1946 Ford Showroom

[J Franklin]

Here is another from SHORPY, a great site to visit.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/23829?size=_original#caption

[meric42]

With a Ch******et dealer acros the road? you can see the reflection in the glass.

The drip tray under each one is a bit embarrassing thougn :P

[mercman from oz]

Here is that great picture of the Ford Showroom for 1946 enlarged. You sure have good eyes picking up the opposition dealer across the road. I had to look hard to find it after you pointed it out, but I managed to locate it eventually.

[J Franklin]

I think Packard was close by also by looking over the stairs.

[Pat/Ohio]

It's interesting that even New Fords "marked their spots". Also, I believe the sign reflection is actually a neon "Arrow" Ford Service sign.

Pat

[J Franklin]

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Packard shows vertically above the fourth stair tread and Chevrolet in the ceiling. my link should show the photo supersize.

[JSeery]

That is difficult to see (CHEVROLET), good eyes!

[40cpe]

You guys are sharp!

[CHuDWah]

The reflections are easier to see when the pic is enlarged. Near the Chevrolet, there are a couple of partial reflections of vertical signs and another by the Packard - one or two of them may be the exterior Ford sign(s). There's also part of a Ford oval.

[Krylon32]

Drip pans under new cars, some things never change. The never ending quest for the non leaking Flathead has been going on for a long time. Customers must have been easier to please in those days? I don't feel so bad as all of mine have leaked to one degree or another.

[RalphM]

Great picture! I can’t decide between the coupe or the truck. I wonder what the prices were?

[TJ]

Originally Posted by Krylon32

Drip pans under new cars, some things never change. The never ending quest for the non leaking Flathead has been going on for a long time. Customers must have been easier to please in those days? I don't feel so bad as all of mine have leaked to one degree or another.

Old Fords were just like Harley- Davidsons. If they ain't leakin' they're out of oil.

[oldford2]

As a 46 fordor owner and working on a 46 pickup....that is a great photo. I will have my grandson help me copy it and print it for framing. Can anyone find showroom pictures of other dealership showrooms that may show drip pans?
John

[38bill]

Did you guys see some of the other photos? Check out the truck album. Lots of other brands but really cool photos.

http://www.junipergallery.com/vintage_truck_photos

[J Franklin]

Originally Posted by oldford2

As a 46 fordor owner and working on a 46 pickup....that is a great photo. I will have my grandson help me copy it and print it for framing. Can anyone find showroom pictures of other dealership showrooms that may show drip pans?
John

SHORPY (see link in post #1 or above) has these photos ready to frame. There is a watermark in the one posted.

[Anteek29]

No whitewalls??

[meric42]

Originally Posted by Anteek29

No whitewalls??

Post WWII probably still in short supply?

[Darrell S]

Originally Posted by RalphM

Great picture! I can’t decide between the coupe or the truck. I wonder what the prices were?

This is an interesting link with prices for old Fords.

http://www.theclassicford.com/1946_ford_prices.htm

[rustythumb]

no whitewalls for anyone in '46!

[RalphM]

At those prices I’ll take one of each!
I know, I know, $1200 was a lot of money back then, my Dad was a kid then and told me he could buy six hot dogs for a quarter!

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by RalphM

At those prices I’ll take one of each!
I know, I know, $1200 was a lot of money back then, my Dad was a kid then and told me he could buy six hot dogs for a quarter!

I don't know about 6 hot dogs, but I could get a haircut, go to a matinee, and buy a coke for 10¢ each.
(The matinee would be free if I snuck in by the fire escape door, the coke would only have been a nickel at the grocery store, and my father would have cut my hair for free if my mother let him do that to me again!)