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

Cleaning up before the cold weather. 34 PU reflected on side
My last 40 post was #600, page 30, July 2015

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Credit to all owners and photographers

 

I found this pic from way back when. I don't even remember if my dad ever used anything from it it just sat in Grandpa's barn for a while. Think I was about eight or nine

 

For the bump......

 

Cold weather here soon so tucking my coupe in until spring , had a great year cruising, 7330 miles of smiles.

 

Congrats on a great year of many miles with smiles i.rant!

 

One of the few benefits of living in Kalifornia is we have more nice weather days than bad, so we can skip the hibernation of our hotrods and enjoy basically year round enjoyment.
Like you, I drive mine almost everyday. 40's been on the road just about a year now and logged just over 10K miles.

 

That sucks . I get to drive mine on the weekends year round but not as much as I would like to.

 

Tore the 283 out of the stake truck and dropping in a 350, for the time being.

Those Edelbrock chrome covers are being replaced by a set of finned aluminum covers.

 

I've never been able to bring myself to trust 4 little 5/16" studs screwed into an aluminum manifold to support a 500+lb. engine

 

I'm with ya! Seen it done many times with no failures observed,... but it just don't seem right.

 

LOL. that's the same conversation I had with my brother-in-law before I used it the first time. I always used a chain attached to brackets that bolt down on the manifold bolts.

I will say, however, it worked pretty nice.

 

I'll never get enough of 40 Fords. As for you guys that care less, Sorry! (not really) Here's a couple more, I have my own ideas about what color but have to give others credit for doing anything different than traditional black or red....

 

Lots of great 40's here Keep em coming! See a few that I worked on-next is another 40 std coupe.

 

Syracuse ?

 

I borrowed those pictures from the other face book.... So I'm not sure where any of them were taken.

 

^^^ Kinda looks like the outer loop road at Syracuse

 

Cool Photo I.RANT

 

Mick, some states required a tailight on each side,( so they are dealer installed) on standard models and the TEMPLATE used may be off, so tailights on some standards set "funny," get a better bodyman !!!
Dash on deluxe were two tone paint, deluxe had clock in glove box door,
in "40 All sedan deliveries had deluxe front end, and some '40 S.D. came with a four cylinder. Ford used soybean plastic for dash parts knobs,, look bad with age.

Ford used what he had: note if you put a straight edge from headlight opening to grille and measure 90 degrees to the sheet metal a '39 fender measures less.
(sometimes one of each on same car..)

Lots of other differences to "old Ford buffs."..... seldom does a hood fit well on drivers side of a standard. lol.. plenty to discuss about THAT...

Some places in the South, "40 Fords are sacred, almost a religion !!!!! can I get an AMEN ?

Deluxe front bumper sticks out further than a standard, different length back bars. (to clear deluxe grille..)

 

Mick,
Early 40 deluxe, ashtray on each end of dash push in and up ,
open like a garage door, later open with knob on top.. pull out like a bread box..

I THINK!! Come on Forty Guys help me remember, I am old

Bob

 

More.....

 

Bob, I went back a page and did not see the question Mick asked. Can you clarify?

Sam

 

I'll try to post some old pics on this cold night. The 2 of this convertible are of my late friend Bob. R.I.P.

 

Some random convertibles.

 

My green 40 from the start in 1971 till sold in1973.

 

Last time I saw the green 40 in late 90's.

 

Couple of random pics from the middle 70's.