I always thought that what the '41 needed was to simply remove the two side grills and leave the middle portion. Much better looking to my eyes. But I also wondered if there would still be enough air flow.
In the spirit of the opening paragraph, here's a pickup line that I never tried....... "You're the prettiest ugly woman that I've ever met!" She's got that long hood and those fat fenders. That's plenty enough to turn some heads and break some hearts when she goes to town.
Quote “ what’s your pick” those are my picks. If you going to say they are ugly then I will point out the obvious, most of the 41s became icons of kustomizing and taildragger style. For an ugly car they sure do get a lot of love from legends
^^^^^^its crazy at how we all see things differently 41s are some of my favorite Especially Studes and Mopar products
Interesting as the more common approach was to remove the center portion and leave the two side grill. At one time you could by a solid replacement panel, over the counter, to do this. Torchie
The best 41 Ford ever. It has to be the first time I saw one in a magazine. Larry Purcell`s out of Colorado. It`s still around with a different owner. The last I knew it is still in Colorado.
Waaaay back in the day, my first car was a 1941 Ford Super Deluxe convertible, so I'm biased. But so far no one has mentioned the "mystery" Valley Custom coupe. Always thought it should be recreated. Since we're on the subject of killer 41s, can anyone provide info on the build? Obviously chopped and channeled with the "running board reveal" removed from the bottom of the doors, front and rear fenders and quarter panels. Were the fenders raised, or the body and hood sectioned? Wasted youth wants to know. Eagerly awaiting your contributions. She's a beauty and an over-the-top custom. Lucas
Well here's my 41' . I love the grill as is. Hardly ugly and I think it was done just as well as any "California" custom. This car is from Fort Wayne, Indiana where I bought it in 1962. Only thing I did was the top chop and removing the running boards. Everything else is as it was when I bought it. Original builder unknown.
I also think of this 41 when I think of one of my favorites. I agree. I used to not like 41’s. But, I would actually prefer a kustom 41 over a 40 in about any form today. I think I like them because they are different.
Yep, I had that same thought. I prefer 39’s over 40’s too. I even like the 39 standards better than a 40.
This was my '41 Dragger, sold it a few years back, now in the Netherlands The Big Swap-O-Rama Tulare, Ca October 2nd, visit www.internationalagricenter.com Events
I have a pic of that car on my desktop at work. Did you just cut a hole in the fender and run the lake pipes through it?
39 and 40 Fords are great-looking cars. A lower percentage of them are "customized" than 41 to 48 Fords. And I believe that's because they're hard to end up "looking right".
Even 4 Dr's can look good, this is a Merc but a 41 and it's a killer Valley Custom Shop 50's built car.
The coupe Valley Customs did for Ed Jacques is my favorite. It probably would have looked better with a chop and Packard taillights.
Ugliest Ford before 1965 uh? I always suspected that Ryan had been dropped on his head as a kid. -Woog
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