Please clarify a few items on the 38 Standard for me

[TJP]

Thank you, As previously mentioned I can now Free up some much needed RAM in my feeble brain
Very nice L side hood and trim on the last one. One of the first areas I look at on a 38 Std.
Also noted the fire extinguisher "parking Brake"? in two of the pic's

[38 coupe]

Originally Posted by TJP

Also noted the fire extinguisher "parking Brake"? in two of the pic's

You must have a fire extinguisher placed at the front of your right front wheel to be allowed on an Early Ford V8 Club national meet field. If anything goes wrong anyone can grab the nearest fire extinguisher and get to extinguishing.

Originally Posted by petehoovie

The styling of the '38 Standard put that of the '38 Deluxe to shame...

I disagree, at least in some cases. I think the 38 Deluxe sedans are a much nicer looking than the 38 standard sedans. I can go either way with coupes, standard or Deluxe. I solve the problem by having both a standard and a Deluxe, it only took me 25 years to make it happen (I removed that license plate from the standard almost immediately after I got the car).

[TJP]

My bad on the fire extinguisher, thanks for explaining as I thought it was a little strange

I bought my 38 Standard on super bowl Sunday 1983. I was looking through the local papers collector car classifieds and saw the ad. So I called the number and the owner said it's Super Bowl Sunday and the games due to start soon, how serious are you?
I responded I have 100.00 bills hanging out of my pockets how serious are you?
He said I'll have my wife put a tape in and gave me the location of his shop.
I had never seen or noticed a 38 Standard before but immediately liked it as it resembled a 37 but wasn't. The 37's were common and popular at the and I've always preferred to be a little different from the crowd