1949 Ford Custom Station Wagon [79]

1949 Ford Custom Station Wagon [79] dans The Captive City, Film, 1952

Catégorie : Voitures, Break — Origine du modèle :

Véhicule fort utilisé par un personnage principal ou pendant longtemps

Auteur	Message
Lateef ◊ 2021-02-24 12:11	Interior:
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2021-02-24 15:29	Did Ford ever make a 4-door station wagon from 1949 to 1951? It just seems like if you were set on getting a wagon, you'd want one with 4 doors. If there was only a 2-door wagon available, why? The '46 and '47 Super De Luxe wagons had four doors. -- Last edit: 2021-02-24 15:31:48
Lateef ◊ 2021-02-25 16:17	Station Wagons were the most expensive cars in Ford's lineup. In 1946 a Station Wagon cost $2,504, roughly twice the price of a Super De Luxe Fordor, at $1,273. In 1949, however, the difference was reduced to a quarter less (a Station Wagon cost $2,028 compared to $1,558 for a Custom Fordor Sedan). As 4-door Station Wagons were more labour-intensive to make, they probably reduced the amount of doors for 1949 in order to lower the price and hopefully sell more, which they did. It was also their first all-steel Station Wagon and the platform may have been unsuited for a 4-door configuration. For 1952 the 4-door wagon returned along with a less costly 2-door version, the latter of which readily outsold the 4-door wagons. At the time, Station Wagons were above all directed towards families, and 2-doors were seen as safer family cars in case of children's mishaps with the rear doors in the event of a collision or accidental at-speed opening. -- Last edit: 2021-02-25 16:27:31
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2021-02-25 22:11	Fascinating!