Re: '41, An Enigma!
I've had a '41 Special Business Coupe for about 3 years. Agree with Corvette8N, get the EFV8 club book. Also, get a parts book off of eBay if you don't have it already, sometimes called the green bible. Yes, "it sure is no '40." That's one of the things I like about it, I've got something different. They're not real valuable compared to other years but that's OK.
Had planed a lot of modifications but decided to go the other direction and keep it as original as possible. Having a lot of fun with it and appreciate the challenge. It's still 6V, 3 on the tree, black wall tires and dog dish hub caps.
It didn't run worth a c4@p when I bought it and sometimes wouldn't start, especially when hot. Got a good carb with new throttle shafts to fix the vacuum leaks. Added a missing ground strap that fixed the hard start problem. Got a Skip Haney coil and Tubman condenser and that was like getting the engine rebuilt. Got a K. R. Wilson distributor timing tool to finish the job. Adjusted the clutch to take the crunchyness out of the transmission and on and on and on....
It had about 5000 miles on the odometer when I bought it and no history. I'm making up my own story as I go along.
My story is that the original owner put it in a barn, went off to war in 1942 and never came back. It was pulled out of the barn in the early 2000's and paint, upholstery and engine were restored.
Been collecting a lot of 40's and wartime memorabilia to show with it. I have book of ration stamps on the way I just bought off of eBay.
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