With a transportation-hungry public eager to buy just about anything and everything that Detroit produced, there was little impetus for change in the early post-war years and Ford's first all-new design did not appear until the 1949 range was introduced.

With the '49 model, Ford finally adopted wishbone-type independent front suspension and swapped the old transverse springing for longitudinal leaves at the rear, while fresh styling saw the arrival of a more slab-sided design, earning the "Shoebox" moniker.

There were no significant changes made for 1950, though the designation of the previous top-of-the-line Custom became Custom Deluxe.

The latter comprised six different models for 1950, including a Coupé, 'Fordor' Sedan and a woodie station wagon, available with either Ford's legendary flathead V8 or an inline-six engine.

Chromed window mouldings, a chromed horn ring, two sun visors, armrests on all doors, and chromed trim strips to the lower body sides were among the Custom Delu...