Dan Robertson
New member
I have inherited a 1950 Ford Custom 4-door when my Dad passed away in early March. My Dad inherited it from his Aunt, who bought it new in 1950. It is in extremely good condition with only 32K on it and has been parked since 1976 or so. I don't believe that the spare tire has ever been on the car. We live in Northern Maine and the car has never seen a winter day in its life. My Dad used to put it up on jack stands and let it run in high gear for about 45 minutes each summer but he hasn't done that for a long time. We did pour some Marvel Mystery Oil down all of the the spark plug holes a few years ago and turned it over with a 12 volt battery and booster cables. It's been parked on a doubled tarp in a garage with a dirt floor. I have got to check the brakes, wheel cylinders, master cylinder, brake lines, fuel lines, etc. before I run it. As far as I know it has 10-30 Pennzoil in it, which I intend to continue as it will not be run in the cold weather. The antifreeze has been changed but I'm not sure about the gear oil so I will be looking into that as well. The gas tank sprung a leak quite a few years ago and my Dad had it repaired by coating the inside. I will be checking into that as well as we now have ethanol in our gas which may react to whatever it was coated with. DennisCarpenter.com lists new tanks so if all else fails, I will be going that route. I live about 50 miles from where the car is parked so I am going to have a flat bed wrecker bring it home for me. If anyone has any input on what else I should be aware of please let me know.
