Ford Deluxe Coupe 1940, Estados Unidos

Ford Deluxe Coupe 1940, Estados Unidos
Motor : 221/85HP
Exterior : Cinza e Vinho (Folkstone Gray and Mandarin Maroon)
Interior : Bege
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HIGHLIGHTS

·         All steel body

·         AACA Historical Preservation of Original Features

·         Believed to be 43,281 original miles

·         24-stud 221/85 HP flathead V-8 engine

·         155 ft/lbs of torque

·         6.15:1 compression

·         Downdraft carburetor

·         Oil Bath air cleaner

·         Column-shifted 3-speed transmission

·         Spring Special Two-tone Folkstone Gray with Mandarin Maroon fenders

·         Amber fog lamps

·         Clock and radio with antenna

·         Vanity mirror

·         Fender skirts

·         Color-matched steel wheels

·         Chrome Ford Deluxe hubcaps and trim rings

·         Wide Whitewall tires

Featuring an all-steel body, this Deluxe Coupe has traveled only 43,281 believed-original miles from new. Under the hood is the 24-stud 221 CI V-8 fed by a downdraft carburetor, producing 85 HP and 155 lb-ft of torque with 6.15:1 compression. A column-shifted 3-speed manual transmission sends power to the rear wheels, and an oil-bath air cleaner keeps things sparkly within. When collector Bruce Church initially bought this car, it was solid Folkstone Gray. Early in his life, Bruce’s family had a two-tone Deluxe Coupe in Folkstone Gray and Mandarin Maroon, so he had the fenders and running boards painted Mandarin Maroon out of sentimentality. The two-tone Deluxe Fords were brought about midyear in 1940 to boost spring sales. Called the Spring Specials, they were offered in several two-tone variants: Folkstone Gray body and wheels with black fenders and grille sides; Folkstone Grey body and wheels with Mandarin Maroon fenders and grille sides; Mandarin Maroon body and wheels with Folkstone Gray fenders and grille sides; and Cloud Mist Gray body and wheels with Acadia Green fenders and grille sides. Ford required dealers to order specific accessories for the Spring Special cars such as license-plate frames, fender skirts, at least one sideview mirror, a locking gas cap, Ford-script white sidewall tires, visor vanity mirror, oil-bath air cleaner, wheel trim rings, seat covers or leather upholstery option, a radio, a heater, bumper end tips, front- and rear-bumper center guards or grille guards, and either a spotlight, road lamps or both. The Spring Specials were hugely well-appointed, short-lived package cars that are rarely heard of, even in Ford circles. This Deluxe Coupe has Amber fog lamps, clock, radio with antenna, vanity mirror, color-matched steel wheels, chrome Ford Deluxe hubcaps, trim rings and wide whitewall tires.

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