Lovefordgalaxie Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 Built this one a while back. I had left the grille all chrome, and the headlight bezels also in chrome. The other day I decided to give those parts the "stock" treatment, and paint them body color, even tough the body color was not available by the book on a '40 Ford V8 (non Deluxe). Guess I ended with a sleeper.
Dominik Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 love it. such a beautiful color - and your paintjob is always soooooo shiny.
ewetwo Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 I haven't seen one build by you that I didn't like. Beautiful.
geewhiz Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 Gorgeous little sleeper hot rod, Tulio!!! Nicely done!!!?????????
Dennis Lacy Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 When it comes to '40 Coupes I'd definitely take a Standard over a Deluxe. This is absolutely beautiful! I'm pretty sure that even though Maroon wasn't available on Standard models the dealers would let you special order a Deluxe color if you insisted or had a business that required a specific color.
Deuces Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 Looks like a 2-speed Columbia rear axle on that model.... I always wondered how the real ones worked..... ??
Lovefordgalaxie Posted November 12, 2018 Author Posted November 12, 2018 Thanks guys!! 10 hours ago, Dennis Lacy said: When it comes to '40 Coupes I'd definitely take a Standard over a Deluxe. This is absolutely beautiful! I'm pretty sure that even though Maroon wasn't available on Standard models the dealers would let you special order a Deluxe color if you insisted or had a business that required a specific color. i'm with you on the V8 being nicer looking than the Deluxe V8. Ford, at least here, was notorious for being flexible on paint colors. Guy I know has a '49 Coupe that came from the factory painted Miami Cream, a convertible only color. The color code reads E for special order. Last car I built is a '53 Sunliner painted in Majestic Maroon, a Lincoln color. You just had to have the patience to order the car, pay the fee, and to wait the delivery. 10 hours ago, Deuces said: Looks like a 2-speed Columbia rear axle on that model.... I always wondered how the real ones worked..... ?? Yes, all Revell '40 Ford kits come with the Columbia. Working was simple. There was a vacuum operated solenoid, that would engage a secondary set of gears (planetary gear set) that would add ratio to the original Ford ring and pinion relation. It was basically a overdrive, and that's why it faded when Ford started offering their own overdrive.
Anglia105E Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 As usual, your attention to detail is first class Tulio, and I like all 1940's and 1950's motor cars, including American, British, French and Italian too. David
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