Hot Rods 1940 Ford Standard Coupe Survivor

Heater blower and oil filter:





Door panels are stained and dirty. I need to research cleaning tips :



Trunk mat label:

 

Incredible find, good for you.

 

Amazing!

 

Such a good story, unbelievable car and a great plan! Enjoy it.

 

Great find!,

 

So hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that, these cars can still be found.
There is a '38 Ford coupe, 70's Hot Rod, garaged
in Cleveland, supposedly with my name on it. Mike has to kick the bucket first, which I am
in no hurry, to happen.
Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime moment, with us.

 

Congrats on your purchase. My mother Graduated Baylor Univ. Dental School in the '40's. She was the only woman Dental student at Baylor. She graduated 2nd in her class. The story she always told was about when she was given the Male anatomy part to dissect in A and P. She said give me that thing!!!The dental school did every thing they could to make sure she quit. She didn't. My dad is buried in SA and I'm making that trip very soon to go to the cemetery one last time before I die. My dads family was from Castroville,TX.

 

Mere words can't describe the awesomeness of this story, congrats!

 

In the words of this little guy:

Happy Motoring indeed! Congratulations and may you have many many years of fun with it.

 

I am glad you were able to make the purchase despite your other expenses. The coupe should be a blast to drive and share with others as is.

 

Words can't even begin to describe just how special that car is. Everyone can try, even myself, but our words just fall short. If someone were to start pulling that car apart to restore or hot rod it, they should be prosecuted for destruction of a historically significant automobile. I applaud you for respecting it's originality. Tremendous find!

 

I hate you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

great 40--cloud mist grey -my favorite color too-can't beat the look of a 40 std.

 

Keep as is. Don't restore it.
Just keep it mechanically safe and sound.

 

Beautiful car. There's nothing better than a survivor.

I've always liked the standard grill.

 

Wow that's a score of a lifetime. They can only be like that once. By the way it looks to have the updated ashtrays that fold down. The earlier ashtrays folded upwards and we're problematic and hard for people to use so Ford changed the design to the down folding style during the model year.

 

Wow-a great ending to a lousy week. Congrats.

 

Thanks for sharing your time capsule

 

Here's some advice from my dad who had a 40 sedan (pictured above with me and Tippy in about 1948), he told me that the motor had more power than the chassis could handle Dad has been gone since 72, wish I would have had him explain his statement more fully. Just a little envious but I think you will be a better caretaker than I. I complained as a teenager than he should have kept the car, I am sure he got $100 for it when he traded for a new 1949 Nash

 

My first car was a standard '40 tudor, originally cloud mist gray but had a black repaint when I got it. I've loved standard 40's ever since.

If I found your coupe I'd have a real hard time not putting some 5.50-16's on the front and 7.00-16's on the rear. Then flatten out the front spring and reverse the main leaves front and back. Probably a dual carb intake and some 97's, and dual exhaust. But keep all the original parts so you could switch it back if you wanted to. Just easy bolt-on changes.

 

I'll probably evolve the car in that direction. Rather than flattening, I intend to replace the springs with new reverse eye springs so that I can keep the original parts unaltered.

I also would like to swap in a dropped axle to get the front lower. I want to get the stance more in line with my old '40 truck:

 

I *think* Texas required both lights in 1940 - or they were standard. In over 30 years of being in the hobby, I've never seen a '40 without a passenger-side tail light. The only '41 I know of was a stripped-down salesman coupe.

I've seen these before, I think it was for crank clearance.

Eli

 

Original '40 standards don't come much nicer than that ! Congrats on the GREAT score.

 

Wow.

Absolutely incredible. Good for you guys, that's a hell of a car.

 

Incredible!

 

That car makes me smile!....Sure found a fine looking car, and all those goodies....pretty much makes me a bit giddy....can't say any more than: "Man, oh man....love that car!"

 

What a sweet heart of a Coupe, enjoy it.

 

holy
shit

 

We ALL dream of walking in your shoes. There are NO words to describe how your feeling. We are all just caretakers of our pride and joys!!! Congrats again and let the BOSS drive it also.

 

Only thing better than the car is the story. Congrats on a once of a lifetime find!!