During 1939, Ford had five lines of cars: Ford, De Luxe Ford,
Mercury, Lincoln-Zephyr, and Lincoln. After the war, this was
simplified to Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln. The 1941 Ford line
included "DeLuxe" and "Super DeLuxe" trim, but these vehicles were
not marketed as a separate line. As Mercury Eight sales progressed,
the DeLuxe approach was cancelled.
For consignment, a 1939 Ford Deluxe Tudor sedan with unknown
mileage. Major alterations, wild paint, and a spectacular interior
means that any resemblance to an original Tudor sedan is long
gone!
Exterior
This ground hugging, fiberglass bodied street rod hunkers down over
Billet Specialties wheels, 17-inch in front and 20-inch in back and
when coupled with staggered 40 series ZR rated tires, a raked
stance is achieved. After the low profile of the car registers in
your brain, your eyes take in the Tangelo pearl paint capped by
black and complemented by flames on the fender that have enough
black in their flares to present a well coordinated match. The
top's been chopped, the doors have been shaved, and the grille's
been stretched and customized to yield to the newly shaped nose
that's flanked by teardrop headlights. The minimalist back houses
oblong tail lights and oval exhaust tips while imperfections
include some touches up chips and scratches, mostly on the edges of
the front bumpers.
Interior
Wildly contoured tan and black leather rest in a door that's
painted like the outside, here with green trimmed flames rising up
and both reverse opening doors are show ready which is the overall
theme here. Black and tan bucket seats are uniquely stitched and
the layout is mirrored on the back bench seats and color adopted by
the sidewalls, headliner, and foot pads in the footwells over black
carpet. The Billet Specialties banjo style wheel fronts a flat,
glossy black dash with a series of matching gauges and a billet A/C
panel, matching the billet stalks on the column. A clean orange
center console case holds an AM/FM/CD radio with pop up screen and
colorful lighting and USB capability. The center console continues
through to the back seat where it rises to orange flames into a
black border. It's an incredible custom interior that surely is one
of one.
Drivetrain
The show doesn't stop here as matching orange custom covers and a
polished plenum dress the 5.7 liter LS1 V8 with fuel injection into
a Weiand intake. It's backed by a 4L60E 4-speed automatic
transmission that routes power to a Ford 9" in back.
Undercarriage
It may be the backstage area, but it's no slouch underneath where
the tubular frame, rear axle, and suspension parts are all painted
to perfection with Tangelo, and the rest is clean and dry. Headers
send down the dual exhaust which meet a pair of FlowMaster mufflers
and continue to the back while power disc brakes are found front
and rear. Suspension consists of a Mustang II front end with
airbags, and ladder bars in back with the requisite air bags there
as well.
Drive-Ability
We think this the level of showmanship that you'd want to trailer
to distant shows, but for nearby events, it's a cool drive. We warm
up to the chop as the LS1 puts out a sweet exhaust note and the car
rolls nicely through the test loop. It doesn't quite feel like
anything else, and why should it, it's completely unique. During
our short drive, we note the tach, horn and odometer are not
working but all other functions operate as they should. While
Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at
the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions
will be working at the time of your purchase.
The work has been done for you! Life is short, keep working on that
project, but at the same time, turn the key to this spectacular
high end build and start hitting the show circuit! You can't go
wrong with this one!
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and
collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us
anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.
There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
With so many great cars, you know we have a lot to talk about, and
we do that each week on the Classic Auto Mall Podcast with host
Stewart Howden. Stewart discusses new inventory as well as trends
in consignments and car prices, while interviewing celebrities and
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