Vehicle Description
1937 Ford 74 Series Tudor Sedan
The Ford Standard and Deluxe was a series of full size cars
introduced for the 1937 model year. This family of cars was offered
in a wide range of body styles such as coupe, convertible, two or
four door sedan, and station wagon. Two engine options were
available during production, the base 2.2L V8, and optional 3.6L V8
engine. The Deluxe variant was the high trimmed, and more luxurious
version, while the Standard represented the base model. Over the
course of production, Ford used Model 'X' names to designate their
higher output engine. Ex: The 1937 Model 74 featured the 60hp V8
engine. Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms,
including their ancestral Wales and the Lordship of Ireland from
1485 until 1603. Henry Ford thought that was cool. It was a
marketing ploy.
For consignment, a barn find condition example of the 1937 Ford
Tudor Series 74 sedan. This car will need extensive TLC
mechanically as well as on the interior and exterior. A project for
the experienced restorer and you will possess a great amalgamation
of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styling from the pen of Edsel Ford.
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Exterior
Bathed in dark blue paint, this steel paneled, rendered with a
running board, (albeit them getting smaller by the year), humped
back automobile is striking in its design. Rolling with teardrop
headlights, a real nice vertical ribbed swept back V styled grille,
small bumpers, and blackened window trim, it's all class. Also, one
has to love the large V and the figure 8 within it. More vented
airflow openings are on the side of the car's hood and are trimmed
with chrome. Two doors and a rear seat, and of course the hump back
trunk taking over from the nicely curved all steel roof. The paint
is in poor condition with plenty of chip offs, some black primer
areas, and spotty rust, some surface some invasive, mostly seen in
the seams of the cars fenders and running boards, and where the
bumpers mount to the car and run through the bodywork. Teardrop
headlights mounted in curved wavy front fenders are a really
striking feature of this car. Dog dish hubcaps are on white painted
steel wheels wrapped with 6.50-16 ancient rubber black wall
tires.
Interior
Tan mohair abounds on this interior where it can be seen on the
door panels which are nearly rotted away, and large front curved
split bench sitting in a mohair covered tub. An overstuffed rear
"couch" if you will is in back. The mohair on these chairs has long
since rotted away revealing the stuffing in areas. A dry rotted
headliner is above and for the floors we see invasive rusted steel,
surface rusted panels, and some holes that need attention. Above is
the simple dash in all steel that retains the factory
instrumentation, steering column, wheel, and signal switch but the
remainder of inserts in this dash leave us with holes and missing
doors. Some surface rust is also noted in this dash. The Art Deco
stying is in the bones of this dash; it just needs to be brought
back.
Drivetrain
A V8 with 136 cubes sits within a patina engine and rusted engine
bay. A single 2-barrel carb and a 3-speed manual transmission are
noted for the drivetrain and it uses a 4;.44 rear axle. This engine
turns by hand but does not currently run.
Undercarriage
Extensive surface rust and some invasive rust is seen from head to
toe. The floor pans have rusted through, the X frame seems to be
unstable and will require further inspection and rockers and under
fenders show some repairs and have some rust through. This car uses
4 wheel mechanical drum braking, and front and rear transverse leaf
springs for the suspension all in need of restoration.
Original looking exterior and an extensively damaged interior can
all be brought back with the right talents. Once completed you will
have a real stunner with its design and styling.
NO TITLE-SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE ONLY
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.
