Field Find: 1953 Ford Customline!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2016
- Hi!
Looks like we were out shopping again; this time I lucked onto a pretty decent 1953 Ford Customline 2 door sedan. Its originally a 2-tone green car with a flathead v-8 and a 3 speed stick.
She's pretty tough, and has been sitting outside in the trees for many years, but she's largely complete and I think could be saved and put together again someday. I'll keep gathering up any small missing bits and maybe try to get it running again when the weather warms up.
The car looks to have been last used in the late 1960s, judging by the age of the oil can in the trunk, and the tires still on the car. Looks like someone started to take the car apart some time ago (80's?) but gave up before they got very far.
These are good looking cars, and the CWMC used-car lot was low on Ford inventory, so I scooped this one up as soon as I could get there! Thanks so much to Dan for the tip on this one...
Well, I hope you all enjoy a quick look at this fun old Ford; she's a little tired but definitely worth saving!
Cheers from me and Stella; thanks to everyone for watching, commenting, and subscribing! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I love the cat at the end he came to get some loving from you could hear it purring such a cute cat
I had a 52 just like this one. A little rot in drivers side floor, surface rust elsewhere. Flathead and three on the tree. Fixed the rust and painted it silver metallic. Great car!
Bought a 53 green Ford 2 door in 1966 for $60 from an old lady up the street. My first car. Really enjoy your videos.
Thanks
+Lorne F Hey, thanks for checking them out; cheers from me and my girl Stella!
LOVE a 1953 Ford. First car I had was a '53 Ford Ranch Wagon. I had a job pumping gas, cleaning windows, and brushing out cars at a service station. The old Ford had been sitting behind the station under an oak tree for about a decade. The owner gave it to me when I was getting ready to turn sixteen. My dad and I got the thing running and painted it on my birthday. Coolest car in the high school parking lot... Thanks for shaking up the memories...
My first car was a 53 Ford Flathead with the Fordamatic trans. Thanks for rescuing this one. I really enjoy your videos. From Brighton, Tn. Thanks to you and your crew for rescuing all the old and forgotten cars.
+terry lee Hey, thanks for checking it out; cheers from me and Stella!
+coldwarmotors I'm impressed at the fact that your team gets them running with little or no money spent. Keep up the good work.
I owned a '53 Ford Customline back in the 60's. A fine running vehicle.
Sure would like to hear her run again! Very nice car!
Good job saving that one, I really enjoy these videos, its funny what stuff you find in an old car haha, keep saving them guys!
thats a real beauuuuty!! flat head V8 and all. little more spit shinning and baim, daily driver. keep up the good work. love your vids!
Hey, thanks for watching this stuff, cheers!
Excellent find. The chrome is worth LOTS.
I found some videos I didn't watch I'm gonna watch then Thank you for the video
Cool car.Cant wait to see if the old girl will start and run.Good luck and thanks for sharing.
I love the patina, I'd hit it with a coat of clear and call it a day!
Dthanks Scott. Mine was same color,but it was an automatic. The interior was complete and in good shape. Nice first car for a kid in 1962
This car is gorgeous! I wouldn't be able to resist fixing this up with a nice paint job!
Good to see you getting back to the Fordes, mate!!!
+RanchWagon Forde Haha! Thanks for the note; I figured you'd like this one...
It amazes me how dogs cats manage to steal the show. Great cars too.
ok i need to say great find and two doors,can't beat it,
great vids...had many old cars...love them...keep it up man
I love the sound of the flathead v8. I cant wait to hear this car run!
These were such great looking cars. My Dad had a convertible one back in the day. This really deserves a restoration!
Nice find Coldwar!!!!! Glad to see some one like me, who saves these old gals from death. Keep it up!
Hi Stella!
Nice one. Good job cleaning it up, it looks decent!
The rear window, the lines that carry through interior, the taillights, my appreciation for fifties is growing, keep it up
Nice Car! This one deserves the same attention you gave to that Frazer, and maybe more!
I love it when old cars like this get saved. Its awesome. I hope to save one sometimes in the next couple years and use it as my daily driver. I'd drive it to school everyday!
+Jonah Halbert Do it! These old girls are pretty easy to get going again...
'53 Ford was our be loved family car from '56 to '62. It was the best car our family ever had. It was very dependable. It didn't has a radio, or a passenger side sun visor. When we went on trips the whole family would sing songs.
Gracious sakes! We had one exactly like that when I was 14 in 1965. Same color and all! Ours had a six cylinder that was really fast! I loved that car!
I had a 56 Ranch Wagon once. It had had a hard life, but it ran like champ. Six cylinder, three speed manual. Wish I could find another one like it. Great cars.
G'day.! just came across your video, it brought back a lot of memories for me. I had a 53 customline when i was 17, it was known as the Anniversary model in Australia. The flathead had a great note when it was idling, an unmistakeable customline burble. John, Perth, Western Australia.
