8E45E Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) 1940 Mercury Edited February 24, 2021 by 8E45E (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 1940 McLaughlin-Buick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) ♪Boy! The way Glenn Miller played............♫ ♪ Gee! Our old LA SALLE ran great.....♫ Edited February 24, 2021 by 8E45E (see edit history) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 1940 Oldsmobile...(again) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Saw this sharp '40 Dodge convertible s couple of years ago in Ontario. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, 8E45E said: 1940 Oldsmobile Thanks for some great additions to the 1940 collection, including Europeans. It's nice to see the bigger picture. Was this 1940 Olds in the Ratsoy collection? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 The 40 Ford coupe presented to my new wife and I, on our wedding day in July of 1974. Wish I had never taken it apart to "restore it." Maybe I would still own it and be driving it today. Sigh... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) I'm enjoying this Topic. I'll add a few from my archives, particularly some rear views since those are seldom shown. 1940 Buick Station Wagon 1940 Cadillac 75 Custom Town Car 1940 Chevrolet 1940 Ford DeLuxe 1940 Graham Sharknose 1940 Nash Ambassador 1940 Packard Darrin Convertible 1940 Packard Darrin 4-door Sedan (Sorry about the reflection) Not a rear view, but seldom seen 940 Plymouth Pickup Not sure if this Packard is a 1939 or 1940 but I can't figure out how to delete it! It's pretty, though. Edited February 24, 2021 by DLynskey Eliminated duplicate photos (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Thanks for the rear views. I'd also be interested to see more dash shots but we don't always have them "in the file." That Graham is as distinctive from the rear as it is from the front. I'm going to have to let it grow on me. 1940 seems to be a real transition year. Sealed beam headlights on/in fenders or something in between. Running boards or not. Fenders disappearing into the body to varying degrees. And grills that are all over the map. Was Buick the only one to still have a side opening hood? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 9 hours ago, PFindlay said: Thanks for some great additions to the 1940 collection, including Europeans. It's nice to see the bigger picture. Was this 1940 Olds in the Ratsoy collection? That '40 Oldsmobile is in the Nixdorf Museum in Summerland. https://www.nixdorfclassiccars.com/ They have a great collection of Canadian market Ford products, including some Meteors, Monarchs, and a couple of Canadian Pontiacs from the 1950's. 1940 European cars are difficult to find in North America, as imports of them didn't start on a grand scale until the postwar years. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 7 hours ago, PFindlay said: . Was Buick the only one to still have a side opening hood? Peter Packard still had a side opening hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, J.H.Boland said: Packard still had a side opening hood. As did Bantam. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Many beautiful cars. 1940 was a good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40phil41 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Dodge still had the side opening hood in 1940. That changed in 1941. 9 hours ago, PFindlay said: Thanks for the rear views. I'd also be interested to see more dash shots but we don't always have them "in the file." That Graham is as distinctive from the rear as it is from the front. I'm going to have to let it grow on me. 1940 seems to be a real transition year. Sealed beam headlights on/in fenders or something in between. Running boards or not. Fenders disappearing into the body to varying degrees. And grills that are all over the map. Was Buick the only one to still have a side opening hood? Peter Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 14 hours ago, DLynskey said: I'm enjoying this Topic. I'll add a few from my archives, particularly some rear views since those are seldom shown. 1940 Buick Station Wagon 1940 Cadillac 75 Custom Town Car 1940 Chevrolet 1940 Ford DeLuxe 1940 Graham Sharknose 1940 Nash Ambassador 1940 Packard Darrin Convertible 1940 Packard Darrin 4-door Sedan (Sorry about the reflection) Not a rear view, but seldom seen 940 Plymouth Pickup Not sure if this Packard is a 1939 or 1940 but I can't figure out how to delete it! It's pretty, though. You're good. It's a 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/stove-huggers-the-non-studebaker-forum/66646-1940-american-automobiles Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 24 minutes ago, 8E45E said: https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/stove-huggers-the-non-studebaker-forum/66646-1940-american-automobiles Craig Thanks Craig, nice find. I'm adding it here as a reference. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim65 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 3:52 AM, Marty Roth said: Here's our 1941 Cadillac - delivered to "Miss Cornelia", Commodore Vanderbilt's granddaughter as a divorce gift for her husband when she moved to Europe in 1941. Comong to us in 2006 with barely 20,xxx miles, she now clocks +/- 45,xxx miles and is as dependable as she is voluptuous. She has the optional running boards, gold-tone rearview mirror, radio, heater/defroster, and is a three-on-the-tree stick shift. That is a really beautiful car , thanks for posting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Here is a 1940 Oldsmobile Series 70 Business Coupe that has shown up in another thread. It looks like a solid car that will soon be on its way to rehabilitation. This model had the 230 cu. in. 6 cylinder engine, 120" WB, and sold for $865. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Packard 1940 Custom Club Limousine. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flivverking Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 For car spotting. Here is a 1941 Chevrolet ,at a Ma&Pa gasoline station on Montowese Ave.North Haven,Connecticut in 1973. For Sale.$400.(sign) That day,$300.00 would take it. It was a running and drving car. Check out the gas price of 1973 .39 a gal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 This 1940 Dodge Coupe is for sale in another thread. Nice looking car with some interesting bumper accessories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mssr. Bwatoe Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 The 38 Zephyr started the trend for lower wider grillwork, to aid in cooling, losing the aforementioned "classic" style of the Beautiful Packards. 40 Lincoln ...note the 38 cream conv sedan lower pic..vs car one year earlier! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Found these on another thread ... 1940 DeSoto Convertible Coupe 1940 Pontiac Convertible Coupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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