Hot Rods Let's have our own 84th anniversary event for the 40 ford...

RIP Frank...what a writer, too.

 

Just for fun, I posted these pics in a '40 group on FB. The wheels are late '70s Ford OEM truck slots that I had put on my '54 F100. I swapped them on the stake truck to road test to see if I had some balance issues with them or if it was an issue on the '54. They rolled smooth, but I had to get some obligatory photos.

Kinda out of place on the truck, but definitely gave it some "Peoria era" vibes. ;-)

 

Beautiful car love your attention to detail!

 

a visit to the wayback machine, '40 Fords on the assembly line

 

you have a great looking 40 is it for sale

 

@Norris McCarty
Good question x2

 

Nope

 

Thanks, don’t blame you Nice car.

 

Thank you

 

This Y-block powered Deluxe is a locally owned car, and is an old hot rod. I don't know if it was locally built.

 

Really Red...

 

Bonneville salt flats, 1955

 

Orville has owned that '40 for over 50 years. It is more of a copper/bronze than red. @okiedokie might be able to tell you the actual color as he and Orville were neighbors who both owned '40 Ford coupes.

 

Orville is a cool dude. I visited with him at the NSRA MidAm Nats and over at the Gathering at the Roc. He was in his deuce woodie at both events.

 

Thanks For The Info...

 

I am pretty sure the Orville considered it Honduras Maroon. He still owns it and maybe someday we will see it on the road again. He drove the wheels off of it so it needs a full resto. My fingers are crossd.

 

Out from under the tarp, and yes, I’ll take it!
Been waiting since 1966 (bought in 2019).


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John Bozio's of East Hartford, CT Nash grilled supercharged Hemi powered 40 coupe Plymouth bumpers, frenched headlights, shortened trim and Harley Fishtail pipes!



Apparently the ladies liked it!!

 

is there anyone on this earth that think's that nash grille is an improvement on the 40 grille? change for the sake of change isn't alway's a good thing

 

The Nash grille I don’t usually approve of chopped 40’s but this one seems well executed.
Most eliminate the rain gutter which IMO ruins the style line of the coupe.

 

^^^Strangely enough, I think that bathtub Nash grille and the front fender/headlight mods kinda work when compared against fat-fendered post-war cars, but then again it's a '40 Ford, which doesn't need anything done to it to begin with.

 

Not the only one here in the northeast Fred Cain of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Nash grilled 40

 

I wonder where John Bozio's coupe is today??
Paul in CT

 

Omaha area car...

 

Taking advantage of some unseasonably warm weather this morning.

 

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Little update on my 40









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