▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁models ▁were ▁titled ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁film ▁The ▁Kar ate ▁Kid , ▁Mr ▁Mi y agi ▁gives ▁Daniel ▁Lar us so ▁a ▁cre am - color ed ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Ford ▁Super ▁De L ux e ▁convert ible ▁as ▁a ▁birth day ▁gift . ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁actually ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁Ralph ▁Mac chio ▁from ▁the ▁film ' s ▁producer . ▁To ▁this ▁day , ▁Mac chio ▁still ▁own s ▁the ▁car . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁old - style ▁Ford ▁was ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁with ▁an ▁all - new ▁model ▁launched ▁part way ▁through ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁wood - s ided ▁Sports man ▁convert ible , ▁supplied ▁by ▁the ▁Ford ▁Iron ▁Mountain ▁Plant , ▁ended ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁just ▁ 2 8 ▁built , ▁and ▁the ▁all - wood ▁bodies ▁on ▁the ▁wo ody ▁station ▁w ag ons ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁steel ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁car - based ▁tr uck s ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁F - Series ▁this ▁year . ▁With ▁Ford ▁in ▁financial ▁cha os ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁sales ▁fell ▁well ▁behind ▁Che v ro let -- F ord ▁output ▁for ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁was ▁ 4 3 0 , 1 9 8 ▁vehicles , ▁only ▁about ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁Che v ro let ' s ▁output , ▁and