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Assuming you have an original 59 series flathead V8, yes and no. It will physically fit on the end of the crankshaft, but the back pulley won't line up with the water pumps. The belt was moved forward in 1949 to make room for the new distributor. I don't know if the front pulley would line up with the fan or not, but it doesn't really matter.