There has always been a market in the automotive world where the
owner needed the ability to transport things efficiently. In the
early days the answer was a pickup. Well what is a traveling
salesman to do in bad weather? Or what if their goods get stolen?
The answer, get themselves a business coupe. This became a very
popular idea in the 30's and 40's as now these salesmen could stop
overnight somewhere and what they were selling would remain safe
under lock and key. The way manufacturers accomplished this task
was by selling the option to remove or never install the rear seat.
Well the very cool 1940 Ford you see here is one of those business
coupes and a nice example of one at that. The 40 Ford has great
body lines and this car is all solid with no rust issues. It is
painted in a nice 2 tone light and dark silver which looks great on
it. It has nice trim running down each side and the car still wears
its stock style bumpers. The glass on it is good throughout and it
has the stock style two piece windshield and split rear window
where you will note a very cool third brake light. One very cool
feature on the car is the rear fender skirts which are painted to
match the darker Silver. They really look great on a car like this.
The car sits on nice wheels with V8 hubcaps and are wrapped with
wide white Firestone bias ply tires.
You see so many of these get restomodded that it was a delight to
see this one is still sporting a Flathead V8 under the hood. The
car has been converted to 12 volt so now has a 12 volt starter,
alternator, and electric ignition. A new carburetor has been
installed along side a fuel regulator to control pressure to it. A
very clever upgrade was in addition to installing a new mechanical
fuel pump an electric fuel pump was added. So no more cranking on
it and pumping the pedal in your future. You flip a switch to the
electric to prime the system, fire it up, and then turn it off. The
transmission is a 3 speed on the tree and shifts smoothly. It has a
nice sound through dual exhaust that exits below the rear bumper.
The car runs down the highway smoothly and the current owner has
taken it on a 350 mile trip with no problems. It has also been
upgraded with front disc brakes.
The interior is done in a nice dark Red cloth and the upholstery
looks great. It has a nice bench seat and of course plenty of
storage behind it. The dash has a very stock appearance and the
original radio works. All of the gauges on it work except for the
original odometer. The 2 spoke original leather wrapped steering
wheel looks great and a nice vintage touch is the "suicide" or
"brodie" knob. The trunk has a lot of extra space for your car show
gear and houses a spare with cover.
This is a very cool car that runs great. It is set up to be driven
and enjoyed so come hop in and go!
It is being offered up at the very reasonable $33,600.00!
Vehicle Details
1940 Ford Coupe
Listing ID:CC-1938744
Price:$33,600
Location:Mansfield, Texas
Year:1940
Make:Ford
Model:Coupe
Exterior Color:Silver
Transmission:Manual
Odometer:0
Stock Number:2523
VIN:185715758
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