uncle gave me a 37 ford coupe

[bart78]

from the sound of it the hood is a 37 it just rounds off. And it is the same green as the rest of what green is on the body.

[bart78]

Was there two different greens from 37 to 38 or just one. I just looked at the hood and the green on the under side is different that the body it is lighter. For how long the car has sat it might just aged different.

[bart78]

did all 38's have stainless trim?

[Ben38]

The early ones didn't.

[felix37]

Bart, I myself like the 38' standard grill better than my 37'. The 38 standards were always considered the ugly ducklings, but it is my opinion that they have a better looking grill than the 38' deluxe and you see far less 38' standards out there. no matter what year it turns out to be,It will still be Cool!! still, a look at the rear of the car should answer all questions.

[my4dv8]

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For doors , sedan doors will fit but the top rear edge needs to be radiused down slightly. Sedan doors are flatter along the top edge to match the longer flatter roof line. the coupe roof curves down much sooner. just trim to fit and reweld cuts.

[bart78]

I will get some more pics this weekend. I saw some 37 inner fenders on ebay and they look totaly different. If the car is a 38 that the hood does not go with the car.

[tdlmomowers]

Good luck with your project. If it was mine, I would do it like a Late 50s Modified Stock Car, but street legal. No need to worry about windows or interior uppolstry. Weld in a neat roll cage and a couple bucket seats. Power it up with a small block Ford with open headers, add some wide 5 wheels with Hoosier tires, weld on some nerf bars and go. But, it ain't mine, so you get to decide which way you want to go.

[bart78]

That would be hell to drive here inr the summer like that. It was 106 today here. That is not what it feels like at all. Our weather thing at the house says it feels like 118 right now. Way to hot for a stock car. They look cool, there is a old man out side of town that has a 34 that use to be a old race car and it is bad ass. He is letting it rott. I am going to put a flat head back in it 4 link in the rear and 4 inch drop axle in the front but leave the rest prety stock. The only thing realy different will be a ac. Must have here.

[Fe26]

Looks like a '38' standard to me also. Sedan front doors will fit, however the top frame (structural part) of the door will fit quite close to the top corner of the body, the very top of the door will need to be shaped to fit the coupe opening.

The actual body is the same for 37 and 38 with the exception of the firewall sides which are a little different to accomodate the '38' deluxe front mudguards (fenders).

You have a lot of scounging and work ahead of you, this isn't for the fainthearted. good luck.

[hombres ruin]

Another saved, good score. Hope it all works out. Good luck

[bart78]

I am going to try and buy as many parts off here as I can. But from what I have seen the grille is prety hard to find. Will someone like bob drake have them.

[jack in san diego]

If your car has a frame, look for numbers on top of frame above where steering mounts. Those numbers will help you identify year of car. Good luck and welcome to the barn. Jack

[jack in san diego]

Welcome to the barn. If your car has a frame, look for numbers stamped on top of the frame in the area where the steering is mounted. Good luck!

[bart78]

It does have a frame. I am going tomarrow and take a look and take some more pics.

[ford38v8]

Bart, some advice about the "number" you will find on the frame: This is the serial number of the engine/transmission, and is the only identification used by DMV's to register our vintage Fords. One of the first things you should do is to establish ownership of the car. Run the number through DMV before you spend money on it. You sure don't want to dump a bunch of money and work on it only to find that someone else may lay claim to your car.

The serial number will be found on the top of the left frame rail, at or near the location of the steering box. It will be a series of numbers beginning and ending with a star*. Being that it will have extensive rust damage, use only a soft bristle brush & WD40 to make it legible.

[bart78]

Thanks for the info I will take that with me tomarrow.

[bart78]

Got this number off the car *54-36326I* will try to get the pics posted today.

[bart78]

here are the other pics

[TonyM]

38 tail lights