▁for ▁the ▁cool ing ▁fan ▁— ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁c rank sh aft , ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁generator ▁( rare ) ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁bra cket . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁Ford ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁replace able ▁cart ridge ▁oil ▁filter ▁as ▁an ▁option . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁interior ▁he aters ▁were ▁a ▁" S outh wind " ▁gas oline ▁burn er , ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁advantage ▁of ▁keeping ▁one ▁warm ▁in ▁winter ▁at ▁drive - in ▁mov ies ▁( prov ided ▁a ▁small ▁electric ▁fuel ▁p ump ▁was ▁used ), ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁ordinary ▁hot - water ▁type . ▁ ▁Both ▁had ▁window ▁def rost ers . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁an ▁excellent ▁radio , ▁which ▁could ▁consume ▁the ▁battery ▁in ▁about ▁two ▁hours . ▁Electric ▁wind sh ield ▁w ip ers ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁vac u um - power ed ▁w ip ers . ▁ ▁Three ▁different ▁convert ible ▁power ▁top ▁mechan isms ▁( v acu um , ▁electric ▁sc rew , ▁and ▁hyd ra ul ic ) ▁and ▁two ▁different ▁header ▁bar ▁l atch ing ▁systems ▁were ▁used . ▁ ▁R ear ▁susp ensions ▁sometimes ▁had ▁a ▁s way ▁bar , ▁most ▁did ▁not . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁excellent ▁bra kes ▁and ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁handling ▁of ▁ordinary ▁cars ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁It ▁served ▁a ▁trans itional ▁role ▁in ▁Ford ’ s ▁line up . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁previous ▁Ford ▁car ▁lines , ▁Standard ▁and ▁De ▁Lux e , ▁had ▁bl oss omed