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A green '''Ford Fordor''' sedan ('''Dinky Toys 139a''') with a noticeably narrow front window and green wheel hubs.  This was an early single-tone iteration of the model produced from 1949-54; after being renumbered in 1954 (to '''No.170''') it was changed to a two-tone version.


Green '''Ford Fordor''' sedan with a noticeably narrow front window and green wheel hubs.  This was an early single tone iteration of the model; after being renumbered in 1954 it was changed to a two-tone version. 1949-54.
This is a four door American '''1949 Ford Sedan''', one of the first postwar American vehicles released by Dinky.
 
This is a four door American 1949 Ford sedan, one of the first postwar American vehicles released by Dinky.


==1949 Ford==
==1949 Ford==
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Completely redesigned, the car also repositioning the engine to include more passenger space, only the popular flathead V8 and the L head straight 6 engines remained from the previous 1941 model , rated at a higher horsepower. The car featured various other modernisations on its predecessor, the most prominent change being the vastly shrunken front fenders and the completely integrated rear ones, making this car widely regarded as a recognisably modern production from Ford.
Completely redesigned, the car also repositioning the engine to include more passenger space, only the popular flathead V8 and the L head straight 6 engines remained from the previous 1941 model , rated at a higher horsepower. The car featured various other modernisations on its predecessor, the most prominent change being the vastly shrunken front fenders and the completely integrated rear ones, making this car widely regarded as a recognisably modern production from Ford.


==Ford==
==Catalogue image==
'''The Ford Motor Company''' was founded in Detroit by Henry Ford and 11 investors in 1903. Their famous Model T’s arrival in 1908 was a landmark in economic design and production techniques, contributing to vastly increased accessibility of motor vehicles. The company had to develop more innovative new manufacturing techniques such as moving assembly lines to meet the large demand for the car. By 1914, more than half a million Model Ts had been sold; by 1923, the company made more than half of all American automobiles.
{{BigPic|Ford_Fordor_Sedan,_Dinky_Toys_170_(DinkyCat_1957-08).jpg|'''1957:''' Ford Fordor Sedan, Dinky Toys 170}}


==Links==
==Links==
*[http://www.talkmodeltoys.com/discus/messages/27668/584.html Dinky 139a Discussion and Photos (talkmodeltoys)]
*[http://www.talkmodeltoys.com/discus/messages/27668/584.html Dinky 139a Discussion and Photos (talkmodeltoys)]
*[http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1949-ford.htm 1949 Ford Origins (howstuffworks.com)]
*[http://www.automobilemag.com/features/collectible_classic/0912_1949_1951_ford/viewall.html 1949-51 Ford Feature (automobilemag.com)]
*[http://www.automobilemag.com/features/collectible_classic/0912_1949_1951_ford/viewall.html 1949-51 Ford Feature (automobilemag.com)]
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Ford 1949 Ford (wikipedia.org)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Ford 1949 Ford (wikipedia.org)]
*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/213265/Ford-Motor-Company Ford Motor Company (britannica.com)]
 
*[http://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/Heritage The Henry Ford Story (ford.co.uk)]
{{Ford}}

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Exhibit

Ford Fordor (Dinky Toys 139a)

Ford Fordor Sedan, Dinky Toys 170 (DinkyCat 1956-06).jpg 1956 version (i)
BTMM map 021.gif
location:
Arch Two , Area 21
Classic Dinky Toys (John Durrant Collection)
Shelf  5
1949 - 1954



Dinky Toys No. 139 a: Google
Meccano Ltd.
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A green Ford Fordor sedan (Dinky Toys 139a) with a noticeably narrow front window and green wheel hubs. This was an early single-tone iteration of the model produced from 1949-54; after being renumbered in 1954 (to No.170) it was changed to a two-tone version.

This is a four door American 1949 Ford Sedan, one of the first postwar American vehicles released by Dinky.

1949 Ford

The 1949 Ford, the delayed successor to the wartime 1941 Ford, has been widely credited for arresting the company’s decreasing success stemming from internal conflict between Henry Ford and his son Edsel which led to deteriorating organisation within Ford. Henry Ford II, elected president of the company in 1945, was responsible for a major internal restructuring effort intended to fix these problems.

Completely redesigned, the car also repositioning the engine to include more passenger space, only the popular flathead V8 and the L head straight 6 engines remained from the previous 1941 model , rated at a higher horsepower. The car featured various other modernisations on its predecessor, the most prominent change being the vastly shrunken front fenders and the completely integrated rear ones, making this car widely regarded as a recognisably modern production from Ford.

Catalogue image

1957: Ford Fordor Sedan, Dinky Toys 170


Links

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