The Ford Barn

skidmarks · 05-23-2015, 10:34 PM

Another one back on the road. They are still out there just have to get to them before the hipsters and the street rodders screw them all up.

Tinker · 05-23-2015, 10:42 PM

Needs a drop axle and the rear end lowered. Then itd be kool.

47Merc · 05-23-2015, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinker

Needs a drop axle and the rear end lowered. Then itd be kool.

Nah. Just the front. Then it it would be cool.

TonyM · 05-23-2015, 10:57 PM

Looks great. Doesn't need to be lowered. Leave it Henry Stock.

Pete · 05-23-2015, 10:58 PM

Needs chopped and dechromed with a SBC engine and C4.

Lawson Cox · 05-23-2015, 11:03 PM

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Great find.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

What about story behind how you acquired it, and more pictures.

Lawson

Bader · 05-23-2015, 11:30 PM

The absolute last thing it needs is a chop or a small boring chevy.

mercman from oz · 05-23-2015, 11:53 PM

What a great find. Wish that they were sold here, but unfortunately, we didn't get any Coupes. I would love to have this one in my garage. Love it. It is good to see that it has been found by someone who appreciates it for what it is.

39topless · 05-24-2015, 01:34 AM

Remove the glass, install a roll cage, weld the doors and trunk shut, paint the number "34" on the sides and fill-up the tank. Then let the kid sitting in the front seat drive it around the Wall Mart parking lot at night until it runs out of gas.

hb32 · 05-24-2015, 01:43 AM

Very nice !!

bchrismer · 05-24-2015, 05:57 AM

Very nice, and one of my favorite '40 Ford colors, too!

I'll confess, though. I'm one of those darned hot rodders, so if it were in my garage, it'd probably find itself sporting a Posie's reversed eye front spring and a set of Red's dual exhaust extensions and pipes with some glasspacks. ;-)

WRA · 05-24-2015, 06:18 AM

I often dream of the day I win the lottery, I would have nothing but original Fords from 1909-1940 all lined up.

That is one sweet find!!

skidmarks · 05-24-2015, 07:49 AM

The car is cool just the way it is.

funrunr · 05-24-2015, 07:55 AM

Very nice find. Share some info, is it yours, did you find it or a friend or family member? Either way, great score. (Also one of my favorite colors)

Sid the Maineiac · 05-24-2015, 08:20 AM

Nice car !Drive the wheels off it and enjoy every moment !!

trainguy · 05-24-2015, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete

Needs chopped and dechromed with a SBC engine and C4.

Barbarian!!!

Barry-ct · 05-24-2015, 09:24 AM

Nice car, don't change anything! Enjoy!!

Fred A · 05-24-2015, 09:48 AM

Taking a little poke at Skidmarks, having come out pointing at "Hipsters". I"ve been worrying also about those guys messing up my Forties too. Any modifications I plan are flashbacks to the fifties or before, mostly just to keep up with the fast traffic on the highways today. I'll probably ruin my coupe with Bendix brakes and a prewar Merc 239, Looks just like an 81A. Having Fun: Fred A

Merc Cruzer · 05-24-2015, 11:00 AM

All it needs is a wash and wax and full tank of gas.....and you will realize how lucky you are.

34pickup · 05-24-2015, 01:37 PM

A dropped axle might help the car some, but its about perfect like it is. As far as chopping, the aesthetics and proportionate style of the 39-40 coupes are so spot on that changing the slope or height of the roof has never improved one.
If it were mine, the only thing I would change would be the gas after it ran low.
Super lucky find, congratulations.

05-23-2015, 10:42 PM	#2
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Needs a drop axle and the rear end lowered. Then itd be kool.

05-23-2015, 10:57 PM	#4
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,786	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Looks great. Doesn't need to be lowered. Leave it Henry Stock.

05-23-2015, 10:58 PM	#5
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,405	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Needs chopped and dechromed with a SBC engine and C4.

05-23-2015, 11:03 PM	#6
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Great find. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. What about story behind how you acquired it, and more pictures. Lawson __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

05-23-2015, 11:30 PM	#7
Bader Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Deer ridge Sask. can Posts: 181	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe The absolute last thing it needs is a chop or a small boring chevy.

05-23-2015, 11:53 PM	#8
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,349	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe What a great find. Wish that they were sold here, but unfortunately, we didn't get any Coupes. I would love to have this one in my garage. Love it. It is good to see that it has been found by someone who appreciates it for what it is.

05-24-2015, 01:34 AM	#9
39topless Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,027	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Remove the glass, install a roll cage, weld the doors and trunk shut, paint the number "34" on the sides and fill-up the tank. Then let the kid sitting in the front seat drive it around the Wall Mart parking lot at night until it runs out of gas.

05-24-2015, 01:43 AM	#10
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,067	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Very nice !!

05-24-2015, 05:57 AM	#11
bchrismer Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 77	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Very nice, and one of my favorite '40 Ford colors, too! I'll confess, though. I'm one of those darned hot rodders, so if it were in my garage, it'd probably find itself sporting a Posie's reversed eye front spring and a set of Red's dual exhaust extensions and pipes with some glasspacks. ;-) __________________ HotRodHundred.com Reliability Runs It's about the drive!!! StreetRodder.Net The FUN is in the RUN!!!

05-24-2015, 06:18 AM	#12
WRA Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South of I-40 Posts: 379	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe I often dream of the day I win the lottery, I would have nothing but original Fords from 1909-1940 all lined up. That is one sweet find!!

05-24-2015, 07:49 AM	#13
skidmarks Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: newark, delaware Posts: 3,735	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe The car is cool just the way it is.

05-24-2015, 07:55 AM	#14
funrunr Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Belleville,MI Posts: 1,427	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Very nice find. Share some info, is it yours, did you find it or a friend or family member? Either way, great score. (Also one of my favorite colors) __________________ Thank God this is only a hobby!

05-24-2015, 08:20 AM	#15
Sid the Maineiac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norridgewock,Maine Posts: 657	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Nice car !Drive the wheels off it and enjoy every moment !!

05-24-2015, 09:24 AM	#17
Barry-ct Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Newington, Connecticut Posts: 1,374	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Nice car, don't change anything! Enjoy!! __________________ Barry 50 F-1

05-24-2015, 09:48 AM	#18
Fred A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Encino California, near Burbank Posts: 935	Just A Bit Of Fun Taking a little poke at Skidmarks, having come out pointing at "Hipsters". I"ve been worrying also about those guys messing up my Forties too. Any modifications I plan are flashbacks to the fifties or before, mostly just to keep up with the fast traffic on the highways today. I'll probably ruin my coupe with Bendix brakes and a prewar Merc 239, Looks just like an 81A. Having Fun: Fred A

05-24-2015, 11:00 AM	#19
Merc Cruzer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Conifer, Colorado Posts: 2,422	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe All it needs is a wash and wax and full tank of gas.....and you will realize how lucky you are.

05-24-2015, 01:37 PM	#20
34pickup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville Al Posts: 1,526	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe A dropped axle might help the car some, but its about perfect like it is. As far as chopping, the aesthetics and proportionate style of the 39-40 coupes are so spot on that changing the slope or height of the roof has never improved one. If it were mine, the only thing I would change would be the gas after it ran low. Super lucky find, congratulations. __________________ Matt 24:36-41

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