You might find something in this old thread from @Jimmy B https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1940s-period-correct-hot-rods.422177/
Hamber @erlomd @Speed Gems... I have been snooping through it and likin' it up...but no hits yet...pretty huge Thread at 86 or more pages...
@FlyinA Great find. Did you turn up spare parts in the garage when you got the car? I love the wishbone tow bar, great early hot rod, great find. Cliff Ramsdell