:07 Those seats sure look comfy and the gauges from Ford of that era look really high-end. WYR: 1. Ford 2. Willys cuz it looks so quirky.
It’s funny you mention script booth Believe it or not back when I lived at another house, my neighbor had one of those from 1912 he also had a really rare car you should cover Trumbull only five are known to exist left Plus, I got to drive the Trumbull, pretty fun car if you ever find more about it
I reached out to the AACA for more research on that engine episode so I'll probably have to do a different one this week
1936 ford 2nd scenario.
My Dad would say it has to have a rumble seat!
your dad liked the eagles? one of these nights?
jay they also had a roadster and phaeton hat were beutys
vry similar as 35s
Very cool 🤙 I have a 36 tudor project for sale.
If you have a link post it maybe someone would be interested in that =)
I would pick a 1936 airflow, Question? what brought on the opening statement. i agree with.
I love airflow great write in
I was getting questions about all the political ads on the videos, I just figured I'd come out and say in person because I'm real lol.
I can't wait for the election to be over so sick of hearing about it frankly, just know I don't have any control over the commercials.
This was Styling, Not Like Today
Totally agree and real very little plastic
Liked ❤💯👍
Papa tenia uno solo que color blanco tiza ...El unico mal de esos autos eran los frenos .Eso fue hasta que me lo prestos Entonces le adapte freno hidraulicos y despues si podia manejarlo..
As far as the commercials go, if they are offensive, close the page and come back later.
Until TH-cam figures it out and fixes it, when you open a video and a commercial pops up, click the back arrow and then click on the video again. The video will probably then start without a commercial.
But, just treat commercials like you would on regular TV. Hit the mute, go get something to drink and/or snack on, and the commercial will probably be over when you get back. If the main video has already started, just back it up a bit.
The placement of the commercials has been at the start of the video lately. Before, a commercial might pop up when the narrator was in the middle of a word or sentence.
36 Chevy, 36 Ford.
The blue dot taillights were never factory equipment or an available option. They are aftermarket accessories and not from Ford.
And the blue dot is a violation of vehicle codes for lighting. I did one night see the violet tail lamps on a car way ahead of me on highway one here in Northern California, as I gradually closed in on the car I saw it was a “hot rod” with this light lens mod - very cool (and a ticket magnet, for sure)!
WYR: All of them.
Awesome
I love every Ford model from 1935 through '40, especially this 1936. I believe it was the first year ford introduced artillery wheels, your much beloved Airflow had them already in 1934. The size / room space ratio here is formidable, unlike those unnecessarily huge and bulky (2-door even!) models that came after the war. WYR: Ford in both cases, but the Plymouth looks good. Man those Willys are ugly
I know. Thank you so much for pointing that out. I love artillery wheel think they're cool. =)
There is an airflow in the pipeline
I had to put the ferro engine on hold AACA is doing some heavy digging for me... Chrysler A engine tonight
I was gonna really try to put out two episodes tonight but I don't think that's going to happen. I got too much going on in the background.
@@What.its.like. don't mind waiting Jay, I never miss any of your episodes. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much Georgie it really means a lot to me that you dig this channel. =)
heater?
Not sure if this one had it, I didn't look under the dash plus this was a few months ago... =)
@@What.its.like. easy to tell. Looks to me like it doesn’t.
Plymouth
Graham
Sweet choices
Just a passing thought, do you ever find yourself,,, This car has a one piece windshi......... Oh look a corvette?
Hahaha I think that about other cars corvettes don't really do anything for me
Lo terrible de estos autos eran los frenos Papa tenia un fordor de luxe hasta que me lo presto y yo fui a frenar como se frena una auto normal .Yo tenia en esos años un country sedan de 1955 Volvi a casa y le saque todas la ruedas y le adapte frenos hidraulicos de Ford 48.... Haa Si dspues frenaba como un auto...
I got to drive a flathead v8 ford they are nice and the brakes worked well just seemed vague
@@What.its.like. Si lo regulaba con las 4 ruedas en el aires para que todas frenaran parejo y frenaba bien una semana ... Despues era como cinchar un caballo de la cola
That you have to say you are neutral other then transmissions tells me all I need to know! Sad all those that asked!
Yumm😅
I've heard of four door sedans, but have no idea what a fordor sedan is.
Ford's play on words for advertising.