I recently purchased this 1940 Chevrolet Coupe from a friend, and i had no idea he even had it. He has some cars but I did not know he had any this old, until one day he posted a picture of it on facebook along with some pictures of other cars under a old shed. They parked it under the shed in 1993 and I removed it a couple weeks ago and started the clean up! I have the motor and trans combo figured out, and want it low. SBC and 3 duece setup with a 5 or six speed. MII front and probably a 4 link rear still undecided. I need some help on the tire sizes. I have two 15x5 and 5.60-15s I thought about using on the front but don't now how they would look. I have thought about big and little setup or the same size all the way around, a little torn... Here are some pics. Thanks
Yes it has motor and ****** and full interior. I removed all the seats to clean it up. I tried to upload more pictures but was unsuccessful. It is a really solid car. I am very excited to own it. Thanks
I always like the body lines of the 39 and 40 Chevrolet Coupes. They also made for some very cool looking g***ers. Your looks in remarkable shape and what a great barn find. Best of luck with it. Jimbo
Thanks for all the kind words! I will continue to post pictures of progress. So y'all thinking 6.70-15 all the way around? I am wanting to order tires so I can get the stance right with the tire size. Check out the steering wheel! Any suggestions on who I can send it to get it restored?
That "spinner" steering wheel is quite rare I belive. Check in Hemmings or other restoration mags for a source to restore your wheel. I had a 40 chevy coupe back in the early 70's. Ran a 327 with a 4 speed. Pulled the running boards and the hood side panels off. You would be suprised at how wide of a tire you can fit under those rear fenders. have fun with it.
wow.. is that an illusion, or is that one crazy design for a steering wheel!!!??? Very cool car indeed.. You may want to figure out the tire size down the road--if it takes a few years to get roadworthy, those are a few years that those tires will age.. Just keep that in mind--maybe find a some "rollers" that you can use for size very cheap that will give you an idea of what you want to fit under those nice fenders..
*****in car, you are gonna have a sheet load of $$$ into restoring that steering wheel. I priced getting a steering wheel done once and it was $1200 for just a standard wheel.
Does the engine turn over? If so, I'd be driving that bad boy by next weekend! I see too many guys that start tearing these "finds" apart with big plans and then life changes and they end up with a project pile. I don't know your background but I would go through the brakes, fuel system, ignition system, throw some tires on it and drive it for awhile. You may be surprised how your plans may change and what a cool car you have in the process. There are some great threads on here covering steering wheel restoration. It is something you could do yourself, if needed after a couple of thousand miles. Its yours; have fun.
It costs big bucks to restore the spinner or "fatman" wheel as they were referred to. You might do a search and try to restore it yourself.
I had my Ford Crestliner wheel restored, it will set you back some serious $$$. It was well worth it...
I am looking for doors and headlight buckets for my 1940 Chevy Business Coupe any information on where to find them would be greatly appricated. Please reply here or email n2bears1@aol.com
A so-so original spinner wheel will sell for enough money to buy two or three super nice original wheels.
Used to own one of those nice coupes. With regards the wheel, Have a go yourself! Here's a quick guide. http://www.nsra.org.uk/newforum/showthread.php?t=28311 Enjoy yourself!
Looks awesome. PLEASE DONT PAINT IT, Congrats on chasing it up and getting the deal done. As others have said I'd be keeping it simple initially if its all there. Why the mustang front end?
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