'39 Deluxe/'40 Ford Similarities & Differences (technical)

here is actually the best thread on the fender question that I have seen on here, but it took a few minutes on the search function to find it. There actually is a difference in the fenders that you have to look real close to see. In the process of building mine, I have had to learn alot of things the hard way......
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68667&highlight=39+40+ford+difference

 

is it possible to fit a 39 deluxe grill in a 40 ford? They look soooo much better would like to use one

 

When I bought my 40 pickup it had a car fender on the driver’s side and a pickup on the p***enger. Both fit the grill and hood well. The noticeable difference was where it bolted to the cowl and running boards. It had a noticeable gap down the cowl area and no bolts into the cowl. That flange on pickups is flat as compared to cars that have holes and the flange flares out a bit. Which is another way to tell if you have pickup fenders. They bolt to the running boards and a small bracket at the top of the fender/hood line. I got the correct fender with the buy and changed it out later

 

What are the details on these are far as the ch***is, wheel/tire and drivetrain?

 

The '39 on the left is now Ryan's. He just wrote a piece on it.

 

`39 deluxe grill = $$$$$!

 

I want to say that another small difference between 1939s and 1940s is that 1940 door strikers are spring loaded with the mounting bolts being on a vertical line in the strikers, and 1939 strikers being bolted in place on a horizontal line and not spring loaded.

Pretty much a meaningless difference, but since I did not see it posed here... the same latch ***embly seems to be used on each.

 

Iv had early and late 40 coupe doors side by side and the late door had a small indentation were the trim on the gl*** at the windwing would go up and down with the door gl***.
The early door didn’t, leading me to believe early 40 doors are very close or the same as 39.

 

Here's my '39 coupe:





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