1951 Ford

Sedan

8 - Cyl.

Manual

B1KC130279

Gasoline

FOR A VIDEO TEST DRIVE CLICK ON THE RED LINK BELOW "http://www.youtube.com/embed/9A-Z99dIr_A" 1951 FORD ONE OWNER WITH ALL DOCUMENTATION THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS LITTLE FORD HAS BEEN OFFERED TO YOU LOYAL EBAYERS.. IN FACT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, SINCE 1951, THAT THIS CAR HAS EVER BEEN OFFERED FOR SALE. WE ARE LISTING THIS FOR OUR LONG TIME FRIEND AND SUPPORTER FROM CLINTON, MISSOURI. IT WAS PURCHASED BY HIS FATHER BRAND NEW ON MAY 31, 1951 (HAPPY ANNIVERSARY---60 YEARS AGO TODAY!). IT WAS USED AS THE FAMILY CAR AND WAS DRIVEN DAILY, UNTIL LATE 1973.. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN KEPT HIGH AND DRY IN ONE OF THE BARNS ON THE FAMILY FARM.. ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, A DECISION WAS MADE TO PUT THE OLD FORD BACK ON THE ROAD. WE KNEW AT THE TIME THAT OUR CAR DESERVED A BRAND NEW GAS TANK.. IT STILL DOES. BUT TO GET OUR BABY BACK ON THE ROAD IN A HURRY, WE SIMPLY CLEANED OUR OLD ONE AND PLACED IT BACK ON THE CAR. THE CARBURETOR WAS ALSO CLEANED AT THIS TIME.. THEN IT WAS ON TO THE THE BRAKES.. THESE WERE COMPLETELY RE-DONE AND DONE RIGHT; INCLUDING A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, FOUR NEW WHEEL CYLINDERS, NEW BRAKE SHOES AND ALL HYDRALLIC LINES. A BRAND NEW SET OF FIRESTONE DELUXE CHAMPION WIDE WHITEWALL TIRES WAS ALSO INSTALLED... THE OLD HUBCAPS WERE LOOKING SLIGHTY RUSTY, SO A NEW SET OF THE STAINLESS STEEL VARIETY WAS PURCHASED FROM RICHARD CARPENTER REPRODUCTIONS. NOW, OUR CAR WAS READY TO ROLL....THE ONLY REMAINING PROBLEM,--- WHO WAS GOING TO DRIVE IT ? ? THAT BECAME THE CENTRAL QUESTION AT A RECENT FAMILY DISCUSSION.. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CONVERSATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KIDS, GRANDKIDS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN HORSES RATHER THAN HORSEPOWER...AND BECAUSE OF THESE PREFERENCES, A PIECE OF THE FAMILY HISTORY IS NOW UP FOR SALE. DOCUMENTATION THE DOCUMENTATION ON OUR LITTLE FORD IS THE FINEST WE'VE SEEN.. NOT ONLY IS IT ULTRA COMPLETE BUT THE CONDITION COULD BE DESCRIBED AS TOTALLY PRISTINE ! TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AND YOU MAY ALSO LEARN A FEW THINGS REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF A CAR IN THE YEAR OF 1951.. FOR EXAMPLE; THE CUSTOMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE SPARE TIRE AND TUBE... I GUESS THEY DID GIVE YOU THE WHEEL.. OUR INVOICE ALSO INDICATES THAT THE FRESH AIR HEATER AND THE SUNVISOR WERE PURCHASED FROM THE FACTORY. AND WOW, LOOK AT THOSE PRICES, $1777 FOR THE WHOLE CAR. TRADE ALLOWANCES HOWEVER WERE DEFINITELY NOT THE BEST.. LOOKS LIKE GRANDPA GEORGE TRADED HIS BELOVED '35 CHEVROLET IN FOR A TOTAL ALLOWANCE OF ONLY 35 BUCKS...OTHER THINGS NOTICED, WOULD BE THE COLOR OF A. BLUE, PROBABLY FOR ALPINE BLUE. IN SUMMATION, YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED.. THIS LITERATURE IS SO COMPLETE, EVEN DOWN TO THE ORIGINAL ENVELOPE FROM THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, DATED JUNE, 1951. CONFESSIONS REGARDING THE KOREAN WAR AS MOST ARE AWARE, THE KOREAN WAR ALSO AFFECTED THE PRODUCTION OF THE 1951 CAR AND TRUCK MODELS..DURING THIS PERIOD, CHROME WAS USED MUCH MORE SPARINGLY THAN BEFORE AND THE CHROME THAT WAS PRODUCED LACKED THE ABILITY TO ADHERE PROPERLY. THUS WE ARE ADVISING ALL PARTIES TO PAY PARTICULARLY CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR FRONT BUMPER AND GRILLE. THESE HAVE BEEN ECONOMICALLY RESTORED USING THE FINEST CAN OF KRYLON PAINT AVAILABLE AND WHILE THEY LOOK RELATIVELY GOOD IN THE INCLUDED PICTURES, THEY ARE NOT CORRECT FOR AN AUTOMOBILE OF THIS STATURE. WE SUGGEST THAT THE NEW OWNER PLAN ON RE-CHROMING. PLEASE MAKE ME A STAR NO, I REALIZE I'LL NEVER BE A STAR, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD TAKE TIME TO VIEW THE YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT IS MENTIONED ON THE SECOND LINE OF THIS DESCRIPTION.. IT IS ONLY A FEW MINUTES LONG AND IT ANSWERS SO MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY ASKED .. I'M SORRY IF YOU HAVE REGULAR SLOW SPEED INTERNET, AS IT MAY TAKE A FEW EXTRA MINUTES FOR IT TO TOTALLY LOAD.... BUT PLEASE WATCH IT... I KEEP MY FACE HIDDEN AND THE INFORMATION COULD BE CONSIDERED INVALUABLE... CLICK ON THE RED LINE AT THE TOP OF THIS AD..... ===MATCHING NUMBERS=== PLEASE NOTE---THIS IS A MATCHING NUMBERS UNIT. WHEN THIS TERMINOLOGY IS USED, IT INDICATES THAT THE AUTOMOBILE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ACTUAL, ORIGINAL DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND REAR AXLE) THAT WERE INSTALLED AT THE PRODUCTION FACILITY WHEN NEW.. IN THE WAY OF SAFETY WE HAVE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BRAGGING ABOUT THE CONDITION OF OUR LITTLE ONE OWNER CAR.. THAT BEING SAID, WE ALSO INSIST THAT THE CAR BE TRAILERED TO ITS NEW HOME AND THAT THE NEW OWNER HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THOROUGHLY FOLLOWING ITS JOURNEY. ONE HAS TO REMEMBER THAT EVEN WITH ALL OF THESE BRAND NEW PARTS, THE BASIC CAR IS STILL OVER 60 YEARS OLD... PLEASE REQUEST A MECHANICAL INSPECTION, FOR SAFETYS SAKE.. ABOUT US JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER/GMC HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON, MISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT... IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING, MAY WE SUGGEST... FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712. ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM, A FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT, EVEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS, JIM AND BECKY RAYSIK USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 35 OF THE NEARLY 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS. IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS. METHOD OF PAYMENT; $1000 DEPOSIT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF END OF SALE, WITH THE REMAINING PORTION DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS, CERTIFIED FUNDS ONLY. FREE INDOOR STORAGE FOR UP TO 30 DAYS, HOWEVER, ALL MONIES MUST BE PAID WITHIN THE 7 DAY WINDOW. On Jun-09-11 at 08:08:24 PDT, seller added the following information: IN ADDITION WE'VE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE INTERIOR.. OUR BASIC ANSWER HAS BEEN---YOU WILL WANT TO REPLACE IT ! THE OLD CLOTH ON THE SEATS IS STILL HANGING TOGETHER BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY NEED TO BE REPLACED.. THE HEADLINER HAS SOME HOLES AS DO THE DOOR PANELS..I AM ALSO GOING TO TRY AND ADD A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL PICTURES..ONE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ONE OF THE TRUNK.. WE HAVE CLEANED THE TRUNK OUT FOR THE PICTURES BUT THE ORIGINAL JACK, LUG WRENCH AND SPARE WILL BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE.. HAPPY BIDDING..