Piotr M Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1941 Ford V8 Coupe Super Deluxe. Just put for sale locally in New Hampshire. Looks like indeed untouched car for the last 50 years. Definitelly needs a lot of work...or to leave as is. Not mine. 9999 USD Link for registered FB users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Somebody educate me. One of these years is the desirable one, 39,40,41. Can someone tell me which and why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamInNH Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 @Piotr M, please add the FB link to your post. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr M Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Sorry, its just a screen, because an ad just vanished. But there are contact details of an owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 AJ, 40 is high water mark due to styling. A 39 Deluxe is close. These are second only to '32 - '34s for hot rodders. That is biggest factor. 41 is nice, and more desirable than 42 (debatable I guess, due to short prod) and 46 -48. Convertibles, woodies of course are desirable across these years. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Price seems fair enough to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1940 Deluxe 1939 Deluxe 1940 Standard 1939 Standard . . . . . 1941... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Cool car and cool barn. Price seems high to me considering it needs literally everything. But as noted the street rod crowd likes these. And I’m a cheap b@#$ard. Today’s challenge - who can identify the three wheel covers hanging on the wall? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I can, they're all Cadillacs, top left is a 1954-1955, the one right under it is a 1956 and the one in full view is a 1958. What do I win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Seems like alot of rust for 10 G on a non running car. Wasn't there another coupe, Possibly 46-48 on here in much better shape for maybe 6 G more. It was turn key and in alot better shape. There is a a pretty clean, basically no rot, 41 Conv't in that range as well, but it needs alot of cosmetics and an interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, The 55er said: I can, they're all Cadillacs, top left is a 1954-1955, the one right under it is a 1956 and the one in full view is a 1958. What do I win? That was fast! All I can offer for a prize is respect and admiration. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Thanks, I had some fun there for a few minutes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 3 hours ago, alsancle said: Somebody educate me. One of these years is the desirable one, 39,40,41. Can someone tell me which and why? As to the why...the '39 Deluxe and '40 Fords shared some conspicuous front end styling elements with the iconic '39 and '40 Lincoln Continental. Those elements worked equally well on high end luxury cars and humble Fords, in many people's opinions, including mine (except that I think I'd rather have a '41 because they don't seem as common today.) Here's a Lincoln: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr M Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said: 1940 Deluxe 1939 Deluxe 1940 Standard 1939 Standard . . . . . 1941... So, it looks that in this book is a lot of incorrect info, because it's stated that in 1941 Ford produced both DeLuxe and Super Deluxe models. This is what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 42 minutes ago, Piotr M said: So, it looks that in this book is a lot of incorrect info, because it's stated that in 1941 Ford produced both DeLuxe and Super Deluxe models. This is what you mean? Only that no 1941 Ford is held in as high regard and as desirable as the 1939-'40 models. It's a matter of taste, yours may vary from the norm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Randy, agree but I think what buoys price on coupes, converts as well are the hot rod guys who mainly care about integrity of the body as they are likely changing a lot. Thus, they look at things a bit differently than the restorer who is doing as accurate a calculation of what the work needed is going to cost. On second blush it may be high but if it was a 40, it would be all of 10k, I think. As long as cats, dogs, and small children cannot wiggle through rust holes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I agree 40 is the hot one of the 39-48 and 41 is the dog bringing up the rear. I really think the 42's are better. The waterfall grille looked more at home on the 42 than the 41 grille and basically the fender shapes are the same up to the grille treatment. That 41 transition grille falls short. The front looks short and stubby with it, especially since they made everything more blunt on the 41. Even for a hot rodder I think they would rather have one of the others. When you have 10 G burning a hole you have some choices as well. I've seen 41's linger on the market, so I think it's a bit of an acquired taste. I did have a 41 at one point and eventually traded it. No other takers. The 46 I had sold much better. Both needed work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Pity the poor, unloved '41 Ford, its styling is credited to young styling apprentice Eugene 'Bud' Adams but ruined by production chief Charley Sorensen. The broader blunt theme was in response to anticipated similar Chevy and Plymouth designs for 1941. The front fenders were initially designed as one piece, but Sorensen insisted they be made easier to manufacture so the prominent separation line was developed. Worst was the 'chubby cheek' look that lower portion of the fender stamping imparted when mated to the upper. Altogether with the 'cut-off-sausage' bulbous slope of the rear body, the package was a pretty graceless whole. Internally, it was referred to as a 'droopy, hangdog' look. But Sorensen got the easy-to-manufacture front fenders in spite of the number it did on the styling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Odd that they would be looking for a restyle from Plymouth and Chevrolet - both cars' 41 models were refinements of the 1940 designs, not directions. Yes, the two part fenders are the cherry on the ugly cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, bryankazmer said: Odd that they would be looking for a restyle from Plymouth and Chevrolet - both cars' 41 models were refinements of the 1940 designs, not directions. Yes, the two part fenders are the cherry on the ugly cake. Yes, they were re-styles but in that current broad, blunt theme, Ford was still pushing the sharp, prow-front, had to change to stay modern. Edited February 26, 2022 by 58L-Y8 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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