Lumpy's 40 Ford

[cobraman]

Does anyone know what color Lumpy's 40 was on the show Leave it to Beaver ? I can not find any color photos. I have heard it was purple but someone else claims it was maroon.

[Psychographic]

I remember it being said by one of the characters on the show that is was purple.

 

I just did a quick search and two sites reference it as purple.

Edited March 31, 2018 by Psychographic

[SfanGoch]

A guy at Early Ford V-8 Club Forum says he saw the car and it was a faded maroon which looked purple.

[The Junkman]

Am I the only one who thought you were talking about certain evening news commentator?

Edited April 1, 2018 by The Junkman

[OldTrucker]

During the show there were several colours mentioned.

Purple was one and in another episode where Beaver and Gilbert get Lumpy arrested Wally tells them it was black but Lumpy painted it gray because he could only find gray fenders at the city dump!

So it seems black, purple and gray are your choices!

Edited April 1, 2018 by OldTrucker

[cobraman]

Thanks guys. Toying with the idea of building a replica at some point.

[Jon Haigwood]

Best info I could find was ,it was painted a putride purple and may have had shaved door and trunk handles.

[Greg Myers]

Looks like they were really having fun. 

[Greg Myers]

I remember my high school days '61-'65, a lot of my friends had cars like that. Two brothers had a '41 coupe with a hopped up  flathead Merc. the other had a '41 todor  with a flathead we put a dual two carb manifold on.

Best friend a '46 coupe he painted orange. 

None the less ol Clarence sure looks proud of his ride.

[Greg Myers]

Wally didn't miss a lick either. Though  he didn't have anything left to buy parts after his $25 purchase. 

I remember all the guys crowding around with all kinds of ideas you could never afford too.

[cobraman]

Going to build that at some point. Need to finish some wood ship/boat kits first. I think that first photo is when they were going to an amusement park.

[SfanGoch]

3 hours ago, Greg Myers said:

Looks like they were really having fun. 

Serial killer joyride. Lumpy's thinking they got rid of Larry Mondello which means Eddie's next.

[cobraman]

Eddie should have been first .

[#1 model citizen]

Just what is Wally's car? I only remember him with a junk early '50's Chevy convertible.

[SfanGoch]

Wally's first car was a 1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe.

[Dave Van]

Maroon would make sense as a very popular  color in 40.

[cobraman]

Wally's first car never ran and then after he and his friends tore it apart and Wally finally parted it out and sold the remains to a junk yard.

[Greg Myers]

[dustym]

It always looked black to me.

[peter31a]

I can still see Lumpy drumming on his steering wheel going zooma zooma zooma....

Didn't Wally end up with a ratty 53 or 54 Chevy convertible?

 

[cobraman]

Yes he did get a convertible. The one in the photo above that his dad is looking at they did not buy. Ward ( the dad ) felt the car was not very good.

[peter31a]

That's what I thought. I remembered that Chevy sedan as having a bad engine or something and that's why he eventually ended up with the convertible.

[ChrisBcritter]

Wally's convertible was a rare '53 Chevy 210 with fake patina; the car was actually pale green (you can see glossy paint under the patina in some shots) and showed up in several other productions made at Universal. From IMCDb:

[#1 model citizen]

10 hours ago, cobraman said:

Yes he did get a convertible. The one in the photo above that his dad is looking at they did not buy. Ward ( the dad ) felt the car was not very good.

Since Chrysler Corp furnished the cars for most of the series, its odd that neither Wally or Lumpy had a MoPar. I guess like most teens they had have something different, I'm sure they'll learn better. 

My favorite episode was when Eddie & Wally chained Lumpy's car & the axle came off when Lumpy took off.

[Greg Myers]

You sure that wasn't American Graffiti you're thinking about ?