The Ford Barn

DNLs1930 · 11-17-2023, 12:08 PM

Had an admirer this morning asks the usual questions like: Nice looking car win any car shows? What year? What kind of car? You know the usual...

So the answers went kinda like this: Good morning, yes we have been fortunate to win a trophy or three. 1950 Ford, THEN it gets kind Mo, Larry and Curly(ish)

Me: 1950 Ford... Ford, Custom
Them: O Ok, what kind of car? Hudson?

Me: Nope it is a Ford Custom

Them: Ok I know it's custom but what kind of car? Hudson?

Me: Nope it's a a Ford Custom, Custom is the model.
Them: O Ok, Ford Custom but it's a Hudson? It has an H on it.
Me ??? H? ITS A Ford... thanks have a good day

Me driving away: ?????

After I park I was like what in the world was that... as I'm walking away I look back like we all do just to see our cars(you know you do it too) and I see the 8 in the center of the grill and get it. The person must have thought it was an H not an 8 but then there is the whole FORD emblem right above the 8.. O well

cas3 · 11-17-2023, 01:24 PM

Yeah, those people are around. Heck, when I was about 10 I could name every car on the road. Now, I have no clue what any of these newfangled things are until I look for the badge.

Seth Swoboda · 11-17-2023, 01:35 PM

This past summer I parked my '37 Ford and when I got out a guy asked me if it was a Plymouth. Man I just about fell over from the insult. I nicely told him it was a Ford.

Don T · 11-17-2023, 01:52 PM

Just imagine the conversation with a 50 Meteor; even in the country it came from!

glennpm · 11-17-2023, 02:24 PM

Good one!

I have this old guy (ten years younger than me since he shared his age with me the last time), who has stopped by several times when I have my '32 in the driveway and it goes like this:

"Oh, tell me again, what year is it?"
"How much is it worth?" Usually asks me this five or six times a visit!
I always tell him its not for sale.
"Yeah, but how much is it worth?"
Last time I told him 5 million :-)
"What color is it?"
I tell him but he'll ask me several more times .....

Who's on first? :-)

nelsb01 · 11-17-2023, 05:05 PM

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It all happened because FoMoCo removed the F O R D from the vehicle in 1950 and replaced it with the Crest.

petehoovie · 11-17-2023, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nelsb01

It all happened because FoMoCo removed the F O R D from the vehicle in 1950 and replaced it with the Crest.

DavidG · 11-17-2023, 06:23 PM

Don T,

Same with a Monarch, I'll bet!

fordor41 · 11-17-2023, 10:44 PM

when we had our '41 fordor, multiple people thought it was a plymouth

Graeme / New Zealand · 11-17-2023, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fordor41

when we had our '41 fordor, multiple people thought it was a plymouth

I can see the reason for that as the grill layout is similar to a Ford but I still remember a bloke I know talking to me many years ago: quote " you know that Chevy of yours"

GB

Kens 36 · 11-18-2023, 07:55 AM

Bruce,

This has probably happened to you.

I'm putting gas in my '50 Convertible. Guy walks up:

"'49, right?" Me, close - it's a '50.

He says "There's only one way to tell a '49 from a '50." Me - I can show you 7 differences just standing here.

Guy "Nope, there's only one." Walks away.

See. I learned something that day.

Ken

nickthebandit · 11-18-2023, 09:07 AM

It's like " my uncle had one just like yours, but it was a green, four door, Plymouth."

nelsb01 · 11-18-2023, 09:24 AM

Ken,
In my case, they can't fiqure out the year of manufacture Minnesota license plate.

"How can you have a 1949 Minnesota license on a 1950 Ford?"

johndee138 · 11-18-2023, 09:55 AM

36 front view.jpg

You can just imagine what sort of questions I get.

tubman · 11-18-2023, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by nelsb01

Ken,
In my case, they can't fiqure out the year of manufacture Minnesota license plate.

"How can you have a 1949 Minnesota license on a 1950 Ford?"

Even worse, I have YOM plates on my '67 Corvette. Minnesota had gone to the "sticker system" by then, so I have '65 plates with '67 stickers. That really confuses them.

I think it's just people trying to "fit in" and demonstrate their (lack of) knowledge about our cars.

petehoovie · 11-18-2023, 12:15 PM

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You can just imagine what sort of questions I get.

