The Ford Barn

J Franklin · 07-30-2017, 01:08 PM

That is still considered the west coast just not at nor in the ocean just yet.

alanwoodieman · 07-30-2017, 02:29 PM

ding-ding the bell MGG is correct, my Dad was at Duke and marched in the band and better yet, his friend filmed it!! in color

ford35lh · 08-03-2017, 07:27 PM

My original question was not really answered.
Kinda morphed into the rose parade.

What year did Ford offer the public white as a color choice on cars ???

V12Bill · 08-03-2017, 07:47 PM

I am sitting here looking at color chips from 1950 Ford passenger cars. Also listed are 1942, 1946, 1947-1948, and 1949. There is no white listed, unless you can stretch cream into white.

ford35lh · 08-04-2017, 10:00 AM

The reason I am interested in the year is that my dad purchased a
new 41' sedan and he claimed the dealer said it was the first white
Ford sold in the county .

rotorwrench · 08-04-2017, 10:20 AM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

White paint features were generally for fleet vehicles so you don't see it much in early Ford cars but it was there. I've seen a Model K Ford from 1907 that was all white and I've see fleet Model T vehicles that were also white. Believe what you want but white has always been a choice although not necessarily a popular one. Ford started offering standard colors again in the late model T days but they were mostly pastel colors or earth tones with black fenders. White would generally have been a special order fleet color and mostly for commercial type vehicles.

My Pop bought a 41 tudor after he got back from Italy in 1945. It was a folkstone gray color. Used but not used up. He used that car to go back to college with and up until 1948 when he bought one of my Grandad's old cars from him. I think it was the first car he had that had a radio in it.

cordbob · 08-04-2017, 06:38 PM

you can make honey out of dog shit but it gets really expensive

J Franklin · 08-04-2017, 08:52 PM

I doubt white was popular until the streets were a lot less muddy.

VeryTangled · 08-04-2017, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ford35lh

...he claimed the dealer said it was the first white
Ford sold in the county.

Sorry for the snark, but... What a car dealer said... Case closed.

Karl Wescott · 08-05-2017, 09:55 AM

A photo my grandfather marching with a band in the 1917 Pasadena New Year (Rose Bowl) parade.

1942deluxe · 08-05-2017, 10:40 AM

For non special order I would say snowshoe white in 1955. The sungate ivory is more a cream color from the years just prior? Friend of mine was a body shop foreman for a Ford dealer in that era said they ordered cars in solid white and then would "Tutone" them to the color combination the customer requested. Today you cannot retail order a non standard color.

alanwoodieman · 08-05-2017, 11:53 AM

as a side note--would love to have a 55 snowshoe white with red interior country squire, like my Grandma used to have!!

ford38v8 · 08-05-2017, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl Wescott

A photo my grandfather marching with a band in the 1917 Pasadena New Year (Rose Bowl) parade.

You guys keep talking about the Rose Bowl in this thread.
There were no white Fords in the Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena, California.
The white Fords were in the Rose Festival parade in Portland, Oregon.

47COE · 08-05-2017, 03:59 PM

The Queen's car for the 1939 Portland Rose Festival was white. And still is. See the photos.

Fortunateson · 08-05-2017, 11:39 PM

I once saw a '53 o Rd maybe a '54 that was ordered by a car deal in Az for his wife. White body, interior, and convertible top. It also had factory ac. I guess it got hot in AZ even back then.

38 coupe · 08-07-2017, 08:45 PM

I'm pretty sure the first assembly line production white Fords were the 1953 pace car replica convertibles.

https://www.google.com/search?client....0.eJWn0VQxvNk

40 Deluxe · 08-07-2017, 09:33 PM

I remember seeing a number of white (or 'whitish", not pale yellow nor light tan, etc.) shoebox Fords in the early '50's. This was in rural southern Minnesota. They were only a few years old and owned by farmers so not likely to be repainted.
One in particular was stuck in a snowbank in the ditch. Dad stopped to help but came back to the car and said the guy was drunk so we left him there spinning his wheels like mad. Didn't know a Ford six could rev so high! Dad went back the next morning to check on him and "That Ford wasn't making noise anymore!" As I remember, the guy didn't want a ride. (Maybe he had wet pants!)

