Pic's of my new 40 coupe-ideas or favorite pic's?

Made the deal on this old race car.
What would you do?
Got any pictures for my inspiration?

 

if i were you, id sell me that rearend for a song.

trey

 

Barry Lobeck built a KICK *** 40 back in the very early 70s that would rule just as much TODAY...

Raked, black with flames, hopped flattie, louvered hood, black vinyl interior...just done RIGHT!

I believe it was featured in the December 1974 issue of HOT ROD...but I'm going on memory there!

 

'40's had wide fives?

 

I'd put some numbers on the side, maybe a sponsor or 2, check the fluids on the full race flattie, and drive it down to the local dirt track.

 

I bought one to do for my kid when he graduates college. Anyway, I saved this a while ago.

 

Forties had 5on5 1/2 but race cars liked to use the wide fives.
Does anyone have pictures of the "Bonneville Boomer"?

 

My kid like this one better....

 

Ah, I see.

Build my model!

 

That's a nice one.I figure mine is sooo roached I need to cut it up some more.Thinking channeled and molded fenders decklid...

 

I like this one but they are really bad without a hood on. Not much needed for these bodys. They came off the ***y line COOL,

 

Pete?Joe? I like that one too!I could see me driving that...

 

Left alone stock or slightly hopped up '40 fords are *****in. And that is how most usually are. I would love to have a candy apple red one with chrome reverse and white scallops with the California rake, but Here are 2 that I really dig. They are beautiful. Much more heart went into these than the flat black examples with Mustngs 2's purveying the street scene of today with "gold chainer" pilots. I don't know, the 40 coupe is just not as accesible these days and there are so many bad versions, such as it is with everything.

 

one more. Built at Barris to compete with Joe Wilhelms Mark Mist 36

 

What the heck, one I found here

 

You can't go wrong with a '40 coupe. Make it arrow-straight and low...you can't really screw up the rest.

Scotch~!

 

Here's mine . . . someday.

(hope the pic works, it's my first time)


alchemy

 

Big Ric 40 is one of my all time favorite 40 fords. Favorite primered 40.

 

*barf*

Restyling the '39-'40 Ford should be a synonym for "reinventing the wheel." All they need is a slight rake and a hopped up mill (Olds, Caddy and Flathead all seem like good choices). For the record, I do like 'em with their hoods off. I'd build mine white with red wheels, wide whites and baloney stacks on the three carburetors.

 

vaphead
Haven't got a pic but back in the eighties I looked at one at a show (not done 80s style thank goodness) then was lowered to the max. No major body mods, just nosed decked and shaved.
It have bigs n littles on americans (maybe they were fentons). So the only rake goin' on was rubber rake. It made the car look really tiney. radical without being extreme.

 

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big and littles on unpolished early torqthrusts...40 standard grill or better yet...do the car as a 39 deluxe...side trim, grill, headlights, tail lights, no vent windows...black paint, bumpers without guards, nailhead, dualquads, muncie m21, nine inch, red tuck and roll, how am I doing so far???

 

I second that barf Bigcheeze! I know that was the thing back in the day, but even when I was young and dumb I could not stand to see that done to such a beautiful car! Nice set of wheels and dropped.

This post reminds me of when I was in high school, I ran into this guy that just finished a 40 coupe. He had 2 but after he finished the one he said he wanted to do something different. So he was selling the other and it was in good shape and already chopped. Now I dont particularly like them chopped either, but I wasnt going to complain. I went home and told my dad and he said no. He said no way will mom let that sit outside here! Damn it! Oh well. That was one of the many once in a life time deals I didnt get. Oh did I forget to mention that he only wanted $400 for it complete! Satin

 

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Now where did you go and find that? I should have known, you where sitting kind of funny last time you wuz in town. Pulled it right outta there... dint ya?
Now you do have too many projects, probably won't be getting the car we talked about. If you want my 2 cents, it comes with the 15" wheels, I'd build it to look like the one in the photo that alchemy posted... that roof line and door pillar are very attractive. Gotta git... My coupes a callin'!

ONE AT A TIME,

C

 

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I like them black.....and simple

This one is mine.....

 

thanks lowlife,that's the bonneville boomer.I've seen the car in person many times,and it does look good.That old side shot does not do it justice!
C.W remember a coupe is not a sedan.My family NEEDS a sedan.

 

id make a clone of Big Rics car ...but id make it fast.

 

Make it loow, make it sleek pay no attention to those that say it's a sin to modify a 40 it Is a sin to paint red stripes on a yeller car

 

here's a Peter Vincent shot of the B'ville boomer.