08-06-2022, 04:34 PM | #1 |
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37 Coupe
Thanks to Bill Squires for getting my 37 for me.
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08-06-2022, 04:49 PM | #2 |
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Looks good. What are your plans for it? BTW- Welcome to the Barn!
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08-06-2022, 05:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: 37 Coupe
Nice great project
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08-06-2022, 05:46 PM | #4 |
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You're gonna love that thing. We just recently sold our very similar, un-restored coupe, now being driven almost daily in northwestern Ohio. Coop |
08-06-2022, 07:56 PM | #5 |
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Re: 37 Coupe
Thanks. First thing is get it running. New glass and drive it. Looking for a windshield frame if anyone has one they would be willing to sell.
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08-07-2022, 03:49 PM | #6 |
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Did that one come out of Pa, if so i watched it for quite a while, kept saying i don't need another one?
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08-07-2022, 04:21 PM | #8 |
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Yes. It was in Pennsylvania. Now it lives in Ny
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08-07-2022, 04:29 PM | #9 |
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Looks like it now has '40 window glass and wind wings in doors. Coop . |
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Re: 37 Coupe
Enjoy your orig beaut! w/its orig 85?
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08-08-2022, 01:39 PM | #11 |
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Sweet little coupe. Enjoy!
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Those wind wings were an accessory for 36/37.
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08-08-2022, 08:09 PM | #13 |
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Yes, it has the original 85 engine. Looks to have one repaint. Can still see some original paint in spots.
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Those 'one repaint' over the decades, an owner jussst couldn't resist the 'repaint repaint repaint'. thought. Sooo typical; repaint . . . . . . rather'n sweat and(rubbing compound, polishing compound, wax, and 'elbow grease'.) 'What's wrong w/your elbow?' "Oh, ahem, tennis elbow. I shouldn't complain." My '33= 'one repaint' too. Should be termed 'one repeel'. (but one whole orig, not complain'g.) Last edited by highbeams; 08-09-2022 at 10:48 PM. Reason: clarity |
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I posted a reply to your original request for a windshield frame on the 8th, included four pix of a windshield assembly I have for a '37. Some how your thread and my contribution to the thread has disappeared from the Forum. Hmmm?
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To add to swoopNZ' contribution on the wind-wings shown in the pix, they are common aftermarket accessory's that were offered by several company's in '35-36-37. the most common being Fulton and Arrow.. My '36 coupe had a pair on it when I bought the car in 1952, did not like them so I took them off of the car. The wings have been wrapped up in a an old towel sitting on a shelf in my garage for several years.
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They are called Windshield Wings in the 1937 Ford parts catalog.
68-18230 RH 68-18231 LH. A Ford approved accessory. |
08-10-2022, 09:37 PM | #18 |
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Nooch, congrats on your 37, looks like a nice solid car. I had a guy say to me after I bought my 37, "I see you got yourself an ugly duckling". I don't see anything ugly here!
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It is a fact of life that anything that followed the very popular '36 would be very difficult at it's best.
The '37 Ford had many modern improvements that were carried through to '48, of course the cable operated brakes were not one of them. I was able to use '37-38 rear radius bars on a '47-48 Columbia, that bolted right onto the '36 torque tube and center section under my '36..
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08-11-2022, 09:47 PM | #21 |
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My post did disappear and I don’t know why. Maybe deleted by the administrators cause it wasn’t posted on the proper place. I don’t have enough posts to pm or reply to pms or post I’m certain areas of the forum. I am interested in the 37 windshield frame. If Blucar can pm me with your phone number or email I’ll reach out about the windshield frame.
Thanks for all the kind word about my 37. I don’t care much for a club coupe and a 36 is probably one of my favorites but this little coupe is way to cool in my opinion. |
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I have never really understood why the '37-38 Fords were considered to be ugly ducklings, but they were. I can clearly remember a one owner, unmolested '37 coupe that was hauled to the local wrecking yard in 1963 because no body wanted it. I followed it to the wrecking yard. I was able to harvest the bumpers, radio and all of the original owners manual and all of the paper work that came with the car when new.
It could be that the Bug-eyed headlights and big smiley grille, which was similar to the Zephyrs, was more than most people could handle. Fords V8 60 was also not accepted very well by the buying public.
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I never understood why they were considered ugly. Personally. I love the front end. Sort of an"art deco" look to me. Now, some folks consider the '38 Deluxe/'39 Standard to be the ugly duckling. I don't think any of them are ugly! God only knows how many '37-'38 coupes & 2dr sedans were chopped up for early stock car & Jalopy racing back in the 50's & 60's. It's a wonder there are as many left as there are! - F f
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It is very simple why so many '37-38 Ford coupes were so popular on the stock car tracts.. Price! They were plentiful and cheap. I paid $125. for my '36 Delux coupe with 51.k on the odometer. in '52 I had a '36 standard 5 win bought for $50., that I let a friend have because oil was dripping out of the tailpipe. I had a '37 coupe for a while in '54-55 that had been given to me because the engine was dead. The car had alternated between the stock car tract and the drag strip. On several occasions I pulled the full race 59-AB engine out of my 36, put it in the 37 coupe and took it to the local drag strip on Saturday. Had to put the engine back into my coupe on Sunday so I could drive it to work on Monday... The wild and crazy days of my youth.
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Thank you for the kind words Kevin! It was great seeing you again & I feel like you got a good start as this 37 looked like it was "all there" God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...closed.614419/
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You have a cool looking car there. It has a lot to do what you do to fix it up and present it. I like them all and they all have a story to tell. Going to car shows, the ones I like best have some piece of period history to share or accessories from the day like luggage, a cooler, road maps, whatever. Even if you don't have the history for that particular car, it's not hard to look up general 1937 history. My own '41 has been called an ugly duckling but that's fine with me. The longer I have it, the more I like it. I had big plans to make some mods when I bought it, but now, taking it real slow I've decided to do my best to keep it period correct. Not a 1000 point correct car but at least something that looks right for the 1940's. Enjoy! It has real style. |
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Congratulations on your new toy, next time I drive through Rochester I look for it on the road.
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