Projects Garage find 1940 ford opera coupe

Finally closed the deal and picked up my latest project. 1940 ford standard opera coupe. Been sitting in the garage since '59. Car was put in the garage, the owner pulled the flathead out and was putting a sbc out of a 56 corvette with 2x4 into it and never did. And there it sat. Like a time capsul. The car was believed to be bought originally by his father, then passed to him, then i bought it off of his son after he passed. So it went through three generations and now its mine! Im not sure the title was ever transfered, so that kind of makes me a second owner in a way. Anyways, it is a really solid car, a little rust in the back, and one of the rear fenders was lost, but other than that it is pretty complete. Check out the cool interior with jump seats and pinstripping on the dash. Cant find the keys to it, but supposedly the son and his brother used to hide his rubbers in the glove box when he was younger, so cant wait to see whats inside of that glove box! Got to love the stories you hear when you buy a car! Oh well enjoy the pictures.

 

Shit, it must be snowing in ohio...

 

Did you get the Vette engine with it?

 

I didnt get the whole engine, but i got the matching heads, winters original 2x4 intake with matching carter carbs and aircleaner, valve covers, matching distributor, bellhousing, adapter plate, ect. Plus some extra parts for the car.

 

Nice find! That makes me want to work on my '40 coupe

 

Nice score. Any story on the striping/lettering on the glove box?

 

Just looking at the door gaps is unbelievable. That is one solid Ford. Is the original interior under those seat covers??? What a find.

 

Beautiful!!- A find like that is as good as winning the lottery.

Congrats to you!

 

How absolutely cool is that! Congratulations !

 

What a great car! I've wanted a 40 coupe since highschool and one of my friends had one...

 

Great Score!!

 

Damn you! Besides doing all the necesarry stuff to get it road worthy, I dont think I'd change a thing on that car. Great find!

 

I'd like to hear the story on how you found it.....

 

Stunning! Great score. Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between an Opera coupe and a normal coupe?

 

I think the opera coupes had small folding jumpseats in the back??

 

sweeeeet!

 

Great story, great find, and I love the interior! Its always nice to see what people were really doing in the 50's.

 

Awesome!!

How in world do you 'lose' a fender??

 

If you do find any of those rubbers in the glove box, don't use 'em.

 

Seriously cool find! Lucky you!

 

That interior is over the top cool!

 

Very cool. Did it come with the original corvette engine with the 2x4's

 

Very nice find, congrats!

 

Yep. Probably better.

Great Find.

Good luck.

TM

 

You'd better go and buy some Powerball tickets also Lucky!

 

Great find, have fun.

 

Man, the body on that thing is MINT!!
And the dual wcfb corvette stuff to boot??!! This thing is the score of the year...

 

Damn nice!

 

Sweet .

 

Looks a little dusty. Better sell it to me.. My all
tlime favorite. One of the few cars that looks great no
matter how you build it, raked,tail dragger,gasser,stock.
Gonna be all fun from here.