Hot Rods Let's have our own 85th anniversary event for the 40 ford...

Found this old Car Craft with a 40 Ford special

 

I DO believe you have the two most popular Fords to come down the pike.

 

If only they were mine!

 

Just beautiful

 

1940 Ford Australian "sloper"

 

another pics of an Australian sloper, called Sportsman Coupe down under, only available in kangaroo land.

 

Those Slopers are kinda weird looking. Don't know that I've ever seen a side view of one. Seems strange that Ford would use all together different design, tooling, dies, etc. in Australia for what seems to just be a different version of the 2-door sedan. Doesn't seem "cost-effective" and we all know that Henry was always thinking of ways to keep costs in line.

 

Also never knew they were called Sportsman Coupes down under.

 

I don't want to "hi jack" this thread but FYI many U.S. manufactures produced slopers down under. I'm pretty sure there was a thread on the subject here a while back and it was loaded with photos.

 

I.RANT, good thought, here's the link for anyone who wants to see more slopers.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/aussie-icon-slopers.339811/

 

[/ATTACH] my coupe and 2 trucks

 

...................Seems like I've seen pics of Sloper Chevrolets before, or I guess they would be Holdens?

 

OF THE 40 DELIVERIES THAT WERE MADE 740 WERE STANDARDS AND CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY A #54 PREFIX ON THE VIN. CONFUSION OVER THE YEARS WAS CAUSED PARTIALLY SINCE DELIVERIES/WOODIES/CONVERTIBLES BECAME PARTS CARS FOR 40 COUPES AND THE FRONT CLIP WAS THE FIRST ITEM REMOVED.
OWEN HAYES

 

Aussie slopers, eh? I'll see your sloper and raise...



No one is even gonna question this? One of two things is happening here, either its not as obscure as I thought, or everyone just thinks I screwed up and is too polite to say...That IS a '39/'40 "Ford" convertible in the top pic...

 

This one was taken at York this past June by Jason Duley and I found it on FB . It's my new favorite picture of my car!

 

Josephine

 

This one was posted on the HAMB some time ago. Love the colour.

 

Bought it at our local grocery when I was 13, still have it.

 

One from Back To The 50's.... Not Mine

 

I could be wrong, but I think it (they were built - by all the major car makers in the late 30's - GM from '35) to be halfway between a coupe & tudor/two door sedan and do away with both those body styles, meaning we didn't get (I believe) 39-40 coupes or tudors out here.

 

Good morning, from the FB 75th post today

 

At a local cruise night last week. Can you pick out my '40 amongst the other cars?

 

^^^^^^ Next to the 59 Buick

 

Right above your name.

 

Good eyes guys. I'll try to make the next one a little more difficult.

 

RAQUEL AT THE CITY PARK 2015.

 

mine