1940 Ford 5 window coupe, hot rod, custom, vintage, chopped, rat rod, lead sled

1940 Ford 5 window coupe Additional Info:

I am selling this 1940 Ford Custom 5 window coupe – ONE OF A KIND -for a friend so if there are any questions or pictures that you may need, feel free to contact him at (815) 795-0645. This is one of the nicest 40 Ford Coupes you will ever see – just finished. This gorgeous car has never been shown at any car show. This is the first time in the public eye. He owns a body shop business and has been working on cars for years. This car was completely custom built to resemble a car being built in its era perfectly. Everything on this car has been custom fabbed, painted or rebuilt or new. Pictures and words alone cannot describe how nice this car is. I will tell you a few things about the car, but I know I am going to miss a lot so you are free to call with any questions. The interior is white and green metal flake with a lime green piping throughout. Behind the seat is the battery switch on a louvered punched custom panel which is painted to match the car. It has a custom made auto design stereo hidden in the trunk. The dash is all custom made with Stewart Warner new old school gauges. It has a matching custom steering wheel and steering column to match the car. This car has a 350 Chevy motor with a 6 pack 97 Stormberg carburetor all refurbished and working. They are OEM not remakes and in all working order. This Ford Coupe has Corvette aluminum flowed bench heads, an aluminum radiator with electric fan and a custom made aluminum shroud. It has stainless steel headers and exhaust out the back, which is completely wrapped stainless steel exhaust with stainless steel mufflers. It has an MSD ignition system and MSD wires. Behind the motor is a 350 turbo automatic trans with a low car shifter. It has an 8.8 Ford 373 posi rear end with all new brakes (front and back). The rear end has a Ford Motorsport finned rear cover. This coupe is also equipped with power steering. The front has an original type straight axle and the rear spring is a cross spring. The paint on this beautiful car is nothing but number one quality. It’s hard to tell by the pictures but the paint is flawless. There is not a chip, scuff, scratch, smudge or flaw in it. It is custom candy apple green with metal flake and covered with six coats of glossy clear. The firewall has been custom painted green and white checkered like in the old days. Now for the body, it has been channeled 5 inches and sectioned 3 inches. It has double Cadillac taillights frenched in the rear and frenched 1959 Chevy headlights. This car has custom front and rear fenders by raising the wheel well up in the fender and building a custom wheel lip around the fender. It has a custom made roll pan, custom made deck lid with a frenched in license plate and custom made hood hinges. The hood was custom designed with exterior hood pins and holes cut in the top for the six birdmouth aircleaners. The frame was all boxed and painted and finished in shiny black paint. The fuel tank is custom made aluminum with the fill neck in the trunk. All flooring is sprayed with bedliner material inside and out to a perfect finish for years of protection which is all hidden under custom fitted carpet. It also has custom made running boards. The bottom of this car is as clean and perfect as the top. This is also being sold locally so I have the right to remove this listing at any time. There is a $1000 deposit within 24 hours of listing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to arrange for shipment/cost. You are welcome to come and inspect the car at any time, please call the number above. Good luck and happy bidding!!! You will not be disappointed at all!!!!