Thursday, June 6, 2024

1948 Ford Super Deluxe SUV

 



After manufacture at Ford's Iron Mountain plant in Michigan's Upper Penninsula, it was shipped to Indianapolis where the Marmon-Herrington company converted it to full-time four-wheel-drive. The chassis was braced and a four-speed transmission bolted to the flathead V8 before being reassembled and sent to dealers. Add to that the Super Deluxe trim level and concours-level restoration and this is a truly original American SUV.

7 comments:

  1. I'd prop my ass up in that thing.

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  2. Complete with Marmon-Herrington badge and Ford V-8 hub caps. Nice!

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  3. We built a sawmill in the Ford building there a couple years back. Kingsford.

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  4. $250K-$275K...if you can find one.

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    1. I think your guesstimate might be $100K low, give or take.

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  5. What were they using for a center diff, to accommodate AWD on hard surfaces?

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