1949 Ford Club Coupe
Regardless of private taste or ownership, classic cars tend to bring back old memories and forgotten times.
1949 Ford Club Coupe
Regardless of individual taste or ownership, classic cars tend to bring back old memories and forgotten times. When I search for Pick of the Day cars, I usually attempt to stick with something that combines an ungodly amount of horsepower that you would never use, lots of style, and an obnoxious list of modifications, because those cars remind me of going to car shows with my dad when I was junior.
Front of the Club Coupe
This week, I went with something that reminds me of those awkward middle-school years. For me, flashbacks of bad hair, weird clothes and acne were brought on by this particular 1949 Ford Club Coupe. The Pick of the Day, listed on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in St. Louis, Missouri, was wielded, maintained, and regularly driven by Green Day’s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong.
Long-time punk rockers might reminisce the American band from their breakthrough years in the mid-90s. But slightly junior millennials, such as me, recall Green Day from the mid-2000s and their iconic song, American Idiot.
This post-war “shoebox Ford,” named for its box-like, pontoon-resembling exterior, is recognized as the model that put Ford ahead of General Motors and Chrysler with the very first fresh models designed after World War II.
According to the dealer, this car features custom-made dark-blue metallic paint, albeit “the paint is not ideal.” Shown in the listing photos, the gas-cap door has been liquidated and patched over. Other imperfections listed by the dealer include windshield wipers that are inoperable, the front bumper demonstrating some pitting and pinpoint rust, and the fuel cell sittiing in the trunk.
Billie Joe Armstrong with the car
The exterior of the car features clear glass via and what the listing describes as “two faceted mock sapphires” that “replaced the original taillight reflectors.”
The Ford is powered by a two hundred eighty nine cid Ford V8 with dual harass, mated to a three-speed automatic transmission.
Highlights noted by the listing include leopard-print carpet, and that “each door has a 6×9 stereo speaker mounted in it, connected to a JVC AM/FM stereo with CD player and a removable faceplate.”
An aftermarket tachometer resides in the clock climb on and a set of gauges are mounted underneath the dashboard, substituting the originals. The listing adds that the steering wheel is original, but the center cap is displaying its age.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 77,238 miles, but the dealer adds the car is sold as is with a mileage-exempt California title in Billie Joe Armstrong’s name. The dealer notes that the car comes with a letter of authenticity plus something special for Green Day fans, a guitar autographed by Billie Joe Armstrong.