Thread: 1940 Ford Deluxe coupe build

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Looks great. I've always wanted a '40. Yours is perfect.

Tom

This thread led me to finally try and figure out what '39 and '40 standard and deluxes look like. Does a '39 deluxe have the same nose as a '40 standard? I've never tried to dive into this, but now I'm curious.

no, their quite different.the lights,grill,and hood are different.

I always thought the 38 deluxe became the 39 standard ???

Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe

This thread led me to finally try and figure out what '39 and '40 standard and deluxes look like. Does a '39 deluxe have the same nose as a '40 standard? I've never tried to dive into this, but now I'm curious.

the standard had one tail lite and one wiper i thought .. the deluxe had both

Originally Posted by HOSS429

the standard had one tail lite and one wiper i thought .. the deluxe had both

It did in 1940, I once owned a 40 Standard.

Could someone post a few pictures and point out the differences? I did a little google searching, but you never know what someone changed out on their "standard" or "deluxe"

For specifics of 39 vs 40, here are several differences

39 was the first year for hydraulic brakes
39 had windshield wipers on top of the glass, 40s are below
40 was the first year for sealed beam headlights, 40 headlight rings have parking lights on top
39 bumpers have an inset stripe, 40s are smooth
fenders and running boards are different
hoods are different
hood trim is different, the ford emblem is at the front on a 39 and at the back on a 40
inside door handles are different color
39 had a banjo steering wheel, 40 had a two spoke
39 has round gauges, 40 has rectangular
grilles are different
39 was last year for floor shift, 40 was first year for column shift
39 had swing out winshield hinged at the top, 40 did not
39 was last year for wood grain on dash (I think)

mike in tucson

Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe

Could someone post a few pictures and point out the differences? I did a little google searching, but you never know what someone changed out on their "standard" or "deluxe"

Hey Robert,
I had a 39 Ford Deluxe tudor sedan a long time ago. I believe the grille & hood would interchange with the 40 Ford Standard, but not the 40 Ford Deluxe. Here are a few things I've found showing the differences....

39 Ford Standard http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/1939ford-project.htm

39 Ford Deluxe http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1939-ford-deluxe.htm

40 Ford Standard http://www.carnut.com/iown/40ford.html

40 Ford Deluxe http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/283556.html

thanks guys that helps. some of it is similar to what I thought, but I've never sat down and studied them. The '39 standard and deluxe and more different than I thought. I've probably always assumed a '39 standard was a '38. Standard and deluxe makes much less difference for a 35/36. I believe my car is a standard with one horn, one tail light, trunk, etc. but over all there's little difference.

Originally Posted by robot

For specifics of 39 vs 40, here are several differences

39 was the first year for hydraulic brakes
39 had windshield wipers on top of the glass, 40s are below
40 was the first year for sealed beam headlights, 40 headlight rings have parking lights on top
39 bumpers have an inset stripe, 40s are smooth
fenders and running boards are different
hoods are different
hood trim is different, the ford emblem is at the front on a 39 and at the back on a 40
inside door handles are different color
39 had a banjo steering wheel, 40 had a two spoke
39 has round gauges, 40 has rectangular
grilles are different
39 was last year for floor shift, 40 was first year for column shift
39 had swing out winshield hinged at the top, 40 did not
39 was last year for wood grain on dash (I think)

mike in tucson

'39 last year for rumble seat (convertible coupe)
'39 last year for convertible sedan
'39 doesn't have vent window on front dooors (wind wing, however available as a/m addition), '40 does.
'39 has tear drop tail light, '40 has chevron shape.
'39 side trim is smooth and narrower than '40 which is ribbed and wider.
Lots of little things too, but this should be enough for a good visual.

Well I finally took my '40' coupe out for it's first drive. As always I now have a list of things to get right before the next drive; adjust clutch, rebleed brakes (4 wheel disc so takes a little tweaking), play with carburetors (idled fine until first drive, now not so much), and a couple other things. Car rode beautifully, six speed trans is going to be great, and lots of looks by other drivers. Fun drive, but pretty stressful. Hood still needs to be painted.
I just bought a '53' International R110 pickup that hasn't run in 20 years. Should be a nice little project and hopefully functional shop truck.

congrats on the first drive! glad you were able to make it out yesterday in honor of my birthday . The best I did was move the car out of the garage to work on some things then 5 minutes later it started hailing!

Kool looking rod there dude.

That is SOOOOOOOO kewl.

I dig the 6 speed action too. Not enough three pedal cars on the road!!!

REGS