Does anyone know the subtle differences in the 1938, 1939, and 1940 Ford COE cabs. I was told my truck is a 1938 Ford, but I am thinking it is more like a 1939. Any info is appreciated.
Tony- do you have any pictures of the dash and inside of the doors? I don't think there was a lot of differences between 38 and 39. maybe the emblems as the 39 had a v8 under the rad fill hole, both have round gauge holes. 39's have a ashtray in the center of the dash.
I will take some pictures of the dash. I have the two round gauges. It is the ash tray that has me thinking. Mine does not have the center mounted ash tray. Now I thought that the 1938s have the ash tray and the 1939s do not have it??? Or visa-versa?
Here are some pictures of the bare dash. You can see there is no center ash tray and has two round gauges. Another odd thing is the gauge cluster is pressed out 1/4" and not completely flush like others.
My guess is its a 41-47 cab because of the lack of any evidence of any oval ford badges(holes or discoloration) and the dash modification. are there badges on the vent doors? Are there frames around the side windows? Are there rectangle access panels on the inside of the doors? you asked.
There is no sign of any oval badge or any badge on the vent ever installed. There is no metal frame around the door gl***, just a gl*** edge. Behind the full door panel is a large triangle access hole and two squarish access holes. The dash is untouch original as is the whole truck. No modifications to the dash. Do the 1941-1947 cabs have round gauges. My gauges have a silver/gray background to them. The one other I've seen with round gauges has a brownish background on the gauges. Same layout, just different colors. Could this be an early 1938 or even a late 1937 truck. My paperwork says 1938. But I have no VIN to prove any year.
I meant the oval badges on the body. OK i'll change my guess to 38 based on the side gl*** and inner door structure. 38 was the first year of this cab style. how fast does the speedo go to? does the paperwork have a number. My take on old trucks is they were built for a purpose and what ever factory built them used what they had in stock. A example of this is the truck corvettesander is building had a Lincoln flathead in it.
The speedo goes to 100. I thought that was fairly high since my 1953 Chevy truck only goes to 90. I sent the ***le in for transfer so I don't have anything back yet to get the numbers off of.
That's pretty high, maybe a car dash and speedo, they have the same raised embossing around the gauges. we're guessing now. I've had three of these trucks and the highest one out of them went to 80, the other two were 60 with the shift points marked.
Found a video on YouTube of a 1939?? Ford coe with round gauges and no ash tray. Maybe it was an option, maybe the truck in the video is a 1938 like mine? I did see one of those 60 mph speedos with the shift points marks on it before. It was in a Ford pickup truck. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LZUO4TX4WCs&feature=related Also don't see any traces of any oval badges by the vent doors. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k0kHjMbX3kI&feature=relmfu
The '39 ford coe on eBay has the same 100 mph speedo as mine, only mine s silver and this one is more chocolate color. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1939...Cars_Trucks&hash=item25804df26c#ht_500wt_1182
I know there are two different interior window trims designs, one is notched, the other is smooth, where the widshield arm mouints.
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