I really like the customline. Thanks!
My buddies had these and we put many miles cruzin' around our hometown, Owensboro, KY. Wish I had a $ bill for every mile I rode in one!! Good ol' cars.
I remember when 53 Fords were brand new. Ford's never went out of style until the last twenty years or so. I think you will be happy with it. I know I would. Keep us posted on your efforts to get it running again. I can't look at these old cars without wondering what brought them to their current circumstances
Hey, thanks for checking it out! Yeah, I hope to get this old Ford to come to life here this summer if i have time...Cheers from me and Stel!
I'm sure you've discovered the following info by now...
But, back then, a lot of aerospace themes were present in the automobiles ... The '53 had several ... The jet hood ornament ... The Spinner grill, represented an airplane propeller in action, as the center bullet was, well, the center, and the black indents just to the side of the center represented the spiral of a spinning propeller, and the sides of the grills were of course the propeller...
The chrome trim parts behind the doors, represent a jet flying with contrail behind...
The tail lights are close to looking like the exhaust portion of a jet engine ...
BTW, I had '53 Customline, two door, flathead V8 for about 14 years....
Best regards, always like your clips, and your humor ...
This is so cool. When I was a kid, a 56 sidevalve Cusso lived next door to me. A daily driver (and rough) it sold for a few hundred bucks. Nowadays, if you find one, people have restored them and put 351 Clevelands in them. Worth megabucks.
Another gem for the fleet Scott! Can't wait to hear the flathead rumble to life!
Always love when someone just left the Y-Block alone.
We always said Flat Heads Forever! Love the old 1953 great find and a neat car! Good old 3 on the tree!
I have one, a 53 meteor Customline sedan.. great find! :-)
That car is in fantastic shape compared to a lot of the other things you've found. You got a real doosie with that one!
Nice find. Thanks for sharing.
It was really nice to stumble onto a video with stella in it.
I was born in 1953, yup, we look about the same condition to.
I always look forward to a video upload. Nearly everytime I find out about a car that I never knew existed! Keep up the good work guys!
+Patrick Taylor Hey, thanks for checking it out; cheers from me and Stella!
@@coldwarmotors Stay single buddy, dog's plenty of company.
wow man good find. looking forward to more on this one
+73VWsuper Hey, thanks... this one's pretty decent; perhaps I'll get her going this spring! Cheers from me and Stella.
thats a clean ford customline!! body looks good, i would daily drive that car, keep it up with this videos, cheers
Nice find! I'm a Ford guy and would have loved to get that car. The V8 flattys are fun to play with as well. The 49 and 50s are also a favorite. Looks like you are in the right place to find this stuff. Around here everything is very picked over or it's so bad it will crumble if you move it. Here in Wis it's like living in a salt mine, everything gets devoured by the salt if it ever goes out in winter. If we get 8" of snow, people expect to be able to drive the speed limit within a few hours so the county keeps laying on the salt until the road is bare. Great, now I can go fast but in a few years the seat falls through the floor! Go figure. Keep um comming. Thanks!
Hopefully there be a "Will it Run" episode on the 53 Ford Customline in the future. Love the channel guys.
I love the styling of the 52-54 Fords, straight forward and simple.
Grats! Glad you're saving it1
Oh she cleaned up nice she's a nice home girl
Love the treasure hunt though the car.
Another unique and fine save. Still in way better shape than my 67 Olds when I rescued it out of the woods.
Love that car! Add in the Calico and the only thing better would be to hear the car purr, too.
Thanks for the note! I am working on the Ford as we speak... should be running soon! Cheers.
Wow!! That's one very solid looking car!! The hood was a little "tweaked" in one shot but the door gaps looked remarkably even and all the body lines were very straight. Didn't appear to be much rust and/or dent'age either. Very nice find. Looked like quite a bit of "stuff" was missing from the motor but at least the plugs were still closing up the cylinders. Anxious to hear this one run. ;o)
+Pappa Bob Hey, thanks for checking it out; I'd like to try to get it going in the spring, I hope. Cheers from me and Stella!
doing a great job rescuing these ,fan in new zealand
And thanks to the purring kitty!
She's a very cute and friendly calico and very happy to see Scott and say hi to Stella
@@joeboxer3365 I wonder if the kitty is still around. I know Stella passed
Looks awesome....can't wait to see it fired up. You might even be able to put this one back on the road all the way.
That car is in exceptional condition, considering!
I really like your vids. You guys are awesome.
+pdgray3 Hey, thanks for watching this stuff; cheers from me and Stella!
Last flathead Ford Last king pin steering, I like these 50s 60s Fords, real good cars to drive..
