1949 Ford Shoebox first start in 39 years

Here in Québec city, Canada I found an original untouch 1949 Ford Shoebox sitting in an old garage for 39 years. This is it's revival!

[@brushbros]

I sat in the back seat of a car just like this as my baby sister was being driven home from hospital. I came home in a '46. So you made an old man cry. Thank you so much.

[@benmeg31]

Best to you my friend from Québec, Canada

[@aaronking7326]

My Dad's 1950 is in the garage right now....Original car with 18,000 miles on her. Still has that old car smell everytime you open the door. Dads 82 now and his health is failing, I treasure this car as much as he does

[@benmeg31]

Keep IT, IT is rare. I am sure IT can start with litle tune up. These engine never die. Thanks for Sharing.

[@aaronking7326]

@@benmeg31 it runs perfect, Dad had it out last summer....its covered in garage now....Original flathead v8 with overdrive. Skirts,visor....

[@hectorcordero1497]

Got to love that old lacquer paint. I have a 50 that is identical at home and enjoy it as much as possible.

[@benmeg31]

Tanks for your comment. I love it to

[@jimrick6632]

LOVE THAT JOHNNY MERCER/MARGARET WHITING "BABY ITS COLD OUTSIDE" MUSIC FROM THE 1949 FILM "NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER"....I AM ALMOST 84 SO REMEMBER THAT MUSIC.....WE HAD A 1950 FORD...THEY SEEMED TO BE EVERYWHERE BACK THEN....POLICE CARS WERE ALL FORDS BACK THEN....

[@benmeg31]

Thank you Jim. IT is a real pleasure to hear your story. Have a Nice Day and thank you from Québec, Canada

[@juanpabloarena2724]

Hi Jim👋 The information is appreciated. Good story. My father, born in the 1950s, told me that some of these Fords were imported from the US as patrol cars for Buenos Aires. Greetings from Argentina

[@tommyjefferson9525]

I love seeing this my dad had one win i was young he loved that car it was a1950

[@benmeg31]

Thanks for sharing this memories with us. If you come in Quécec, Canada I will give you a ride!

[@tommyjefferson9525]

That car is in really great shape

[@benmeg31]

Thank you. I will post my progress soon. Have a nice day

[@Mercmad]

Down here in the antipodes we would call this model a "single spinner" and the next model was a "twin Spinner". Freinds of my parents had one in 1957 ,in the same metallic green . And by the time the 70's came around a lot of my Friends had them . That example must have been a cherished car,and even had it's own sign above it's garage. 😁

[@benmeg31]

Tanks for this story, best to you from french America!

[@christopherdaly9718]

The way I remember it, both 1949 & 1950 were "single spinner" models with the 1951 being the twin spinner version. I had always believed that the 1949 car had twist door handles, like almost all cars back into the early thirties, while the 1950 & later cars used a fixed handle with a thumb press button. This video clears this up for once & for all. The 1949 door handle is a pull out arrangement & this seems to be the first defining feature of the 1949 car.

[@margeallen847]

You did Benoit! I am 79 and remember a similar bout with a 53 Mercury. Same engine, spot newer. I had the sane problems for me to lend. Thanks for the.Memory. Bill from Marge

[@benmeg31]

Thank you vert Much Marge. IT please me to hear story like yours. Best to you from Québec!

[@billyoleary8291]

C'est parfait! Mais gourmand! Merci Benoit.

[@BitterDemo]

Love the sound of the Flat Head Ford. I owned several in my day. I bought my first 1949 Custom Convertible for $75.00 and drove it everywhere. From Missour to Arkansas to California and back twice then got married and we traveled all Western States.

[@davidbaldwin2729]

I have a good running 1950 shoebox painted black but your color green is quite beautiful, I am jealous.

[@benmeg31]

Thank you from Québec, Canada my friend.

[@davidbaldwin2729]

@@benmeg31 bien sur from Indiana

[@dalestewart5670]

Nice old ford

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree Dale

[@ninja63639]

Hopefully mine cleans up that nice

[@ronaldhenderson9106]

Your car is in Great shape, after sitting for 39 years, and cleaned up Great!!

[@benmeg31]

Thanks to you. I Will post a ride with it soon!

