53 Years Owned: 1951 Ford Custom Convertible
This next advertisement is remarkable. The car is a cool old beast, but the seller is the story. Here we’ve got a ’51 Ford that has been owned by the same dude since 1968. I can’t imagine selling a car that I’d owned for 53 years, but this guy signed up for an ebay account (his user name is new since June 2021, and I reverse image searched the pics and it doesn’t appear to be a scammer) and posted a car with decent photos and he (or she) is in his (or her) 70s (or 80s). I don’t want to be accused of being ageist — but as someone with parents and in-laws in their 70s/80s, I find that remarkable. The car is pretty cool too. Find this 1951 Ford Custom Convertible bidding for $10,302 reserve-not-met with 2 days to go, located in Granite Falls, MN.
From the seller:
Item specifics
Condition: Used Year: 1951
Mileage: NA Options: Convertible
Fuel Type: Gasoline Interior Color: Black
For Sale By: Private Seller Body Type: Convertible
Number of Cylinders: 8 Exterior Color: Green
Transmission: Automatic Vehicle Title: Clean
Engine: Flathead V8 Make: Ford
Model: Other Drive Type: RWD
Vehicle Details
1951 Ford Custom Convertible, 239ci flathead V8, 1st year of the Fordamatic. I’ve owned the car since 1968.Â
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He probably doesn’t want to sell it either…but life has caught up with him.
Practically new, this guy put lots of love into it to keep it this nice for so long. Sad he likely had to let it go.
Sometimes, it’s just time. I was a total bike/car nut and owned a Moto Guzzi Lemans from 1978 to 2016 when I gave it to a friend. A 1961 Lotus 7 bought in 1985 and gave to my sister in 2012. A couple hundred others more in 55 years of driving. I just got bored with all that. Now living in a Central American jungle this site is as close I get to cars. I’d be living on a private island if I hadn’t bought and road raced so many.
This guy owning and loving this car for 53 years though. You know the money that flowed into it properly invested would have earned a hundredfold. But he wouldn’t have enjoyed his life more.