For Sale FS/FT - So Cal: 1954 Ford Customline - Classic, Fast Bagged Running Daily Driver

[SoCalJT]

1954 FORD CUSTOMLINE - TUDOR (TWO-DOOR) SEDAN

TRADES:
***I'M WILLING TO MAKE A TRADE FOR YOUR CAR/TRUCK EITHER STRAIGHT UP (IF SIMILAR VALUE) OR WITH CASH ON TOP ON YOUR END, I'M OPEN TO ALL TRADES, BUT NO FWD CARS, NO 2WD TRUCKS, NO MOTORCYCLES OR TOYS. AMERICAN OR JAPANESE CLASSIC OR MODERN CARS ARE WELCOME. MUST HAVE: A BACK SEAT, SEAT ATLEAST 5, BE RWD, AWD OR 4X4. MUST RUN STRONG AND BE OF DAILY DRIVING STREET/HIGHWAY CAPABILITIES. EMAIL ME WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN MIND, IN DETAIL OF THE CAR/TRUCK, AND PLEASE PROVIDE PLENTY OF PICS.***

PRICE:
Car listed as is, everything included: $11,000 obo
Car with stock headlights: $10,000 obo
**Car without current stereo system (see below): $8,500 obo
**Car with stock headlights & without current stereo system (see below): $8,000 obo

**I will provide a different CD player & leave (1) 6x9 speaker in the dash and all the previous speaker wiring installed in the car if you'd like.

***CONTACT ME BY:***
-Call/Text: (9 five 1) Five 3 Two - 7 Two 0 Seven
-AIM/Yahoo Messenger: s30zforce
-Email: s30zforce (at) yahoo . com

I am technically the 4th owner of the car, an older lady owned it since new, then turned it over to her son few years ago and he did the engine swap. He then sold the car to the guy I bought the car from who only had it 1.5 years and he did the suspension fast air bags and and frame notching at a professional shop.

This car has been awesome for the short time I've owned it. It is my daily driver and has never broke down on me, the engine has been very reliable. The engine does NOT leak at all, it's in great running shape. The car cruises on the freeway at 70-75 mph no problem, all day, everyday. I usually get around 14-15 mpg between driving around town & highway driving. I just recently did a tune up on it (approx 500 miles ago)... new water pump, new thermostat & housing, new high performance 70 amp alternator, new radiator hoses, new starter, new valve cover gaskets, all new Autolite XP spark plugs, custom Accel plug wires, new distributor cap, new fuel filter, new air filter, Mobil 1 synthetic oil & Lucas oil stabilizer. I've added a few mods of my own including the headlights, taillights, stereo system, new wiring system, wheels & tires, etc.

I had the whole car completely rewired with a new wiring kit & now all electronics, gauges & dash lights work including the original quartz clock, all work with no problems! There is now a modern day fuse box under the dash for ease & convenience to check fuses, NO more shady old school fuse blocks & bare wires!

Clear title, tags are current until December, no smog. All the windows roll up/down with ease, all electronics work. All 6 seatbelts are there & work. The body and frame are straight, no body work is all done mostly and pretty much ready for paint if you desire. Otherwise the current satin black gives it the rat rod look.

There is a folder full of receipts & maintenance records from the previous owners that I'm waiting to receive from the last owner, soon.

Car: 1954 Ford Customline - Tudor (Two-Door) Sedan
Current Mileage on Odometer: 51,368 (It has rolled over 1x so it really has 151,368 on the chassis)
Exterior Color: Satin Black
Interior: Two-tone Blue Vinyl

UNDER THE HOOD/CAR:
-Ford 5.8L V8 (2V Carb'd 351 Cleveland, H code) Engine Swap (from a 1970-'72 Ford Mustang done a few years ago by a previous owner, engine has approx 52,000 original miles on it, but was rebuilt before the swap)
-new water pump (installed 200 miles ago)
-new thermostat & thermostat housing (installed 200 miles ago)
-new high performance 70 amp alternator (installed 200 miles ago)
-new fan belt (installed 200 miles ago)
-new starter (installed 200 miles ago)
-new radiator hoses (installed 200 miles ago)
-new valve cover gaskets (installed 500 miles ago)
-new Autolite XP spark plugs (installed 500 miles ago)
-new Custom Accel 8.8mm plug wires (installed 500 miles ago)
-new distributor cap (installed 500 miles ago)
-new fuel filter (installed 500 miles ago)
-new Edelbrock 14" Air Filter (installed 500 miles ago)
-Mickey Thompson (M/T) Valve Covers (custom powdercoated, see pics) (installed 500 miles ago)
-newer Brake Master Cylinder (replaced about 1 year ago, low miles since, car doesn't get driven much))
-newer Front Brakes (replaced about 1 year ago, low miles since, car doesn't get driven much)
-Bushings and other worn out parts were said to be replaced within the last 2-3 years (have previous owner receipts)
-Lake pipes
-C6 3-Speed Automatic Transmission
-Custom Driveshaft
-Ford 9" Rear End Swap
-Custom fabbed transmission tunnel
-C-notched Frame

