Ford Forty-Nine

The Ford Forty-Nine was a two-door coupe concept created by Ford Motor Company; styled by Chip Foose (himself commissioned by J Mays)^[1] and introduced at the 2001 North American International Auto Show — as a tribute to the 1949 Ford.^[2]

Ford Forty-Nine
Ford Forty Nine coupe
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Production	2001 2 built
Designer	Chip Foose
Body and chassis
Class	Concept car
Body style	2-door coupe 2-door convertible
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	3.9 L Jaguar AJ-V8 engine
Transmission	5-speed automatic

The two coupe featured full-length glass roof^[1] and used the Ford DEW98 rear-wheel-drive platform with a 3.9L dual overhead-camshaft 32-valve V-8 backed and five-speed automatic transmission.^[3] The interior featured a full-length console and four individual, contoured bucket seats in constrasting orange and black leather.^[1]

Ford also presented a non-drivable convertible variant of the Forty-Nine, finished in red with a red textile top, as a static display.^[4] Ford retained the convertible until it sold the display to a private collector in 2010.^[3]

Engine and Design

The Ford Forty-Nine's engine was the same Jaguar AJ-V8 engine used in the Ford Thunderbird, a naturally aspirated 3.9 liter, DOHC, 32-valve V8. Power was sent to the rear wheels through a 5-speed automatic transmission.^[5]