That's nice! Flat head may just surprize you, I had one in an "orchard" truck that sat for what must have been a very long time. It took a week to clean out, and re-gasket but it fired right away once fluids were changed! Good find!
👍👌it's a nice looking ride
Great patina on that ford! I like the "color match" on the fender! That car running would be perfect, do not do anything else after that. Great find!
+Erik Turner Hey, thanks for checking it out; I think we agree that she looks fine as is! Cheers from me and Stella!
Another beauty!
A little CWM rewind to go with my Sunday morning coffee. This fine old Ford probably belonged to a pipefitter from the local Union Hall. Imagine a Tom Waits kind of character behind the wheel. Pack of Lucky Strikes in his pocket, breathe wreaking of cheap beer and whiskey. Driving home to his old lady, serving up a Friday night fish fry.
These where truly working men's cars. No such thing exists today.
This car looks amazing . I am sure its worth any where from $4500 to $6000 here in Pa . love the videos and a pointy one again to you guy's . Ray in Pa U.S.A.
Great find!
kewl old ford!!! love it..
Another nicee find....:)
That old ford does look nice because all that chrome
Laughed my ass off at the "bleep"
Nice. My first car was 52 Ford Ranch Wagon.
Nice!! I really enjoy your videos. You're getting quite a collection of nice old beauties. I'm looking forward to seeing this one run (hopefully) and seeing the Kaiser on the road. Keep up the good work! !
oops I meant the Fraser daily driver project
+jiminy cricket Hey, thanks for checking it out; I'm editing the next installment of the Frazer project right now... Cheers from me and Stella!
That thing looks solid.
cold should not stop cold war motors , come on we wanna hear that flathead purr like that cat that tried to steal the show lol , that car actually looks very solid , unless looks are deceiving on this ford , I think you found a really good car to fix up a bit for sure !
+towrecker Hey, thanks for checking it out; I'll probably get this one going in the spring, after the Frazer is done and a few other little projects! Cheers from me and Stella!
What a great find! Of course I haven't seen any floors yet but the body looks still quite solid? And a Flathead V8 is always nice to have, good it's still all there! Looking forward to see another "Will it run?" video soon. :)
+AudioMobil Hey, glad you liked it! I think I'll try to get it going in the spring here... definitely worth a short video!
Beautiful
So glad to see you with a Ford & of all the models you've got 1 of my favorites, it's my second fav' the first spot for me are what we call here in Aus' the "Tank model" what you guys call the '59 '60's, love the flat head, look forward to seeing a "will it run" episode??
It always amazes me how good the chrome seems to be on a lot of old American cars. It can't be the same plated rubbish we have and had on UK models. It used to peel and disintegrate from the inside out.
That's not a bad looker at all. Quite a line up right there. Some slip covers for the seats and it's good to go!
looks real solid
I had a 56 Ranch Wagon once. It had had a hard life, but it ran like champ. Six cylinder, three speed manual. Wish I could find another one like it.
Love this car
Dad had a sea green 53 wagon, Grandpa had a coffee & cream two tone 54 Customeline
Nice....on the topic of AM radio....it's a big hulking piece of chassis metal....back in those days....capacitor tuning, crystal diode (demodulation) detection and then your standard 6 to 10 transistor amplification...out to one speaker, maybe two. I must say...we've come a long way baby. Well, at least the radio is original...i'm willing to bet that radio still works or can be easily fixed...electronics back then were like bulldozers, big and stout. Clean the corrosion off the tuning capacitor and you're good to go.
would love to see that car restored and back on the road she's a classic
Loved the bleep
That one is a beauty
Can't wait to see if that old flat head will run or not!
Remarkably rust free aye?
I think the back seat radio was an accessory from J.C. Whitney, goes with the baby moons and package tray! Nice find...it'll buff out real good. 😜😂
Dang I like that Ford!
hey man i got a 1950 chevy fleetline deluxe and cant wait to get started on it, probably do what you did lol
i think we had a '51 back in the late '50's early 60's. no trim that i can remember, pretty plain jane car, 3 speed on the column was kinda sticky. i remember dad getting under the car to giggle the linkage. i think it was painted the same color as your car. we drove it to the "Lake of the Woods" for a vacation of a lifetime for me.
GREAT VIDEO TKS RON
All the windows intact and not broken.
I love the patina too. Just get the engine running & all the mechanicals working, and install a new interior & a clear coat and take her to the car shows
For being a '53 is not like all other competition,like the Fraser,bubbly,this is elongated a bit like a 55,but I like it it has surface rust,and have painted in two tone green,will look like the lady she was in the assembly line
Had one in High school, Worse car I ever owned but it just might have been me. Duel water pumps are the motor mounts .Good luck
looking forward to the next update
+James Overbey Hey, thanks! Next video is on the way soon...Cheers from me and Stella!