Vehicle Description
1941 Ford Business Coupe
In mid-September 1940, Henry Ford - in his last appearance at a new
car introduction - received 500 reporters to see the new 1941 Ford
models. True to form, he said little, but the car said a lot about
the company's willingness to go with the flow. The 1941s were the
first of the "fat" Fords, with a clean contemporary look that was
right in tune with the era. Further, Ford now even offered a
flathead six, a clear concession to the competition.
For consignment, a custom Ford business coupe. Slightly modded and
upgraded, refreshed with new materials and designs, and an engine
upgrade, (302ci V8), to make it loud and proud. An all-steel car,
all buttoned up and shaved a touch in back for the aero look. A
"phat" fat Ford if you will.
Exterior
Bathed in Black Cherry paint, we see straight slab steel panels,
rounded front quarters, and a small running board connecting to a
smaller rear fender. Rounded is the key word for the design of this
car. From the front bumper to the rear bumper, we note nothing else
but curvaceous curves. The backs of said bumpers have been darkened
and now make an interesting reflection on the front grille. It took
me a while but 'tis the reflection of the back of the bumper in
those grilles. A tall knobbed front hood, floats above the vertical
ribbed V curved grille, and dual side grilles flanking it.
Headlights are embedded into the front fenders and some chromed
bullet style turn signals under the lights and are next to the
grille. On the rear are a vertical rectangular blue dot taillight
with a shiny surrounding bezels. A rounded trunk which is very
spacious and also restored is between the tail lighting. Rounded
corner side windows and a rear oval window are noted to be cut onto
the body. These have designs engraved into them showing a mermaid
in a tropical waters and island setting. Mele kalikimaka is
Hawaii's way...but I digress. And on the other side a rose. 15-inch
Torque Thrust polished wheels are on all 4 corners. These are
wrapped by 195/70R14's in front, and larger 235/70R15's on
back.
Interior
A swing of the large doors and we can shake hands with gray velour
broadcloth which is buttoned. Some wear from the turning of the
handles is noted along with slight staining in the middles. The
sills are painted in Black Cherry. Looking towards the seats, which
are courtesy a Ford Taurus, and in high back bucket styling with
center fold down arms, and covered in gray broadcloth, showing
nicely. Gray carpeting covers the floors neatly and in the center
is a Mustang style T shifter. A tilt steering wheel is fronting a
Black Cherry painted dash that has a horizontal lineup of satin
finished bezeled gauges stretching across the dash. This all metal
dash also has an aftermarket AM/FM/CD player in front of the
passenger seat. The back of the compartment is now seatless and
just covered with gray carpeting. A gray felted padded panel
headliner is floating above.
Drivetrain
A lift of the big bulbous hood, and we have engine bling bling
blinding us. It's now a stout 302ci V8. This has beautifully cast
ribbed valve coverings, and a large intake manifold up top. Gray
wiring snakes its way to each cylinder, and nice supple hoses are
all over this engine. The manifold has a 4-barrel Holley carburetor
topping it, and on back is a newer C4 3-speed automatic. A Ford
8-inch rear TracLoc axle has been put on.
Undercarriage
All very clean and rust free with a solid drilled X frame
supporting the car with ease. Floor pans and rockers are excellent
as are toe kicks and inner fenders. A Mustang II front end
suspension and a leaf spring rear suspension are seen, as are disc
brakes upfront and drum brakes on back. A clean and rust free
Flowmaster exhaust snakes its way from the engine to the X frame
crossover where it has short exit piping aimed towards the
rockers.
Drive-Ability
A quick fire up and I was off to the test track where this car
performed flawlessly. Plenty of power, seats proved to be comfy and
nice storage space if I needed it. This car corners well and comes
to a quick stop. Steering is now power, and steers easily even in
tight slow moving spaces. All controls were in working order, and
the engine idled with a wonderful gurgle, awaiting the tap of your
right toe!
Here we have a custom car, modded with a beautiful looking and
powerful 302ci V8 engine, with added bling, eye candy interior and
solid steel teal blue exterior in beautiful sculpted round form.
Even the glass is round, and all is well with this Business Coupe
from 1941...but it can cut the mustard when needed. A sleeper?? Oh
yeah! Make life a big bowl of black cherries and check this one out
in our hallowed halls.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.