JayChicago · 11-18-2023, 12:44 PM

I have a '58 Nomad wagon. Some guys want to argue with me, insisting it cannot be real, they never made a four-door Nomad!

petehoovie · 11-18-2023, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JayChicago

I have a '58 Nomad wagon. Some guys want to argue with me, insisting it cannot be real, they never made a four-door Nomad!

tubman · 11-18-2023, 04:09 PM

My folks had one of those. I hope yours doesn't have a Turboglide like theirs did.

38 coupe · 11-18-2023, 04:34 PM

My favorite example happened in the 90s. My dad had a 41 Ford fordor at that time and frequently got in conversations about the car. One person remembered their dad had one "just like it, only it was a 1950 and a Dodge".

11-17-2023, 12:08 PM	#1
DNLs1930 Senior Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Fort Worth side of DFW Posts: 171	Good Morning Nice Car conversation Had an admirer this morning asks the usual questions like: Nice looking car win any car shows? What year? What kind of car? You know the usual... So the answers went kinda like this: Good morning, yes we have been fortunate to win a trophy or three. 1950 Ford, THEN it gets kind Mo, Larry and Curly(ish) Me: 1950 Ford... Ford, Custom Them: O Ok, what kind of car? Hudson? Me: Nope it is a Ford Custom Them: Ok I know it's custom but what kind of car? Hudson? Me: Nope it's a a Ford Custom, Custom is the model. Them: O Ok, Ford Custom but it's a Hudson? It has an H on it. Me ??? H? ITS A Ford... thanks have a good day Me driving away: ????? After I park I was like what in the world was that... as I'm walking away I look back like we all do just to see our cars(you know you do it too) and I see the 8 in the center of the grill and get it. The person must have thought it was an H not an 8 but then there is the whole FORD emblem right above the 8.. O well

11-17-2023, 01:24 PM	#2
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,577	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation Yeah, those people are around. Heck, when I was about 10 I could name every car on the road. Now, I have no clue what any of these newfangled things are until I look for the badge.

11-17-2023, 01:35 PM	#3
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation This past summer I parked my '37 Ford and when I got out a guy asked me if it was a Plymouth. Man I just about fell over from the insult. I nicely told him it was a Ford.

11-17-2023, 01:52 PM	#4
Don T Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 93	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation Just imagine the conversation with a 50 Meteor; even in the country it came from!

11-17-2023, 02:24 PM	#5
glennpm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wiscasset, Maine Posts: 1,981	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation Good one! I have this old guy (ten years younger than me since he shared his age with me the last time), who has stopped by several times when I have my '32 in the driveway and it goes like this: "Oh, tell me again, what year is it?" "How much is it worth?" Usually asks me this five or six times a visit! I always tell him its not for sale. "Yeah, but how much is it worth?" Last time I told him 5 million :-) "What color is it?" I tell him but he'll ask me several more times ..... Who's on first? :-)

11-17-2023, 05:05 PM	#6
nelsb01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Up North Posts: 626	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It all happened because FoMoCo removed the F O R D from the vehicle in 1950 and replaced it with the Crest.

11-17-2023, 06:23 PM	#8
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation Don T, Same with a Monarch, I'll bet!

11-17-2023, 10:44 PM	#9
fordor41 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: elmira,ny Posts: 1,518	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation when we had our '41 fordor, multiple people thought it was a plymouth

11-18-2023, 07:55 AM	#11
Kens 36 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 376	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation Bruce, This has probably happened to you. I'm putting gas in my '50 Convertible. Guy walks up: "'49, right?" Me, close - it's a '50. He says "There's only one way to tell a '49 from a '50." Me - I can show you 7 differences just standing here. Guy "Nope, there's only one." Walks away. See. I learned something that day. Ken __________________ https://www.nirgv8.org

11-18-2023, 09:07 AM	#12
nickthebandit Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shippensburg, pa. Posts: 417	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation It's like " my uncle had one just like yours, but it was a green, four door, Plymouth."

11-18-2023, 09:24 AM	#13
nelsb01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Up North Posts: 626	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation Ken, In my case, they can't fiqure out the year of manufacture Minnesota license plate. "How can you have a 1949 Minnesota license on a 1950 Ford?"

11-18-2023, 09:55 AM	#14
johndee138 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 505	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation 36 front view.jpg You can just imagine what sort of questions I get.

11-18-2023, 04:09 PM	#19
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,320	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation My folks had one of those. I hope yours doesn't have a Turboglide like theirs did.

11-18-2023, 04:34 PM	#20
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,631	Re: Good Morning Nice Car conversation My favorite example happened in the 90s. My dad had a 41 Ford fordor at that time and frequently got in conversations about the car. One person remembered their dad had one "just like it, only it was a 1950 and a Dodge".