Danbury Mint 1940 Ford coupe transplant

[32drifter]

Will a Danbury 1940 ford coupe body fit on a 1939 Danbury Ford convertible ?   Making it a 1939 Ford coupe ?

[Oldcarfan27]

Get ahold of a couple "distressed" examples and do a build up swap.

I'd like to see them both!

[Mark]

Only if you have access to one of each, you can inspect and compare both to see if any major die castings like frame and fender units are shared between the two.  Things like location of assembly screws will give you an idea.  Die cast models are sometimes designed one at a time, different from kits which often have three or more variations, sharing major parts, designed in from the start.

[32drifter]

I'm new here so THANKS for your help...   I made a small mistake in my question... the 1939 Ford convertible is actually a FRANKLIN MINT car.

[Mark]

I wouldn't bet on anything from one fitting the other without a ton of work.  Each company probably designed their car with a different parts breakdown.  And, though the 1:1 cars have a bunch of parts that interchange, or are even the same, every company's designer or researcher seems to measure them differently, making everything just different enough to be frustrating.