Hot Rods Bought a really nice 40 Deluxe Business Coupe today!!!

Love that car!! Congrats.

 

That's pretty much what I am after, I was thinking dark maroon of the dash on the wheels.

 

Jeff, That definately could be plan "A". I need to assess the drivetrain, but getting it under its own power may not be tough.

Henry Floored, not so much whats hard about running them, It's more about my preference. I know the engine is not throw-away, and if I did use it it would be re-purposed in a little track roadster, or sold to a fellow hamber. My mind may change if it runs. I never thought I would like Y-blocks, but after having one, I would love to have another.

 

so a '32 roadster and a '40 coupe? I like that pair!

What a great looking car ... congrats!

 

Great Car, Think about keeping it as is for a while. See if You can get it running, if so do the brakes, etc to make it safe and just clean the hell out of it, rub the primer off, clean the seat covers, wax everything up and drive it for a summer.
You could be on the road come spring with a really sharp survivor style car. If the primer comes off and the paint is decent see what it does for you.
My Opinion, I never find cars that nice, stuff I find HAS to be rebuilt, youve got a good opportunity to enjoy it as is before rebuilding it.

Go Flatty on it. Ive never built a non chevy engine but I'd do the flathead in that car.

 

very nice hate the jeep idea but thats your choice

 

As you can see in my avatar, I'm a nut for '40s'. Looks to me like you made the score of the century!

 

What ever you do don't put a GM engine in it as that would seen as a white trash solution. Stay blue oval and make a 300+ horse flattie.

 

Sneak up on the paint under the primer. Some places may not need to much grit. Use a flexible block or pad and good luck!

 

Keep thinking like that and a group of HAMBers will show up at your door with pitchforks, tar and feathers!

 

I have a y-block id trade for a flathead

 

Then maybe "Color sand" wasnt the best choice of word. You're removing the primer, stopping when you get to paint. I was only talking about removing the primer.....

 

What about the old trick of using oven cleaner? dunno if that would hurt the paint?

 

That was my first model car in 1962. AMC or REVELL?

Beautiful

 

Nice Find, Persistence is the key when dealing with a stubborn seller.

 

Great buy!!! I should be so lucky,,,,Sam

 

This what an hour with a biodegradable cleaner did on the firewall. Underside of the hood is like this, as well as the underside of the front fenders. the outer rear wells still have most of the paint. I think I will start wet sanding the outer next weekend to see what happens.

The frame is solid and straight, no rust in the rear kick-ups, the floor pans appear solid good with the exception of the big hole. The rear tool tray inner really solid with very little patching required. The outer tail pan lower has rust.

This is a nice old Ford..

 

Very nice, can't wait to see what happens when you remove that primer.

 

I almost had a heart attack!!

Nice clean Minnesota car

 

I read the rest of the posts...see I'm not the only one, some of us are old guys and posts like that could be deadly. LOL

Sven took better care of the '40 than Ole took care of my Woodie.

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sweet car, congrats!

 

I was going to carry it on longer, you know like not knowing if it would be easier to modify the wheel openings to make the wheelbase fit, or maybe having to widen the cowl to get it to sit on the frame...but.

There was just 35 Ford Fenderless/Hoodless sedan posted locally on CL that was an abortion mounted to a truck chassis of some sort. It said pro-built...About as bad as it gets.

Sven did good here sprayin dat dere body up with da primer, .

 

How many Grainbelt's until it's on the road? Looks like back to the '50's will be easy.

 

Grain Belt is now brewed on the other side of town. Around here we joke that the faucets have "H" "C" and "B" for a fresh tap.

 

Very nice! '40 has always been on of my favs.

 

OMFG You are joking Right? You would be willing turn $100 into something less than $10?

 

Wow , that firewall looks great with just a little work . I hope the rest of the body goes as easy for ya !

 

George, see post 11

 

Try WD40 or spray oven cleaner. The WD40 is a guess but the oven cleaner should work. It is used a lot to remove pin striping. Check in a small area to see how the old paint will react.

 

As someone who has used oven cleaner on a painted surface, I'll say DONT DO IT!