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Old 06-24-2022, 06:44 AM   #67
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Default Re: 1942 Ford deluxe coupe project

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Originally Posted by meric42 View Post
I believe many of the later '42's had a mix of painted parts, some mild steel some stainless steel, but all painted. I think it depends what the assembly line had on hand at the time. I've seen some cars with mixed side trim all painted to comply with directives to reduce bright work on vehicles during the end of civilian wartime production.
A fellow here locally has a 42 "Black Out" coupe....ALL the bright work is black!!! I figure it was a "late" run car to have ALL the bright work black. He just passed about 8 months ago, not sure what's gonna happen with the coupe?
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