1940 Ford

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Bob Creasman's 1940 Ford coupe of Los Angeles, California. Bob began restyling the car late in 1943, making it the first 1940 Ford coupe to be channeled, and the second to be chopped in the Los Angeles area. The work was done in conjunction with the Brand Brothers Body Shop in Los Angeles. In 1948 the car received fadeaway fenders.
Bob Brown's 1940 Ford Coupe of Pico, California sported a flame job done in organe, red and blacl. It was upholstered by John's Auto Top Shop of East Los Angeles
Clyde Walther's 1940 Ford Convertible of Stockton, California. Clyde bought the car off a used car lot in Stockton about 1953. It had already been customized when he bought it, and they never found out who did the job.
Dick Brooks' 1940 Ford Convertible, was originally restyled by Jean Sheppard of Seattle, Washington in 1952.
Dick Colarossi's 1940 Ford coupe of Glendale, California was restyled by Valley Custom Shop. The build was completed in 1954, and it made it's debut at the Motor Revue and Motorama in November of 1954.
Doug Beattie's 1940 Ford Coupe of Vancouver, Washington. Known as the "Futurama Forty," Beattie's Ford was restyled by Donn Lowe at Lowe Kustoms. The build was completed in 2011, making its debut at the Grand National Roadster Show in January of that year.
Earl Bruce's 1940 Ford Three-Window Coupe
Fred Cain's 1940 Ford coupe of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Fred's coupe was originally restyled in 1948.
Garret Walther's 1940 Ford Coupe of Stockton, California. The coupe was Garret's first car. He bought it in 1955. Installed a huge 1952 Chrysler FirePower Hemi-engine and went racing.
A chopped 1940 Ford Convertible custom that Bill Collins photographed at a small dragstrip in Mansfield, Lousiana circa 1954-1955. According to his buddy Karl Knecht, "North and central Texas racers traveled to this drag strip on several occasions." For all we know, the owner could have been from Texas, Louisiana, or somewhere else. Photo courtesy of Bill Collins, provided by Karl Knecht.
Gene Garret's 1940 Ford of Sacramento, California. Gene was a member of the Thunderbolts auto club, and his custom featured a padded top by Carson Top Shop.
Larry Ewing's 1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe of Redwood City, California. The Ford was Larry's first car, and he bought it in 1957 when he was 15 years old. By 1959 he had fixed it up and given it a 1957 Pontiac Limefire Green paint job.
Link Paola's 1940 Ford Convertible was customized before the new 1940 Ford was introduced to the public in in 1939.
Manuel Gonzalez's 1940 Ford Coupe of Wilmington, California. Gonzalez was a member of the Pharaohs of Wilmington car club, and in 1956 his coupe received a flame paint job by Von Dutch.
Mike McAuliffe's 1940 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan of Pleasant Hill, California. Restyled by East Bay Speed & Custom, the build was started in 2016 and completed in 2017.
Nick De Simon's 1940 Ford Coupe of Teaneck, New Jersey. Nick worked for his dad at De Simon Auto Body. He was a very talented body man and fabricator, and the coupe was built during weekends, nights, and in Nick's spare time. Featuring a chopped top and channeled body, the build was completed around 1957.
Paul McGill's 1940 Ford Convertible was restyled by Clusters of Grays Harbor member Paul McGill, of Aberdeen, Washington, in the early 1950s.
Tim Morton's 1940 Ford Pickup of Kingsburg, California. Morton owned the sectioned and channeled truck in 1980, but it is rumored to have been running around Fresno in the late 1950s. It was also supposedly featured in a 1950s hot rod magazine.
An unknown custom 1940 Ford of Madison, Wisconsin.

