Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  221ci L-head Flathead V8 engine
• Drivetrain
  Not Specified
• Interior
  Red
• VIN #
  7602412
• Mileage
  5829
• Transmission
  Manual
• Exterior Color
  Tan
• Stock #
  SN3208
• Warranty
  

1936 Ford Model 68 DeLuxe Cabriolet — Rumble Seat, 302 V8, Full Restoration Why This Car Is Special The 1936 Ford Model 68 DeLuxe Cabriolet is one of the most desirable body styles Ford produced during the prewar era. Ford designated its entire 1936 lineup under the 'Model 68' name, representing a significant refinement over the 1935 cars in terms of styling and chassis development. The cabriolet was a low-volume, premium body style within that lineup — a convertible with a genuine rumble seat, meaning the rear deck opens to reveal a separate passenger compartment exposed to the open air. It was a coachbuilt-style experience at a production car price point, and buyers who ordered one in 1936 were making a statement. The cabriolet accounted for a small fraction of overall Model 68 production, which itself totaled just over 791,000 units across all body styles. Open cars with rumble seats were already beginning to fade from the American market by the late 1930s, making the 1936 Ford cabriolet a genuine end-of-an-era body style. What makes this particular 1936 Ford Model 68 DeLuxe Cabriolet worth serious attention is the combination of authentic pre-war coachwork and a thoughtfully executed restomod drivetrain. The all-steel body retains every significant factory styling detail — the chrome vertical-bar grille, the teardrop headlamps, the sweeping fenders — while the chassis underneath has been updated to make this car completely usable in modern traffic. It is not a trailered show piece. It is a car you can drive to the coast on a Saturday morning and bring home the same day without worrying about vapor lock, drum brake fade, or a 6-volt electrical system that cannot keep up with a modern traffic light cycle. The tan exterior with the red leather interior is a sharp, historically consistent color pairing for a car of this era, and the folding black soft top with the rumble seat behind it gives this car a silhouette that nothing built after 1940 can replicate....