Wheat-Hiwy-c1949-WEB June 14, 2010 900 × 1337 Wheat-Hiwy-c1949-WEB A 1949 Ford meets a 1947 DeSoto (I believe) on a wheat highway in the Inland Empire. The ’49 Ford created an automotive revolution with its swept back fenders. It was my first car, although surely not in 1949 – ten years later.