Detail Info for: 1950 FORD BUSINESS COUPE "MOONSHINE HAULER"

Transaction Info
Sold On:
08/20/2010
Price:
$ 25000.00
Condition:
Used
Mileage:
28000
Location:
COLUMBUS,GEORGIA, 31904
Seller Type:
Private seller
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1950 Ford BUSINESS COUPE
Submodel Body Type:
COUPE -
Engine:
8 - Cyl.
Transmission:
Manual
VIN:
Vehicle Title:
Clear
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
THIS IS ONE BEAUTIFULL 1950 FORD BUSINESS COUPE,BACK SEAT DELETE,MOONSHINE HAULER FROM THE FIFTIES,THE KIND OF CAR THE LIKES OF "JR. JOHNSON" AND ALL THE OLDER BOOTLEGGERS USED TO HAUL SHINE IN IN THE OLD DAYS,AS YOU KNOW NASCAR GOT ITS START WITH GUYS LIKE JR. JOHNSON SOUPING UP CARS LIKE THIS AND THEN DRIVING THEM ON THE DIRT ROADS IN THE HILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE BOOTLEGGERS,THEN THEY WOULD RACE THEM ON THE WEEKENDS,EVENTUALLY NASCAR WAS STARTED,THIS IS AN ORIGINAL NORTH CAROLINA CAR WITH 28,000 ORIGINAL MILES DOCUMENTED ,THIS CAR HAS HAD ONE VERY NICE REPAINT DONE SOME 16 YEARS AGO,THE JAMBS SPORT THE ORIGINAL PAINT,THIS CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED KEPT (AS IT SHOWS) ALL OF ITS LIFE,I HAVE KNOWN THIS CAR FOR OVER 16 YEARS,IT WAS PURCHASED AT THE CHARLOTTE AUTOFEST IN 1994 AND I WAS THERE WHEN MY FRIEND BOUGHT IT.,HE IS NOW NEARLY 80 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HIM,THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A PIECE OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY,THIS IS THE NICEST EXAMPLE OF A 1950 BUSINESS COUPE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN,THE INTERIOR IS ALL ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS,THEY WERE REPLACED SOME 16-20 YEARS AGO BY THE EXACT REPRODUCTIONS,THIS CAR IS TIGHT AND RUNS PERFECTLY AS A 28,000 MILE CAR SHOULD,IT SHIFTS SMOOTHLY AND THE GEARS AND SHIFTER ARE TIGHT AND FIRM(NO SLOPPYNESS HERE),THE TIRES ARE COKER ORIGINAL TYPE WIDE WHITE WALL, RED OXIDE PRIMER IS UNDERNEATH THE ORIGINAL BACK MAT IN THE REAR SEAT AREA.,THIESE CARS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAUL 85 GALLONS OF MOONSHINE WITH THE BACK CARDBOARD REAR SEAT BACK OUT.,SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK IS IN THE GLOVE BOX INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL OWNERS PORTFOLIO BOOKLET,THIS CONTAINS THE OWNERS MANUAL AND ETC.,THE ORIGINAL SALES LITERATURE GOES WITH THE CAR,THE COLOR ON THIS CAR IS FANTASTIC.,IT IS CALLED "SHERIDAN BLUE".,THE SEATS ARE ORIGINAL AND HAVE BEEN COVERED IN PLASTIC FOR AT LEAST 16 YEARS,THEY ARE NEAR PERFECT,THE TRUNK MAT IS THE ORIGINAL,THIS CAR IS A TIME CAPSULE AND HAS BEEN CARED FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE.IT HAD 19,000 MILES ON IT IN 1994.BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING,NO OVERSEAS BIDDERS,CALL 706-527-8664 FOR QUESTIONS,FLY IN AND BUY,WILL PICK YOU UP AT THE AIRPORT,.YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.....THE CAR HAS ITS ORIGINAL FLATHEAD V-8,DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS EVER BEEN TOUCHED,CANNOT HEAR IT RUN IT IS SO QUIET.PAYPAL A 500.00 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT AND THE BALANCE WITH A CASHIERS CHECK WITHIN 3-5 DAYS OF AUCTION END.706-527-8664.FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE ORIGINAL "DELUXE" RADIO STILL WORKS.