Vehicle Description
1937 Ford Sedan
The Art Deco style was all the rage in 1937, and Ford designers
seized the moment with the slant-back and humpback sedans. A road
to hood V grille, teardrop headlights, split rear window,
curvaceous rear lines with two tiny red oval angled taillights were
the inspirations taken from the movement. The slant-back was hailed
as one of the most beautiful designs of the decade.
Here we have a consignment that was built twice. Yes you heard me
correctly, twice. See, back in 2006 our consignor did a frame off
restoration with a beautiful interior and wonderful blue exterior.
He and his wife went for their first ride and his wife did not like
the exterior color or the interior. Well so much for checking, BUT
being a married man we all know at times (all the times to be
exact) our significant other may disagree with our choices, and it
is important to keep the peace so he set out to redo it to her
liking. At this point I'm curious as to exactly whose car it is but
not for me to decide. And now we give you the 2nd version. Happy
wife, happy life? Mmmmmmeh.
Please Note: This vehicle is sold with a Pennsylvania Special
Construction Title. There is NO MODEL YEAR listed on the title.
Please research with your Country, State, Province, Territory, or
Local Motor Vehicle Bureau for proper titling procedures***
Exterior
Designers at Ford were all the rage in 1937 and got it right for
this car's design. We lead the way with a wonderfully V shaped
front grille that also curves downward as does it curve around the
hood. It has Ford red truck paint and a chrome trimming accenting
this shape. Also on the hood are dual side vents which are
"italicized" if you will on their sides and also sport red paint
and some more trimming around the edge. Teardrop headlights and
bezels flank the grille, and another bump out for the actual
fenders in front take over and head to the running board. A rear
fender protrudes at the back end of the board, and we see a
wonderful "humpback" gracefully descending towards the rear bumper.
All this metal is bathed in Ford truck red, and chrome in it is all
excellent and shiny. The paint shows some slight cracking
throughout revealing the white primer. A large trunk lid is going
with the program on the swooping descent, and some teardrop tail
lights are just above the rear bumper. A lovely split rear oval
glass and some 15-inch Cragar Pro Street polished wheels, 6 inches
wide in front and 8 inches wide in back are wrapped by redline
encircled rubber.
Interior
A swing of the doors and we see nice warm saddle colored leather on
the door panels with wide tuck and roll uppers, a custom billet
styled polished armrest and door pull and a smooth lower with a
band of gold carpeting one the bottoms. Power window toggles can be
seen and a ribbed door actuator is with the lines. Wonderful
overstuffed late model buckets are wrapped in the saddle leather,
and present nearly perfect. (How do you like that honey?) These
chairs have armrests that swing up and down and are power
adjustable to get it just right baby bear. In back is a matching
leather bench with room for 3 but has 2 seat belt setups. The
headliner is suede and sun tan and the carpet is gold and looking
very clean. Up front, a full metal jacket dash is the Ford truck
red and has a custom made leather lower in it that houses the
Vintage AC controls and an AM/FM/CD/MP3 player radio. A Flaming
River tilt chromed column has a Billet Specialties modern take on
the banjo styling steering wheel looking more like surfers cross
and its a 14 inch half warp version. This wheel fronts a series of
white faced classic looking VDO gauges with black lettering and
half moon backed pointers. These reside in a polished rectangular
panel have gold bezels. AC vents pepper the dash and some nice
shrined and rubber pedals await your feet pressing into them. Is
that Ok honey if I go fast?
Drivetrain
Under the hood is a gleaming 350ci V8 crate engine which our
consignor states puts out 300hp, although no documentation backs
this statement up. Polished ribbed valve covers, an oval ribbed
open air cleaner and plenty of polished bolt ons make this an
encore applause presentation. Edelbrock provides the dual 4-barrel
carbs that is 8-barrels of some serious fuel flowing into these 8
cylinders. A TH350 with a shift kit is on back and it's a 3 speed
automatic version with a shift kit. On the back, the pumpkin weighs
in at 8 inches and is a 3.00 geared conventional Ford axle. Headers
are on for the exhale, and a Flowmaster exhaust gives this car a
nice growl. A Walker Cobra radiator keeps everything super cool
especially with the AC attached.
Undercarriage
All clean and we see Heidts Mustang 2 style front suspension, and
leaf springs for the rear. Power 11-inch disc brakes are in front,
and power drums for the rear. The tank is a new Rock Valley 18
gallon steel tank. Rack and pinion power steering has been added
into the mix. Hold on to the JESUS! bar we're going for a ride.
Drive-Ability
Those 8 cylinders had no problem sucking down that gas via the 8
barrels and off to the test track we went where it was a super
driver, great limitless acceleration, ( I believe that it does have
at least 300 horses), and bias free panic stopping. All functions
were all working at the item of my test drive.
A well documented double down experience with photos and receipts.
Quite the sexy build and I did not catch the blue exterior version,
but it's definitely a looker and a cooker now. Whoz da boss? The
car won in the end! And now you can too, if you get online or in
here to pony up the dough and then just GO.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 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.