[@chrisparbe1077]

A great older car ,we had family that had the same model. It was on the road till 1979 1982 it's driven a lease 1 time a month

[@benmeg31]

wow, this 239 engine is undeliveble. Tanks for sharing

[@waboom248]

@14:15 "oh, that's waaaay too much... perfect"

[@danieltremblay8279]

Super bravo

[@benmeg31]

Merci beaucoup

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool, great vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@benmeg31]

Thank you, Very apreciate

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@benmeg31 👍👍

[@robj2704]

1932 thru 1953 flathead V8 - Henry wasn't one to change something if it worked. It took, I think, until 1938 to go to hydraulic brakes.

[@benmeg31]

thank you

[@angelitavaldellon7600]

Close. It was 39 for Juice Brakes.

[@fredaster2907]

Bonjour , pour avoir vue des véhicules année 1980 rouillé au Quebec la Ford 49 est neuve , trés belle Ford T que vous avez la , la passion !

[@benmeg31]

Merci. Si vous passez dans le coin de Lac-Mégantic, vous êtes le bienvenue! Garage Au Ben Auto

[@fredaster2907]

@@benmeg31 Bonjour , merci c'est avec plaisir , a notre prochain voyage de l'autre coté de l'Atlantique .

[@TheVirzo4]

bellissima 🙂❤❤❤❤

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Sounds like you are using 4 gauge battery cables. You MUST use 1 gauge cables. You just must. 6 colts starters draw twice the amps, which means that you MUST use thick cables, or else it won't crank fast enough, and you can not use a little Group 1 battery, you must use Group 2 or bigger, unless your engine is under 200 cubic inches .

[@benmeg31]

thank you for your advice. I will correct these things. Very apreciate the info.

[@jacquespoirier9071]

belle acquisition, je vous souhaite d'en profiter faites cependant attention au type de fil que vous utilisez à l'intérieur d'un distributeur, il doit être de catégorie extra flexible. Un fil générique est trop rigide et les torons vont casser et vous laisser en panne à cause du mouvement de la capsule d'avance vacuum. je suis fier de voir un vidéo en français. j'ai hate de voir les vidéos suivants.

[@benmeg31]

Merci pour le conseil. C'est plein de bon sens. Je devrai changer ce fil avant d'aller trop loin...

[@harveylee1074]

is it for sale?

[@benmeg31]

Non, sorry

[@donaldbingham8990]

One of my high school friend's dad bought him one of those Fords and I remember the hood flying up while se were driving down the highway and almost got us killed. Even if they were not so ugly, I would still hate that model Ford.

[@benmeg31]

It explain why you don't like this car! Thanks for your story Donald and I will watch my hood. Best to you from Québec, Canada

[@josephlullo2163]

La peinture que la voiture est belle

[@benmeg31]

oui, belle couleur. Merci

[@spaceghost8995]

The female singer said "What's in this drink?" WTF is this some Bill Cosby stuff going on?

[@antonfarquar8799]

C'est vraiment pe'niblea regarder. J'espere que vous avez mis de l"huile myste'rieuse dans le cylindres avant de commencer a ' de'marrer.

[@benmeg31]

Non, je suis pas mécanicien, juste un amateur. La prochaine fois je le ferai. Merci du conseil.

[@allenschmitz9644]

This is about as good as it gits for a 49 fart box ford.😗

[@bradzimmerman3171]

Ah Allen that's SHOE BOX have some respect/ complain about stupid things like "the hubcaps " or almost as silly bumper stickers (hubcaps should have been thrown away 71years ago)

[@angelitavaldellon7600]

@@bradzimmerman3171 I always liked the 49/50 hubcaps. Not the 51 caps though. Too truck looking.

[@donaldbingham8990]

When those cars were new on the scene I thought they and the corresponding Mercurys were the ugliest cars I had ever seen. They don't look any better now.

[@benmeg31]

May be this is why they have so much Charm!

[@jimrick6632]

ARE YOU SPEAKING FRENCH??????

[@benmeg31]

Yes, I am from Québec, Canada sorry. I will try comment in english

[@jamesschrom317]

Put fresh gas in it

[@BitterDemo]

I wish in America we were taught to communicate with the world. Then they wonder why there is so much haltered. Not understanding is our worse criminal.

[@benmeg31]

Thank you Raymond. My next videos will be with my inperfect english, the most universal language.

[@brucecampbell5917]

Your timing is far from correct.

[@jimrick6632]

WHY NOT ENGLISH?????

[@benmeg31]

Because here in Québec, Canada, everybody speak french. we have been colonised by France in 1534