More or less for the last decade I have been dreaming about the ownership of a genuine classic-Ford.

PART1 Acquiring the car

About three months ago I bought the car, it was quite quick decision because the car was in very good condition, considering it's pricing. I haggled the price to 3 grand and we were on our way back home.
Drive back home was quite interesting, because the single barrel carb on it was in need of a rebuild. Only the idle circuit and chocke were working correctly. So I drove about two hours, keeping my right hand on the choke and my right leg on the throttle, adjusting the combination of both to get just the right amount of air and fuel in, to keep the engine pulling. GPS measured a top speed of 110 km/h in a downhill straight.
I found out that the brakes felt strong and the car drove straight, that was a positive surprise I would say.

This is how the car looked when I bought it:




Pretty as hell, but not quite my style yet.

I was quite happy with my purchase, because it's the first car I've owned, that brings a smile to my face just looking at it sitting on the driveway.
Bodywork is in good nick. It has seen some work before, but all underneath seems to be done to decent standard. It's not perfect tho, the rear valance has seen a dodgy repair by previous owner.
I would say it's perfect for me, very good, but not too good to make me think twice about modifying it.