1951 | Ford Custom DeLuxe

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This 1951 Ford Custom DeLuxe has won at least as many awards as Oppenheimer and has more medals, ribbons and gongs to its name than a North Korean General.

It is a multiple winner of the ultra-prestigious Dearborn award in the US, a coveted concours trophy that says this car is officially, certifiably pretty much the best of the best and is as correct and functional as it is stunning to behold.

It is in quite superb condition, inside, outside and underneath, and its so mechanically accomplished that youll struggle to believe that its now 73 years old.

The vendor bought it in 2017 and imported it to the UK. It had previously been the subject of an exceptionally high-quality, ground-up, bare metal restoration in the US, which was carried out to standard that allowed it to win so many awards.

The vendor bought it as a birthday present for his wife, who hails from Central America.

Her father bought one of these brand-new in 1951 and her first trip in it was on the way back home from the maternity ward where she was born.

The car has covered several thousands of miles both in the US and here in the UK since being restored, so while its condition and quality are entirely beyond reproach, it is arguably no longer at the absolute peak of its concours supremacy.

Today, the car has an alternator (but it still has a 6-volt battery), a fuel pump, a line pressure gauge, and full rust-proofing treatment - by way of entirely acceptable concessions to modernity.

It has also had a higher compression 1953 Mercury block fitted.

But it has retained the majority of its original features including, quite remarkably, a still functioning valve radio.

We have driven the car and can attest to its phenomenal comfort and ride quality.

The car doesnt have PAS, but the steering is only noticeably heavy during low-speed manoeuvres.

The Ford-O-Matic gearbox is smoother than Cary Grant listening to jazz in a cocktail lounge.

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