The Ford Barn

Henryat1140 · 08-14-2010, 08:36 PM

You mean like this one? I bought it in 1955 for $125 and drove it my Sr year in High School and through college. Sold it in '63 or '64. It was my daily driver for those 7 or 8 years.

http://home.comcast.net/~henry.horrocks/40mercury.jpg

My buddy and I were very familiar with 40 Fords in High School, between us we had probably five or six - mostly just used cars. My avatar shows my '40 Coupe.

There was a rumor/suspicion/general belief among our friends there WERE a few 40 Convertible Sedans factory made. Now I'm not saying one way or the other, if there were any actual 40 Convertible Sedans, but my friend SWEARS he saw one in a junkyard in Philadelphia (where we lived) and he really was expert on 40's. To this day he will still say he saw one - black in color.

So, in modern times, there have been some conversions, but back in 1954 we really believed there were a few from the factory.

Regards

Henry

08-14-2010, 08:36 PM	#25
Henryat1140 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hereford, Maryland Posts: 218	Re: 1939/1940 Ford convertible sedan You mean like this one? I bought it in 1955 for $125 and drove it my Sr year in High School and through college. Sold it in '63 or '64. It was my daily driver for those 7 or 8 years. http://home.comcast.net/~henry.horrocks/40mercury.jpg My buddy and I were very familiar with 40 Fords in High School, between us we had probably five or six - mostly just used cars. My avatar shows my '40 Coupe. There was a rumor/suspicion/general belief among our friends there WERE a few 40 Convertible Sedans factory made. Now I'm not saying one way or the other, if there were any actual 40 Convertible Sedans, but my friend SWEARS he saw one in a junkyard in Philadelphia (where we lived) and he really was expert on 40's. To this day he will still say he saw one - black in color. So, in modern times, there have been some conversions, but back in 1954 we really believed there were a few from the factory. Regards Henry Last edited by Henryat1140; 08-16-2010 at 03:54 PM.