Donor Car roofs to fill 36 ford coupe roof

I'm looking to fill/weld in a steel roof insert into a 36 ford coupe.
I'm not looking to purchase one from walden speed. Might make one from an english
wheel, but would like to cheat and cut one out from another junkyard car.
I know about the Camaro donors but there have to be others...
Met some old timer a few months back that told me about a truck roof section
that almost perfectly matched the 36 ford coupe roof lines. I believe he said
late 30's ford truck, or it might have been early 40's chevy truck?
I can't remember who told me, where I read it, or what truck works!
Anyone care to fill me in, or know of other good donors? Thanks.

-Torr

 

First gen Mustang notchback roof is really close. So are mid '80s midsize GM.

 

I don't know where you are gonna find a good 30s or 40 truck roof that you're not cutting apart a truck that's rebuildable. I'd look for a late model roof section.

 

79-84 Olds Cutlass, Grand Prix, Regal, etc. Nice gentile, low crown. Works for lots of coupes..

Good luck, -Abone.

 

Here in New England we have alot of 30's to 40's trucks in junkyards where everything except for the roofs are rotted away. But, I'm not against using newer sheet metal.

Thanks for all the sugestions any others?

 

not on a 36 ford but on a 36 packard 3 window coupe i chopped the roof 4" and i used a55 ford wagon rear roof section for the roof opening .it was perfect.the packard is about the same size opening as a ford give or take

 

I'm headin to the junkyard next week and would like to bring a list of possible donors as long as possible. Any other sugestions?

Thanks for all the input so far.

 

Any others?

 

Out here many use a roof section out of a Toyota Hiace van, not cutting anything worth keeping, and they look good.

 

Check out the second series Camaro roof.

 

i say make a template of the curvature you'll need out of strips of plywood (like they use to measure the body angles of nascar cars), then go and try to match them up on some junkers roof lines....

 

thats what I was thinking gsport, maybe use card board or something if you want something easier to cut. Im sure you could find something pretty close if you look long enough. Let us know what you come up with?

 

I heard the XJ6 Jag roof was close.
Might be worth checking out.

 

We used an 86 Ford Falcon roof on Dads 36 coupe. But I guess that dont help you! A taurus might be close and no one would miss it!!!!!!!!

 

Don't know if there are many in the US, but the roof from an English Morris Minor is perfect. I used one on my '36 5-window with zero modifications. As I wanted to keep the appearance of the soft insert, I sikaflexed the Morris roof on, covered it with the black original-style roof material & added the rubber edging all around.

 

Any year Mavrick will work 2 or 4 door

 

Thanks for all the tips guys, ended up using a 36 Ford PU roof a buddy of mine was junking. Fits pretty damn well but its just cleco'd in for now.
Disclaimer- this coupe I'm working on is made out of 14 cars, and the roof is not exactly stock or perfect, so I'm not sure the PU panel would fit as nice on a "real" stock 36 coupe roof.

Thanks again for all the sugestions!

-Torr

 

I am following what cole foster used which is 48-55 chevy truck and I have one now that I have held up to the roof and its real close that after some trimming it will work great. You can click on my build link below and see what happens.

 

I filled my roof on my 36 3W with the roof from a 65 mustang fastback.

 

I have found that a 55-57 chevy works well , the front of 35-36 ford coupes is flat and round in rear.. Look up Hamber , VARODDER pictures.....

 

I filled one with a vw Golf roof section one time, but I thought about using a 48-54 Chev truck roof. They reproduce that section for about 300 dollars. I think it wouldve worked good.

 

not that first gen pony cars are any easier to find anymore, but that was going to be my suggestion as well.

 

I filled the roof on my 35 5w with a volvo snabbe roof

 

i read in a book about chopping tops that a 1956 ford f100 roof was a perfect match

 

1970 thru 1979 dodge truck it fit on my 35 coupe tex1935

 

1970 thru 1979 dodge truck