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Ford Forty-Nine
The Ford Forty-Nine was a concept manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The car was designed by Chip Foose (himself commissioned by J Mays) and introduced at the 2001 North American International Auto Show — as a tribute to the 1949 Ford.
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Design and features
Designed by Chip Foose (under commission of J Mays), the Forty-Nine was a modern interpretation of the 1949 Ford. The coupe featured a full-length glass roof along with its black exterior paint job. The interior featured a full-length console and four individual, contoured bucket seats in contrasting orange and black leather. Ford also presented a non-drivable convertible variant of the Forty-Nine, finished in red with a red textile top, as a static display. Ford retained the convertible until it sold the display to a private collector in 2010.
Powertrain
The Forty-Nine's engine was the 3.9L DOHC 32-valve Jaguar AJ-V8 used on the Ford Thunderbird. Power was sent to the rear wheels through a 5-speed automatic.
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Specifications
- name
- Ford Forty-Nine
- Manufacturer
- Ford
- Production
- 2001, 2 built
- Class
- Concept car
- Body style
- 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible
- Layout
- FR layout
- Platform
- Ford DEW98
- Engine
- 3.9 L Jaguar AJ-V8 engine
- Transmission
- 5-speed automatic
- Designer
- Chip Foose
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5467784CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Forty-NineCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1350459328 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FordFortyNineConcept.jpgCC BY 2.0 · Photo: Yahya S. · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.