Vehicle Description
1940 Ford Deluxe 2 Door Sedan
Excerpt from the Foreword section of the original owner's manual...
"The fact that you are the owner of a new Ford car is, in itself,
an indication that you have a keen appreciation of a well-designed,
carefully manufactured automobile. It has been designed to perform
faithfully for many thousands of miles, and Ford Motor Company has
the utmost confidence that this car will fulfill your
expectations." I think this wraps it up nicely!
For consignment, this beautiful iconic design Ford Deluxe. In
wonderful condition all around with key upgrades for drivability
and reliability convenience. Presenting very nicely, and a great
driver, I can attest to this from firsthand experience. With a
302ci V8, Edelbrock 600cfm 4-barrel, two tone paint and some
chopping, shaving, and frenching goin' on we have a winner winner
chicken dinner hot rod in our midst.
Exterior
Vermillion paint, a very orange tinted red,covers all the straight,
dent and rust free, steel panels that make up the lowers on the
exterior of this car. For your added visual enjoyment, Desert Tan
takes the handoff from the Vermillion and runs across the top of
the hood, sills and roof. The front bumpers have been shaved, and a
very nice art nouveau style V grille is flanked by 2 teardrop
shaped headlights which are framed in deluxe oversized Vermillion
painted bezels mounted to the middle of those "phat" extra flared
front fenders. The roofline has been chopped and now is covered
with tinted glass. Pristine running boards are below the doors and
keep the fenders in line for the front and rear. These fenders
frame 15-inch chromed steel wheels that sport trim rings and moon
caps. Any chrome on the car has either been removed or painted
over. On the back, the gently angled sloping trunk line is under
the solid oval rear glass, making its way to the bottom I see
stalked tail lights with painted bezels. In the center of the rear
roll pan are dual wide chromed exhaust pipes peeking out.
Interior
A swing of the doors and I can see lovely newer Camaro IROC power
high backed buckets. These are covered in shimmery tan suede for
the inserts, and smooth leather bolsters. A lower center console
races to the dash and it has a Vermillion panel in its center and a
long Lokar shift lever. In the back of the car is a nice matching
bench stretching from side to side and looking unused. The door
panels also use the suede and have some molded embossed inset
panels covered in the smooth leather. The driver's door has power
window toggles. As I reach for the black padded rally steering
wheel I can gaze upon a custom leather tan covered padded dash. It
has been fitted with red LED Cyberdyne digital gauges which lineup
to run across the dash in front of the driver. Below are Vintage AC
controls, and a few pokes and pulls. Tan carpeting covers the
floors and trunk space. Above is a suede headliner.
Drivetrain
Under the V shaped hood in a shiny Vermillion engine bay sits the
jewelry like 302ci V8 circa 1978. It has a single 4-barrel
Edelbrock carb on top and a C4 3-speed automatic transmission on
back. A Ford 8 inch rear axle is in back. The air cleaner covering
and valve coverings, along with some snazzy Vermillion engine block
painting and this engine just sings visually.
Undercarriage
As expected, looking like the body was removed from the X frame and
both were restored and put back together. Shiny road dirt free
framing and floor pans are all structurally sound. The front
suspension is a Fatman stainless steel Mustang II and in back area
leafs with QA1 chromed shocks and a sway bar. Headers and a
glasspack style muffler system is on, as are power brakes all
around, discs in front and drums on back.
Drive-Ability
She ran like a top, had good power, bias free braking on the panic
stopping, and all functions appeared to be working just swimmingly.
A pleasurable test drive as well as a headturner.
A wonderful example of the 1940 Ford Deluxe sedan, very pretty
paint in two tone. Call me a sucker for those teardrop headlights
and that curvaceous rising grille. The new engine and plenty of
power, along with the simple custom interior does not kick this car
out of bed for eating crackers either!
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.