07-30-2017, 01:08 PM	#21
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,962	Re: White Fords That is still considered the west coast just not at nor in the ocean just yet.

07-30-2017, 02:29 PM	#22
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: White Fords ding-ding the bell MGG is correct, my Dad was at Duke and marched in the band and better yet, his friend filmed it!! in color

08-03-2017, 07:27 PM	#23
ford35lh Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate; The Real New York Posts: 444	Re: White Fords My original question was not really answered. Kinda morphed into the rose parade. What year did Ford offer the public white as a color choice on cars ???

08-03-2017, 07:47 PM	#24
V12Bill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mt. Holly,NJ Posts: 1,822	Re: White Fords I am sitting here looking at color chips from 1950 Ford passenger cars. Also listed are 1942, 1946, 1947-1948, and 1949. There is no white listed, unless you can stretch cream into white.

08-04-2017, 10:00 AM	#25
ford35lh Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate; The Real New York Posts: 444	Re: White Fords The reason I am interested in the year is that my dad purchased a new 41' sedan and he claimed the dealer said it was the first white Ford sold in the county .

08-04-2017, 10:20 AM	#26
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,426	Re: White Fords Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) White paint features were generally for fleet vehicles so you don't see it much in early Ford cars but it was there. I've seen a Model K Ford from 1907 that was all white and I've see fleet Model T vehicles that were also white. Believe what you want but white has always been a choice although not necessarily a popular one. Ford started offering standard colors again in the late model T days but they were mostly pastel colors or earth tones with black fenders. White would generally have been a special order fleet color and mostly for commercial type vehicles. My Pop bought a 41 tudor after he got back from Italy in 1945. It was a folkstone gray color. Used but not used up. He used that car to go back to college with and up until 1948 when he bought one of my Grandad's old cars from him. I think it was the first car he had that had a radio in it.

08-04-2017, 06:38 PM	#27
cordbob Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 74	Re: White Fords you can make honey out of dog shit but it gets really expensive

08-04-2017, 08:52 PM	#28
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,962	Re: White Fords I doubt white was popular until the streets were a lot less muddy.

08-05-2017, 10:40 AM	#31
1942deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Albion, PA Posts: 710	Re: White Fords For non special order I would say snowshoe white in 1955. The sungate ivory is more a cream color from the years just prior? Friend of mine was a body shop foreman for a Ford dealer in that era said they ordered cars in solid white and then would "Tutone" them to the color combination the customer requested. Today you cannot retail order a non standard color.

08-05-2017, 11:53 AM	#32
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: White Fords as a side note--would love to have a 55 snowshoe white with red interior country squire, like my Grandma used to have!!

08-05-2017, 03:59 PM	#34
47COE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 220	Re: White Fords The Queen's car for the 1939 Portland Rose Festival was white. And still is. See the photos.

08-05-2017, 11:39 PM	#35
Fortunateson Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 511	Re: White Fords I once saw a '53 o Rd maybe a '54 that was ordered by a car deal in Az for his wife. White body, interior, and convertible top. It also had factory ac. I guess it got hot in AZ even back then.

08-07-2017, 08:45 PM	#36
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,631	Re: White Fords I'm pretty sure the first assembly line production white Fords were the 1953 pace car replica convertibles. https://www.google.com/search?client....0.eJWn0VQxvNk

08-07-2017, 09:33 PM	#37
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,779	Re: White Fords I remember seeing a number of white (or 'whitish", not pale yellow nor light tan, etc.) shoebox Fords in the early '50's. This was in rural southern Minnesota. They were only a few years old and owned by farmers so not likely to be repainted. One in particular was stuck in a snowbank in the ditch. Dad stopped to help but came back to the car and said the guy was drunk so we left him there spinning his wheels like mad. Didn't know a Ford six could rev so high! Dad went back the next morning to check on him and "That Ford wasn't making noise anymore!" As I remember, the guy didn't want a ride. (Maybe he had wet pants!)