Projects 46 coupe, 40 sedan, which one do i keep??

Good points.........another factor playing into this is that I feel the more traditional of the two would be the '40.....done in a mid to late '50's mild hot rod vibe with a decent amount of rake and no hood.

or in other words this:

 

I could make you a sweet deal on a coupe.......

 

Hard to beat a forty

 

One more pic

 

Keep the coupe

 

dang.

 

I could not disagree more. to me those sedan are almost perfect, drop the nose and your done. Of course a little cleanig up , removing some of the trim and new paint are always cool, but not nessisary. '46 coupes are nice but hard to beat any '40 Ford... hot rod, custom, restored, raced, they work in any style...

 

yup.....it's the sedan. There's something about the sedan that's calling me. Maybe it's the fact that it's a pre-war car. Or maybe because it's complete. Or maybe the day dreams of it hauling the family and then being a push car at the strip.

 

BigBal agree with you,keep the coupe!

 

I would still go with the 40 myself but seeing how I posted some 40's I should post a 46 so here goes.

 

Yea....but........DANG!!!!

 

If mine was a business coupe like this one.....i'd keep the coupe, but it's the "long door" super deluxe coupe, which isn't as "hot rod" as the bus. coupe.

 

Here is my rebuttal... Sorry about the dork standing in front of the car blocking the nice view.

 

that's a good looking coupe.

 

I think your making the right choice I just had to throw in a 46 pic.
I have a 34 3 window sitting next to the 39 sedan im building right now and everybody always ask me why im working on a 39 when I have the 34 sitting there.I tell them I really want to finish the 34 but I have 2 young kids and would like to take them with me and the wife to the shows as my parents did with me when I was a kid.
When the 39 is on the road then I will finish the 34.If you dont plan on having kids or do not have kids thats one thing but when you have kids you need to have something that the whole family can enjoy.

 

Yup...I have a 3 year old and an 11 month old, so the sedan will be nice.

 

Thanks rustbelt. I have owned both a '40 sedan and a '48 coupe, both had straight axles and the '48 drove and rode so much nicer.

 

why would there be a difference? Looking at the suspensions, they appear to be the same, besides the wishbones.

 

For rustbelt:
The '48 was a heavier car and most likely better spring and shock selection.

 

The suspension is about the same on both other than the bones as rustbelt said.Did you have tube shocks on both and did they both have the same drop?Did they both have the wishbones split?
Not trying to sound like a prick but just wondering what the diff were in the suspension setup.That could be the diff also did they both have the same engine (sbc,flat,etc....)the weight diff could have made a difference.

 

keep the 46 only choice i see

 

The suspension is about the same on both other than the bones as rustbelt said.Did you have tube shocks on both and did they both have the same drop?Did they both have the wishbones split?
Not trying to sound like a prick but just wondering what the diff were in the suspension setup.That could be the diff also did they both have the same engine (sbc,flat,etc....)the weight diff could have made a difference.

Both had the same SBC and 4" dropped axle. The '40 I used a stock spring up front with a reversed eye main leaf and junk yard springs in the rear. The '48 had all matched Chassis Eng. parts. Sorry about hijacking this thread.<!-- / message -->

 

Kinda like choosing between the blond or the brunette. Which one is better in the long run?

If it was me I would definitely go with the sedan. It's a 40! Also the wife will love you for thinking about her AND the kids.

 

I got my family cruiser,and now i would love to build a coupe!Keep both if you can somehow work it out!Maybe storage?

 

I'd put the 40 nose on the coupe... Maybe the rear fenders would fit too.

Yep I'd want the coupe. But you really can't lose either way. Maybe fix the coupe up a little more and you can sell it for good money to fix the sedan.

 

i've tried that before........

 

Preach on

 

I never realized that there was 2 versions of a Ford coupe in 46-48. The business coupe was option was very obvious by 49.....I guess I still learn something every day.

BTW - I cant stop thinking about that "It's bad ya know" green 39 sedan that you referenced above. That car is so right....

Good luck.

 

40 sedan

 

Tel 'em you are learning your skills on the 39, and by the time you get to the 34, it will perfect!