WHEELS/TIRES:
-14" Steelies (custom powdercoated Satin Red) (installed 300 miles ago)
-Coker Wide White Wall Tires, lots of tread left (installed 300 miles ago)
-Set of (5) spare 15" wheels, 4 have tires

BODY MODS:
-c-notched frame
-shaved stock antenna (one located on windshield now)
-shaved hood emblem
-rear side skirts (hides the wheels when slammed & gives it a cleaner look, see pics)

LIGHTS:
-Headlights
*Custom Retrofitted Dual Beam (high & low beam) Projector HIDs, imported from Germany (the real deal, not ebay junk BS)
*Osram D1S 4300K bulbs
*Osram Sealed Ballasts

-Tail Lights
*Custom grafted from a 1959 Cadillac

SUSPENSION:
-Fast Bags (Front, back, side to side) on 5 gallon tank, lays the mufflers/pipes on the ground (see pics) (Front bags installed September 2009, rear air bags installed June 2009)
-Digital Controller for the Fast Bags
-New rear shocks (installed 300 miles ago)

STEREO (all installed in April 2010):
-Alpine IVA-D310 - In Dash 7" Flip Touch Screen DVD player
-Alpine NVE-N852a Navigation (not working correctly)
-Alpine Remote
-Alpine KCA-420i iPod Controller
-(2) 6-1/2" 4-Way Pioneer TS-A1680R Speakers (220 W Max./50 RMS) in custom kick panels
-(2) 6x9" 3-way Pioneer (220 W Max./50 RMS) in custom rear deck
-(2) JL Audio Titanium Tweeters w/ Crossovers mounted in dash
-(2) MB Quartz Titanium Tweeters w/ Crossovers mounted on door pillars
-Optima Yellow Top Deep Cycle Group 31 Battery (about 2 months old)
-(2) 12" JL w7 Subwoofers in ported box (1,000w RMS each)
-(2) Alpine V12 Monoblock Amps (1,000w x 1 channel RMS each, 1 for each sub)
-(1) Rockford Fosgate Amp (300w x 4 channels) for interior speakers

ALSO INCLUDED:
-A set of (5) 15" Black Wheels (4 have decent tires on them), a box of misc parts, including stock taillights, car cover, chrome wheel covers for 15" wheels, original air cleaner, original blue license plate, hood ornament, new extra trunk weatherstrip (although the trunk one looks in good shape), spare tire and more.

THE BAD:
-The car is 66+ years old and not perfect.
-All the weatherstripping needs to be replaced, except the trunk.
-There is a quarter sized rust hole on passenger floorboard
-Headliner is tore up pretty bad
-Front seat has tears in the vinyl & has depleted padding. I put a seat cover over it.
-No a/c hooked up
-No heater hooked up
-Front carpet is old and falling apart, no rear carpet

TRADES:
***I'M WILLING TO MAKE A TRADE FOR YOUR CAR/TRUCK EITHER STRAIGHT UP (IF SIMILAR VALUE) OR WITH CASH ON TOP ON YOUR END, I'M OPEN TO ALL TRADES, BUT NO FWD CARS, NO 2WD TRUCKS, NO MOTORCYCLES OR TOYS. AMERICAN OR JAPANESE CLASSIC OR MODERN CARS ARE WELCOME. MUST HAVE: A BACK SEAT, SEAT ATLEAST 5, BE RWD, AWD OR 4X4. MUST RUN STRONG AND BE OF DAILY DRIVING STREET/HIGHWAY CAPABILITIES. EMAIL ME WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN MIND, IN DETAIL OF THE CAR/TRUCK, AND PLEASE PROVIDE PLENTY OF PICS.***

PRICE:
Car listed as is, everything included: $11,000 obo
Car with stock headlights: $10,000 obo
**Car without current stereo system (see below): $8,500 obo
**Car with stock headlights & without current stereo system (see below): $8,000 obo

**I will provide a different CD player & leave (1) 6x9 speaker in the dash and all the speaker wiring installed in the car.

***CONTACT ME BY:***
-Call/Text: (9 five 1) Five 3 Two - 7 Two 0 Seven
-AIM/Yahoo Messenger: s30zforce
-Email: s30zforce (at) yahoo . com

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Inside the car, from a stop then cruising to 65 mph, then slowly down...


I can provide more info, pics or videos if needed.

[SoCalJT]

Updated original post with some maintenance that was performed... replaced a bunch of parts during a tune up.

Any takers?