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

Great looking coupe Woodie!

 

Three of us lined up when we were in California.

 

That last one is mine!

 

50 mph winds, temps in low 20s, snow tomorrow, so here are some more pics.

 

Stopped by a friends house on the way home from the NSRA appreciation day at Roger Linn's. I took a quick pic of his daughter by my car in front of their new house. I like to take pix of kids because they grow up SO fast.

 

FOR SALE
1940 FORD SEDAN
$38,500 or Best Offer
(I won two "Best in Shows" in my '40 in 2015)
Call STEVE
in Yucca Valley
(760) 910-5301

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sre...1174609&authkey=Gv1sRgCIOm5MXZqLJG&feat=email

 

still snowing today, good thing ground is warm, not sticking well. Maybe I can get the coupe out for a ride later this week. Here's a couple more '40s.

 

FROM COKER'S CRUISE THIS PAST SATURDAY

My boy taking some pics as well

 

To really get the full impact of what this looked like in person, you gotta imagine it in colour, the b&w magazine photos aren't going to do it. This was black lacquer with red tuck & roll, chrome wheels and merc ashcans, this thing was a stunner in person...

I really LOVE this truck.

 

Too bad it's a 41, not a 40^^^

 

Well, so far we have been going with the body style rather than strictly '40s only policy, there have already been a shitload of '39s posted as well. If Moriarty asks me to, I will delete it.

 

Just sayin George,don't gotta get all defensive! Hehe.
Sure looks like an olds in there eh?

 

I love it also. Don't care if it is a 40 or 41, could be either with 41 trim.

 

Yup. Man, if I had a '41 (or '40) pickup, I would be proud to rip off inspiration from that one. There used to be a two-tone light met. blue/dark met. blue '41 around Maple Ridge that was kinda similar, chrome reverse wheels with merc ashcans but it had white T&R and chrome bellyburners on it. This was around 1990/91, Nice looking truck.

 

Well, I've been posting a bunch of pix of my bucket lately. That's only because I've had it a few years but really just got it going recently. I love driving it. This pic is from the NSRA appreciation day at Roger Linn's last Saturday. There were lots of great cars there by the way.

 

Hey there, olcurmdgeon, thanks for posting my red 40 standard tudor!
I just collected a bunch of front bumper upgrades, so I'll post a full frontal when I get them bolted on.

 

Sun is out today, above freezing, Mother Nature teasing us that Spring may be around the corner. Some more eye candy.

 

A few more, getting antsy to get the coupe out, but last snow fall has lots of salt on the roads yet. Maybe it will rain hard tomorrow and do some cleaning.

 

LIKE!

 

Remember back in the 50s when you went to car shows where the angel hair was like snowdrifts, hiding unfinished interiors and other parts? And people desecrated '40 coupes by removing the quarter windows to make a 3W model? Never liked them but ran across these pics today on the Stylish Kustom blog and it brought back memories of driving to Hartford, CT in the 50s for the Frank Maratta car shows.

 

And on the kustom theme, here's is an old carson topped warhorse that I hope someone has saved. No way of telling as these pics were posted some time ago.

 

I gotta agree that is desecration on that red '40, and I'm also willing to bet it was a show car only, as the rear and side visibility of a '40 coupe is bad enough stock, LOL!!!
After being away from hot rods built on early cars for awhile and then re-entering the early hot rod traditional scene with a no top roadster, I'm still struggling with my '40 in real world driving, even with the "swan neck" side mirrors I have. Hate to even think about trying to drive that car with the blanked out side windows and no side mirrors to be seen, in traffic.
Went thru downtown Atlanta last Sat with a return thru on Sun. and I was as nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I'm sure anyone who reads this and has driven thru downtown Atlanta on the I75/85 Xway understands why.

 

I sure hope someone saved it! How come I never run across a car like this?

 

This coupe reminds me of a car I once had in my garage......... After three months in upholstery prison I get to pick it up today!

 

lotta miles were put on this one.

 

The Bob Creasman '40. http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Bob_Creasman's_1940_Ford