Projects My new project '40 Ford coupe (60's style)

sweet car, my dream ride for sure...

so what cha looking to get for the running flathead? willing to ship it to Nor Cal?


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I HATE YOU!
But that's only because I WANT YOUR CAR!!!

SWEET!!!!!

 

Mike if you havent already we can use the kids swingset as a gantry.
Let me know when you want some help or an audience. I always enjoy attending garage Church.

 

Nice car, way better than what i'm starting with. I have a 54 331 Hemi to go in mine all rebuilt and just waiting to be installed.

 

Did this come from a lawyer in the Chicago area?

 

Yes It was previously owned by someone from the Chicago area. Dont know about the lawyer part though.

 

After all that talk of Russ ruining his '39 by taking it apart.... ha ha

 

Russ's car is OK a little too Street Roddy for me. I'm going to keep mine more in line of a 60's car not like Russ's more modern stuff and Big wheels ETC...

 

Ehh.

 

Haha!!! Aaron has a point.. i remember mike saying (I would not have changed a thing on that car) LOL!!!

 

Yeah yeah yeah, that 39 was bad ass like it was. I still liked it better then than now.

 

Damn it Mike!!! I guess I will have to stick with my Aluminum headed small block with six dueces after all.

 

Just don't take it apart so far, that it can't be finished for next year.
A common mistake.

 

Yeah.... aint that a bitch.

 

I usually do my builds start to finish in about 6-8 months, otherwise I start to lose interest and it could be forever.

 

Week 1 progress just disassembly and happy to report no nasty surprises, just a couple small quarter sized rust holes in the floor pan thats about it. Dropped the fenders off to be blasted. I was a little disappointed the media blaster doesnt do soda anymore. I was concerned about warpage but he siad it would be OK. I asked what media type he would use said aluminum oxide. So I guess we'll see how it turns out he's alway done a great job for me in the past .

 

Man, I like it the way it is but I know you will do it right.. What color?? Loved the blue on your coupe..

 

I haven't decided yet on a color. Im still kicking ideas around on that, but here are a few options Im considering. I cant find a pic of a '40 in the silvery green/gold color but I really like that color too, and since my last two builds actually used Porsche colors (The Blue was a Porsche color) I thought I'd throw that in the mix.

 

Like the gold, screams 60's!!

 

I like the gold color. Here is one that a guy in our town just finished. I think it is a Toyota color but not sure. I call it Champagne.

 

Photos

 

Just a little more progress got the body off the floors are very solid. They do have a couple bad spots in the front 1/3 of the floor. I have not decided if I will just use small patches or replace the entire front pan yet.

 

I thought 60's style was front end jacked in the air and slicks and ladder bars on the rear

 

Love 40's keep us posted on the progress. I kept mine simple.

 

I'm sure some were. I think of that style more as a drag car style what many call "Gassers"now I guess. I think there must be more "gassers" now than there ever was then, but thats not really what I was thinking.
Here is a thread about Model A's in the style I'm thinking of
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320143&page=2

 

Here's mine as of now. more of a 50's vibe.

 

Diggin' that, Toast!!!!

 

Toast thats way cool, I love the stance. Whats been done to the front suspension to get it there?

 

Thanks, Just a 4" drop axle new reverse eye spring with a couple of leaves removed.

 

Russco- I'm digging the gold color as well. I wanted to do that with my '40 but gold ain't cheap these days.

I would love to see flames on your car, Toast. Just a thought. maybe after a few more miles?