Yes, 1938. I have a friend who has had some "success", and has an extensive collection of collector cars, some common, some extremely rare. A group of us meet at one of his storage locations each Tuesday, so if you're near Shawnee, KS on a Tuesday morning at 11AM, hit me up and I'll take you along. Here's just a sample:
A few things in the info & pictures ... '39 Merc is the last floorshift, & the earliest production '39 hubcaps were lettered "Ford - Mercury''.