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1940 Ford Customs

Al Beckman's 1940 Ford Convertible
Bill Cushenbery's 1940 Ford - The El Matador
Bill Page's 1940 Ford
Bill Vornholt's 1940 Ford Coupe
Bob Brown's 1940 Ford Coupe
Bob Creasman's 1940 Ford Coupe
Bob Crespo's 1940 Ford Coupe - Les Po Po
Bob McCoy's 1940 Ford
C. H. Peterson's 1940 Ford-Willys - The Custom Speedster
Clyde Castleberry's 1940 Ford Pickup
Clyde Walther's 1940 Ford Convertible
Dan Guguirrer's 1940 Ford Convertible
Danny Hall's 1940 Ford Coupe
Dave Cunningham's 1940 Ford Sedan - The Li'l Beauty
Dick Brooks' 1940 Ford Convertible
Dick Colarossi's 1940 Ford Coupe
Don Moore's 1940 Ford Coupe
Don Schaedel's 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan
Doug Beattie's 1940 Ford Coupe - Futurama Forty
Earl Bruce's 1940 Ford Three-Window Coupe
Fred Cain's 1940 Ford Coupe
Galley Smith and W.A. Humphrey's 1940 Ford
Garret Walther's 1940 Ford Coupe
Gary Overby's 1940 Ford Convertible
Gene Garret's 1940 Ford
Jerry Helman's 1940 Ford Coupe
Jim Chapkis' 1940 Ford
John Geraghty's 1940 Ford Convertible
Johnny Williams' 1940 Ford
Larry Ewing's 1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe
Link Paola's 1940 Ford Convertible
Manuel Avila's 1940 Ford
Manuel Gonzalez's 1940 Ford Coupe
Mike McAuliffe's 1940 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan - The Second Time Around
Nick De Simon's 1940 Ford Coupe
Paul McGill's 1940 Ford Convertible
Paul Michael's 1940 Ford
Ralph Jilek's 1940 Ford
Ray Farhner's 1940 Ford Pickup
Ron Smith's 1940 Ford Coupe
The House Of Chrome 1940 Ford Pickup
Ted Graziano's 1940 Ford Sport Custom
Ted Maedel's 1940 Ford Convertible
Tim Morton's 1940 Ford Pickup
Tom Franken's 1940 Ford
Tom Harker's 1940 Ford Coupe
Tom Hocker's 1940 Ford Coupe
Pete Rossman's 1940 Ford
1952 Spohn Palos


Cars Using 1940 Ford Parts

Fenderskirts
Jon Fisher's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Glen Patrick's 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster


Front Axle
Bill Smith's 1934 Ford Roadster Custom
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe


Backing plates
George McIntyre's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup


Brakes
Joe Pirronello's 1923 Dodge Roadster Pickup
Buzz Pitzen's 1923 Ford Fiberglass Bodied Model T Roadster - The Glass Image
John Lane's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Gary Heliker's 1926 Ford Model T Roadster
Dick Bennet's 1927 Ford
Phil Cartozian's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Herman Rost's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Buzz Pitzen's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Don Chase's 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton
Don Wagers' 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Eldon E. Schmidt's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
John Svedberg's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Frank Douillard's 1930 Ford Roadster
Johnny Conner's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Buzz DeChamp's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Bill Faris' 1932 Ford Roadster
Chet Herbert's 1932 Ford 4-door Sedan
Jerry Sprague's 1932 Ford Roadster
John A. Good's 1932 Ford Woody Wagon
Klas and Fredrik Wallin's 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan
Leon Kendrick's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe - Wild Deuce
Lew Thompson's 1932 Ford Roadster
Lou Schafer's 1932 Ford 5 Window Coupe
Mervyn Toynton's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Roger Nettle's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Kennie Anderson's 1933 Ford 3 Window Coupe
Bill Smith's 1934 Ford Roadster Custom
Robert Accosta's 1933 Ford Sedan
Darrol Finger's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe
George Smaldone's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Robert E. Roeder's 1934 Ford - The Roeder Sport Custom
Alex Idzardi's 1936 Ford
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Pete Limpert's 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan
Bob McNutt's 1939 Ford Coupe


Rear Bumper
Chuck Porter's 1949 Ford


Chassis
Bob Yeomans' 1930 Chrysler
1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet


Clutch
Bud Ward's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster


Column Shift
Don Chase's 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton
Frank Bertuccio's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Johnny Conner's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Bob Sullivan's 1931 Ford
Keith Landrigan's 1932 Ford
Wayne Knudson's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Mike Tomforde's 1934 Ford Roadster
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford


Crossmember
Johnny Conner's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe


Leaf Spring:
Mike Young's 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe


Dashboard
The Fadeaway Ford
Jerry Woodward's 1929 Ford Model-A Roadster
Kazar Simonian's 1929 Ford Roadster
Ken Atkinson's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Darryl Harvey's 1934 Ford Roadster
Mike Tomforde's 1934 Ford Roadster
Ron Weiskind's 1935 Ford Roadster
Allan Winward's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe - "Miss Scarlet"
Dave Gayner's 1936 Ford Roadster
Mike Fasulo's 1936 Ford Club Cabriolet
Wallace Seawell and Ed Ingram's 1936 Ford
Dave Stuckey's Lil' Coffin
Doug Rice's 1939 Ford Coupe


Engine
Bud Ward's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster
John Lane's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Eldon E. Schmidt's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Bill Faris' 1932 Ford Roadster
Mervyn Toynton's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe


Front Fenders
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford
Johnny Aguirre's 1940 Dodge Business Coupe


Rear Fenders:
John Patterson's 1934 Ford Convertible
Robert E. Roeder's 1934 Ford - The Roeder Sport Custom


