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

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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.

corvette8n · 05-24-2015, 02:03 PM

Nice looking car I really like the pre-war coupes.

Pete · 05-24-2015, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by trainguy

Barbarian!!!

Giggle.

Mike B · 05-24-2015, 05:42 PM

I know folks were kidding (I think) about chopping it, but 35-40 cars look right the way they are...and yes, I like Hotrods, choppe cars, etc, but 35-40 just carry the right profile, IMO, as mentioned before.

Also, wow, what a great find there!

PS, I really don't think Pete wants to see a SBC in it

Pete · 05-24-2015, 05:47 PM

"PS, I really don't think Pete wants to see a SBC in it."

I don't like automatics either.

1932 V8 · 05-24-2015, 11:25 PM

It's funny how people just read and respond. I thought Pete's response was Hilarius. The only thing missing was an IDFS and 8" with parallel leafs. That's the "Bee's Knee's " combo right there !!

BTW, super nice coupe. Congrats !

Mart · 05-25-2015, 01:38 AM

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All the change it suggestions were tongue in cheek. It's a nice survivor and deserves to be out on the road again after a long lay-up. It has all the qualities to age with dignity.

Mart.

Steves46 · 05-25-2015, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bchrismer

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. ;-)

Very nice! I'm with you-stance and some enhanced flat motor sound.

JM 35 Sedan · 05-25-2015, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidmarks

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.

Very nice find! What are your plans for this car?

Scott H in Wheaton · 05-25-2015, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mart

^^^ Thats a different car, ain't it?

Mart.

OOPS...yes, that's a different car, don't know what I was thinking..deleted my post

Blu Dice · 05-25-2015, 08:43 AM

I'd change to oil, gas, and do a few period motor up grades - then drive the wheels off of it!
Great find!

tdlmomowers · 05-25-2015, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete

Needs chopped and dechromed with a SBC engine and C4.

Why would anyone want to put an inferior engine in a great old Ford?

ccnelson · 05-25-2015, 04:35 PM

Super nice car. Looks great just the way it is.

41panelmark · 05-25-2015, 05:18 PM

Very nice.

LazarusLong · 05-25-2015, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinker

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

Nope,what would make it really cool would be my name on the title.

LazarusLong · 05-25-2015, 05:39 PM

" 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."

There is nothing you can do to a 39 or 40 Ford to make it look better. All you can do is make it look different,and hope it ain't "ugly different".

skidmarks · 06-13-2015, 10:18 PM

its got a 8BA and dual exhaust. it doesn't need anything else but driven and enjoyed,

just found another coupe that will see the light of day again . lots of old fords still sitting in sheds and barns . funny I don't have to go looking for projects anymore, just answer the phone.

kinda like the 37 sedan a couple years ago.

also got 4 trailer loads of model A parts to sort out, Hershey is a few months away so I got a lot of stuff to take care of

Mike B · 06-14-2015, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidmarks

its got a 8BA and dual exhaust. it doesn't need anything else but driven and enjoyed,

just found another coupe that will see the light of day again . lots of old fords still sitting in sheds and barns . funny I don't have to go looking for projects anymore, just answer the phone.

kinda like the 37 sedan a couple years ago.

also got 4 trailer loads of model A parts to sort out, Hershey is a few months away so I got a lot of stuff to take care of

I think I hate you....but in a good way

Good on your finds!

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: 5,407	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: 10,361	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: 2,423	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

05-24-2015, 02:03 PM	#21
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,944	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Nice looking car I really like the pre-war coupes.

05-24-2015, 05:42 PM	#23
Mike B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oakdale,Ca Posts: 1,323	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe I know folks were kidding (I think) about chopping it, but 35-40 cars look right the way they are...and yes, I like Hotrods, choppe cars, etc, but 35-40 just carry the right profile, IMO, as mentioned before. Also, wow, what a great find there! PS, I really don't think Pete wants to see a SBC in it

05-24-2015, 05:47 PM	#24
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,407	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe "PS, I really don't think Pete wants to see a SBC in it." I don't like automatics either.

05-24-2015, 11:25 PM	#25
1932 V8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windsor California Posts: 492	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe It's funny how people just read and respond. I thought Pete's response was Hilarius. The only thing missing was an IDFS and 8" with parallel leafs. That's the "Bee's Knee's " combo right there !! BTW, super nice coupe. Congrats !

05-25-2015, 01:38 AM	#26
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,745	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) All the change it suggestions were tongue in cheek. It's a nice survivor and deserves to be out on the road again after a long lay-up. It has all the qualities to age with dignity. Mart.

05-25-2015, 08:43 AM	#30
Blu Dice Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Plainfield, IN Posts: 360	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe I'd change to oil, gas, and do a few period motor up grades - then drive the wheels off of it! Great find! __________________ 4 doors are better than no doors!

05-25-2015, 04:35 PM	#32
ccnelson Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 87	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Super nice car. Looks great just the way it is.

05-25-2015, 05:18 PM	#33
41panelmark Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,264	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe Very nice.

05-25-2015, 05:39 PM	#35
LazarusLong Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NC Posts: 273	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe " 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." There is nothing you can do to a 39 or 40 Ford to make it look better. All you can do is make it look different,and hope it ain't "ugly different".

06-13-2015, 10:18 PM	#36
skidmarks Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: newark, delaware Posts: 3,735	Re: another one saved .....parked since 1968 ...1940 deluxe coupe its got a 8BA and dual exhaust. it doesn't need anything else but driven and enjoyed, just found another coupe that will see the light of day again . lots of old fords still sitting in sheds and barns . funny I don't have to go looking for projects anymore, just answer the phone. kinda like the 37 sedan a couple years ago. also got 4 trailer loads of model A parts to sort out, Hershey is a few months away so I got a lot of stuff to take care of