Hot Rods Let's have our own 85th anniversary event for the 40 ford...

You must not be an old drag racer

okie , I love your car as I have said many times and understand everyone likes different build styles but I am an old drag racer and those of us that are, love the big tires under the fenders and always have. Thats where the term big and littles came from. You probably wouldn`t like the way I am building my 40 coupe . 60`s drag style. It has period correct ET III top fuel wheels available in the early 60`s under the fenders with a 3 pot 348 mill and 64 Muncie 4 speed. Don`t take this as a beef. Just trying to let you know where some of us others views come from.

 

You are correct, I am not an old drag racer. I was just stating my taste, not criticizing anyone else's. I will like your 40 even though it may not be done to suit my taste. I can still appreciate your taste and how you build your car. That is what keeps this hobby interesting to me.

 

I thought that the "bigs and littles" originated because guys were running smaller tires in the front and taller tires out back, to gain rubber rake.

I like '40 Fords. I tend to associate wheel tubs and big honking slicks to a later period of drag racing. The gold '40 is cool, but it's not something that I would build, because it's beyond my preferred taste.


Here's a shot of my '40 stake truck, with Big and Little "modern" radials. It's definitely a '40 that falls outside of most guys preferred tastes since it doesn't have a pickup bed. The cool thing, to me, is that it's mostly stock, with a factory Ford embossed stake bed and all original wood.

 

Fat Fender Friday, drive your '40 to work day.

 

Ken Gross again at the Rodders Journal show.

 

Very cool.

 

If anyone knows what a traditional 1940 Ford Hot Rod should look like, Ken Gross knows.

 

Tough to beat the stance on Ken's 40,what a beautiful car.

 

SOME I FOUND ON THE WEB I AM SURE SOME OF THEM ARE REPOSTS

 

I regret ever saying anything at all about the gold car and the comment by Moriarity about it. I had no intent to start a flame war. Enough has been said on that let's drop the subject before this thread gets locked or even deleted. PLEASE!!!!!!!!
This thread has been a great display case for what I regard as one of the top cars Ford ever built, so don't beat on this anymore!

 

One of my all time favorite '40 Pickups. Gary Opitz, of the St Louis area, owns this one. I took the photo at the 2002 Lou'vul Nats.

 

Here is my 40 project with 17 miles on it at it's fist outing today.

Proud 39 guy on the left and buddy (and fellow builder) Don on the right.

 

On Rt.66 in Dwight Illinois 9/20/15

 

Great picture I.RANT!

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...his-cedar-rapids-iowa-1940-ford-coupe.992094/ Some folk call this part of country 'sticks' and backward. Nope.

 

I'm sorry, did you post something? I was distracted by your avatar!

 

..........................That shore is purdy.

 

The only thing worse than getting rained on while you are out in your '40 is not being out in your '40.

 

True!

 

I wish I could say I feel sorry for you guys driving your Killer 1940 Fords in the rain bbbuuuuttttt I really don't.

 

Rain or shine, it is always better in a '40 Ford.

 

This is my 40 the day I drove it home back in October of 78. Old race car.



This is what it looked like a year later after changing a few things to make it more streetable and fixing the fenders, they were beat to shit!