Would like to see pictures of 42 to 48 Ford/Merc coupes

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The car has been chopped 4" vertically in the front & 6' vertically in the rear. Hard top trim from a 57 Chevy

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Sweet,
My Grandfather had a 46 (I think) club coupe, would love to find it and add it to the mess in my shed would even settle for an aussie Coupe Ute they look sweet.....

 

Here's a pick of mine. The body is mostly stock, no bumper guards, nosed and decked. I like the body and fender trim myself. I'm about to put a dropped axle on it, and I'm going to replace the beat front wheels with chrome steelies, but leave the chrome reverse on the back, make them look a little beefier. The interior is all white, and it's got a stock rebuilt flathead that I'm going to hop up.

 

Here's my '47. It's not finished. Still needs motor and ****** reinstalled and interior.

What are the mods? Chop is 5 in back and 4 in front, all fenders molded, '47 Olds grille, frenched headlights, frenched Buick taillights, running boards eliminated by extending body and doors down, drip rails simplified (molded not shaved), all trim except belt line shaved, nosed, decked, door corners rounded, deck lid corners rounded, bearclaw latches installed, doors regapped by shaving edges down, slanted B pillars....

 

Here are a few more. The first one in red primer is mine. Jess Lopez's is one of the all-time best!

 

front

 

sectioned?

 

Pontiac grill

 

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What is gingerbread? I missed the boat on that one. LOL

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Gingerbread is slang for all the trim on the car. Mercuries had more than their share IMO. Even the Fords had a little too much for my taste. I like it when folks shave the trim off the fenders, and leave the main piece.

Of course I also like them chopped, with Olds grilles or Dagmars

 

Heres a 41 I built runnin a chev grille ( Iwont discriminate if the price and look is right...!@#$!#$@! More info on the build at my website if you need it @ www.ekustom.net

HIGG

 

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Heres a 41 I built runnin a chev grille ( Iwont discriminate if the price and look is right...!@#$!#$@! More info on the build at my website if you need it @ www.ekustom.net

HIGG

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What the hell happened to the roof? Did you stop too soon, and the back half unchopped itself somehow?

 

I don't like publicly capping on peoples rides but the whole idea with chopping the '42-'48 Ford is to get rid of the ugly hump in the top. That chop looks well done.....just backwards.

To each his own. If everyone did the same thing, it sure would ****.

 

a "big thank you" to all that have taken time to participate in this post, with pictures and comments. Fred

 

Here is my 42.









By the way i live in Sweden Not Australia ;-)

 

I know this thread is focused on coupes, so I already posted my yellow ford. Here was my dad's 47 convert in the 60's. It was a barris car that made it's way to north jersey, and way out of style when he had it, that's why there were no skirts. It was midnite blue metalic. It had a lift off carson top, caddy grille and headlites, appleton spots, all seams were lead filled, shortened side trim(the rear pieces were missing in the pic), all the good ****. When he got it, it had an incomplete caddy engine, so he replaced it with a punched out sbc, 301 with a fuelie cam and dual quads. Still had the columbia rear. The car looks way cool! Anyone know what ever happpened to it???

 

Hey, Higg, don't you love it when people think you should think (and cut) just like them? Personally, I like the raked roof look on your car. Of courese, a lot of people have told me I do things all wrong, so take what I say with a few grains.........

 

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By the way i live in Sweden Not Australia ;-)

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Hmm, I don't know how that picture got mislabled. I do love the car, though, that's why I saved the picture.

 

my wife wants a 41 sooo bad. thanx for all the inspiration!

 

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my wife wants a 41 sooo bad. thanx for all the inspiration!

[/ QUOTE ] chopped50Ford posted a nice 41 Ford coupe on HAMB a week or two back.......Fred

 

It looks like Phat Rat never piped in on this one. He's got a nice chopped '41 with a BBC. Now I know where this one is from - Muskegon, Michigan!

 

Rear end.

 

Thanks Dave, I haven't learned how to post pics yet. You know, old guy, new tricks! I e-mail you a more recent one.

 

Here is a photo of mine

 

Here is more of it

 

Boy was I suprised when these showed up in my mailbox, lol.

Numero Uno...

 

Nummer Zwei

 

a BIG THANK YOU!! to all that took their time to reply to this post...........Fred