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Currently building my fourth '40 Ford Coupes, five if you count the '39 Coupe. Seventy-three years old and still have the Forty Bug. .
This is the way my '40 Coupe arrived . . . with '35 wires. Doesn't wear them anymore.
Rough start . . . '08. Stored since '62. New floors, door bottoms, rear panel, etc. Installed new driveline, suspension, etc. Should drive...
I am converting my '40 Deluxe to Standard - have two deluxe hoods, need a good standard hood in So. Calif. area - anyone have one to sell or trade?
Some really good stories . . . and some of them are true ! This ol man is 67 and the Avatar is my latest project. Since picture have already...
Here's a couple of "Before" pics for you . . .
Don't know - but this one is approx. 50 and one-half inches between the backing plates.
Thanks for the input . . . the differential has the "small Ford" backing plate pattern . . . so would probably be wise for me to find a set of...
Bought a hot rod project with a rear-end supposed to be '58 Edsel 9" Looks exactly like 57 Fords that I have used in past, but drums - which are...
This '40 Coupe was built in 1958 by a young man who went to SE Asia and never returned. Put in shed storage by his father in l962. Taken out in...
Dan - here's my '39 . . . homebuilt, already on the road. Will paint and upholster someday. Gotta reduce the size of "completed" coupe, they...
Gene Winfield's shop is located just South of Mojave CA in the Mojave Desert. The yard in front of the shop is literally full of mostly-chopped...
Thanks for your response. Are you happy with the Ranchero upholstery? How did the price compare with stateside jobs?
. . . when I was a teenager in the 50's we would load up a car and head to Tijuana Mexico for a cheap tuck 'n roll upholstery job. While the owner...
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