Who's got the newest "shoebox" Ford?

[tubman]

I received all of the original documents with '51 club coupe when I go it thirty years ago. While looking at the owners manual, I found a note on the back page that says "got car July 2, 1951". This corresponds with the invoice I have for the car. This is obviously a late production car. The serial number ends in 137471. Does anybody have a higher number? Does anybody know when Ford usually shut down the production lines for the annual model year change? Another odd thing. When I got the car 30 years ago, it just needed a good cleanup. When I had the rear end apart to change the wheel bearings, I swear I counted teeth and the rear-end ratio was 3.55. When I look at the specs, it says 3.73 for standard transmission cars, 4.11 for overdrive cars, and 3.31 for Fordomatics. Am I delusional or was a 3.55 rear end available?

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