The Ford Super DeLuxe Sportsman was conceptualized under Henry Ford II following WWII, after peace had finally been achieved. This top-of-the-line Ford was built to excite customers while other postwar models were being designed. Because of labor strikes and material shortages, only 1,209 examples were built in 1946, compared to the 2,250 examples in 1947.

Nick Alexander is highly regarded in the American car-collecting community for having gathered a comprehensive collection of the best Ford and Mercury woodies available throughout the flathead era. Mr. Alexander purchased this Sportsman in October 2005 and subjected the Ford to an exacting restoration to concours standards, with a body of maple and mahogany wood, by Robert J. Brown & Son of Sedro Woolley, Washington. Upon completion in 2007, the car received the Dearborn Award at the Early Ford V-8 Club of America Meet in Temecula, California.

The current owner of this Super DeLuxe Sportsman purchased it from the Nick Alexander Woodie Auction in 2009. Since that time, it has resided in the owner’s Carmel garage and covered approximately 1,000 miles. It has been shown at The Quail and, competitively, only once, at the Hillsborough Concours, where it won its class. This Sportsman would be welcome at any number of AACA and Early Ford V-8 Club events and would complete any great Ford collection, and – in particular – those collections dedicated to woodies from the flathead era.