1940 Ford Coupe De Luxe

OVERVIEWThe 1940 Ford De Luxe represents the final evolution of the prewar Ford before production halted for the war effort in 1942, and in many respects it represents the high-water mark of that era's American design, Bob Gregorie's waterfall grille, fender-mounted running lights, and flowing coupe roofline produced a body that the hot rod and street rod community adopted as a blank canvas almost immediately after the war ended. The De Luxe coupe has remained one of the most widely built street rod subjects for eight decades, and the quality of a given build is the primary variable that separates examples in the market. Western Kansas is among the driest regions in the country, and cars that spent their early decades there routinely survive with sheetmetal that would not have lasted in wetter climates. The seller reports all metal on this example as original to the car, a meaningful claim on an 85-year-old body that underpins the quality of the build on top of it. Clean, well-executed street rod interpretations of the 1940 Ford coupe have traded broadly depending on drivetrain, interior quality, and build provenance, with the strongest examples clearing significant sums at collector auctions. The combination of original metal, smooth bodywork, a matching interior, and modern mechanical underpinnings represents the standard the current market rewards.View More