Front
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford
Arthur Lellis' 1939 Ford Convertible


Hood
Joe Brienza's 1934 Ford Convertible - The Brienza Special


Grille
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford


Headlights
Bruce Brown's 1936 Ford
Glenn Johnson's 1937 Ford Coupe
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford
Art Lehner's 1939 Ford
Dennis Murphy's 1939 Ford Convertible Sedan
Emil Dietrich's 1939 Ford Convertible
Mel Falconer's 1939 Ford
Johnny Aguirre's 1940 Dodge Business Coupe
Ray Reed's 1941 Chevrolet
Gil Fye's 1941 Graham Hollywood


Hood
Art and Lloyd Chrisman's 1930 Ford Coupe
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford
Harold Johnson's 1938 Ford Tudor


Horn Button
Creighton Helms' 1936 Ford Roadster


Hubs
Herman Rost's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Frank & George Puccinelli's 1930 Ford Model-A Roadster


Instruments
Frank Douillard's 1930 Ford Roadster

Instrument Panel
Wallace Seawell and Ed Ingram's 1936 Ford
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford


Pick Up Instrument Panel
Michael Lamm's 1930 Ford Model A Roadster


Pedal Assembly
Johnny Conner's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Raymond Patricco's 1934 Ford Roadster


Rear Axle:
Don Wagers' 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Kazar Simonian's 1929 Ford Roadster
Thor Sanden's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Johnny Conner's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Max Magness' 1932 Ford Cabriolet
Robert E. Roeder's 1934 Ford - The Roeder Sport Custom


Rear End
Dave Patton's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster
Dick Bennet's 1927 Ford
Don Hentzell's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Louis Banto and Sal Macchia's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Bill Vogt's 1929 Ford Model A
Frank Douillard's 1930 Ford Roadster
Johnny Conner's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Russell Johnson's 1930 Ford Model A Roadster
Ralph Stone's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Allan Fielding's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Bill Faris' 1932 Ford Roadster
Carl Bailey's 1932 Ford Tudor
Leon Kendrick's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe - Wild Deuce
Leonard Held's 1933 Ford 3 Window Coupe
Darrol Finger's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Robert E. Roeder's 1934 Ford - The Roeder Sport Custom
Bob McNutt's 1939 Ford Coupe


Spindles
Fuller, Nullines & Pines' 1928 Ford
Herman Rost's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Frank & George Puccinelli's 1930 Ford Model-A Roadster
Johnny Conner's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Jerry Sprague's 1932 Ford Roadster
Roger Nettle's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Darrol Finger's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Matt Whitlock's 1936 Chevrolet
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe


Hubcaps
Darrol Finger's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe


Seat
Rene J. Leonhard's 1938 Chevrolet Business Coupe


Springs
Herman Rost's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Lou Schafer's 1932 Ford 5 Window Coupe


Steering Box
Fuller, Nullines & Pines' 1928 Ford
Herman Rost's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Don Wagers' 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Kazar Simonian's 1929 Ford Roadster
Bill Smith's 1934 Ford Roadster Custom


Steering Column
Carl Fleischmann's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Frank Bertuccio's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Mervyn Toynton's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Robert Accosta's 1933 Ford Sedan
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Jon Fisher's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe


Steering Wheel
Don Chase's 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton
Frank Bertuccio's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
George McIntyre's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Russell Johnson's 1930 Ford Model A Roadster
Sonny Mazza's 1930 Ford Roadster
Bert Mouron's 1932 Ford Roadster
Bill Faris' 1932 Ford Roadster
Howard Hansel's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Keith Landrigan's 1932 Ford
Max Magness' 1932 Ford Cabriolet
Dick Flint's 1929 Roadster
Alex Xydias' 1934 Ford Cabriolet
R. J. Gross' 1934 Ford Pickup
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford


Transmission
Carl Fleischmann's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Kazar Simonian's 1929 Ford Roadster
Russell Johnson's 1930 Ford Model A Roadster
Buzz DeChamp's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Sid Kayman's 1932 Ford Roadster
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Hank Fournier's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Jim Lewis' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Ray Vega's 1938 Ford


Windshield Posts:
Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible


Windshield Wiper Towers:
Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible


Wheels
Bill Vogt's 1929 Ford Model A
John Rasmussen's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Chris Casny's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe
Johnny Bierfeldt's 1932 Ford Roadster
Mike Tomforde's 1934 Ford Roadster
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe


Beauty Rings:
Kevan Sledge's 1940 Mercury Coupe


Shocks:
Allan Winward's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe - "Miss Scarlet"


Swaybar:
Allan Winward's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe - "Miss Scarlet"




 

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