1951 English Ford Prefect 4 Door Saloon in Punta Gorda, Florida

Vehicle Description

1951 English Ford Prefect 4 Door Sedan Steel Body Removable Soft Top

2.8L V-6 Chevy Engine
Hedman Headers
Chevy four-speed automatic with OD, modified converter
Lokar Shifter,
Chevy 3.43 rear-end
Vacuum Assist Disc front brakes, drum rear brakes
Rack and pinion steering
Belltech 2" dropped spindles
Sway bars front and rear
American Racing Torque Thrust, 6x15 front, 7x15 rear wheels
Original all steel rust-free body
Custom body modifications including
o Removable soft-top
o Fenders and running boards widened 4"
o Headlights frenched
o Rear trunk-lid 'shaved'
o Gas-filler 'shaved'
Painted in black one-step urethane paint
Tilt steering wheel
Original crank-out windshield
Custom interior, leather bucket seats
Original dashboard fitted with Classic Gauges and electric speedometer
Pioneer CD/stereo system.
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Car was customized, re-framed and new drive-line installed in Canada in 2000 and was sold and moved to US in 2012. After refresh of body work, paint, new soft-top, and minor mechanical work in 2015, owners drove this Prefect on a road-trip to relocate it from Kansas City to Punta Gorda, FL (about 1500 miles); FUN and lots of attention all along the way!

Car loves to be driven, and loves to be shown. In Canada, car appeared in several 600 plus car events where it was the only Prefect there. So far in the US it has been in a number of shows and exhibitions where it has been the only English Ford Prefect in any of the events, and the people love it! (If you do not want to be noticed, do not buy this car!)

Twice accepted to the Annual Edison Ford Antique Car Exhibition for all Ford manufactured cars built no later than 1980. (Ft. Myers, Florida, 2016 and 2017)

Third Place Peoples' Choice Award at the 14th Annual Edison Ford Antique Car Exhibition; only three awards (Peoples' Choices) are given for the entire show, no class awards are given. About 200 vehicles were exhibited. (Ft. Myers, Florida, February 2017)

Best In Class Award and overall Peoples' Choice Award at Hagerty Show and Shine at the Sebring International Raceway, SVCA Race Weekend. (Sebring, Florida, March 2017)

Accepted to participate in Cars and Coffee Exhibition at the 22nd Annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, in Amelia Island, Florida. Only Prefect in the exhibition of more than 400 cars. (March 2017)

(Recent trophies and badges go with the Prefect!)