Features 41-48 Ford and Merc Picture Thread!

Here is a 48 I just picked up and YES the headlights are getting thrown away!
Will be lowering soon.

 

my 48 sporting a custom rustoleum paint job

 

I love looking of that. Matte black and red rims are classic hot rod!

 

Nice grab. I've been watching that one up here for a bit. Is it as solid as the ad made it out to be?

 

Very!

 

Thank You everyone who has posted pictures of their cars . It gives me some motivation

 

Nice ride! Got any idea what the outside rearview mirrors came off of? I've got those wobbly things that attach to the door frame. Can't keep them where they need to be. 

 

Here's a 41 a friend had awhile back. Had small block ford, 9inch and I think a M2 clip

 

I'm on the fence about keeping my '47, but I think some mods will make me like it more. In the future would be lowering, blackwall bias, driveline mods and interior mods.

 

alanp561 that mirror looks similar to a stock mount mirror here’s a repop one

 

A quick search came up with Bob Drake, Dennis Carpenter and Summit as suppliers.

 

The side trim on the Fords and Mercurys of those years has beautiful grooves in it . The cowl mirrors look like an after thought from the factory. The base is plain .

 

That be my '48!

 

Save your money, those are terrible mirrors. My avatar had a set when I got it, couldn't wait to get rid of them. You as driver can't even see the passenger-side mirror from inside the car. If you want actual functional mirrors, bite the bullet and drill a couple of holes in your doors for these... JEGS 90336: Side View Mirrors with 4 in. Round Head and 5 1/2 in. Swan Neck - JEGS (Jegs isn't the only vendor, it pays to shop). You'll need two holes per mirror so they won't twist. Make sure you get the longer neck like these.

 

Replacing the mirror glass with convex also can work

 

I second @Crazy Steve thoughts on the cowl trim mirrors especially the passenger side.
You mention a problem with the mirrors that clamp on the door edge; but I've used that style without any problems in the past. Right now I have a set of United Pacific clamp on 4" mirrors on my '35 which have been working well for years. I added a convex head to the passenger side when I learned they were available. I have a set on the side for my '47 if it ever gets that far. They did seem decent when I had them mocked up at one time.

I have put bolt on mirrors similar to the ones Steve mentioned on a '33 I had; easy install other than I had to drill access holes in the inner door panel; but no big deal.

 

That's interesting, you have any info on it?

 

Saw at a local car show

 

Another local one

 

I have the swan neck mirrors on my 46 Convertible but trying to get the passenger side mirror angled far enough so I can get the right view from my position behind the wheel seems impossible and I don't want to break the mirror glass, any ideas ?

 

I think that's a members car?

 

@Greenblade, if you haven't been following along, you've been missing out! Fantastic work on here:

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/howland-the-46-ford.1173754/

paging @dcadwell for details

 

Thanks, I read through the thread this morning. The work put into that '46 is impressive. Especially love the chop