40 ford a radical art deco custom

[Bullybeef]

Ok this is a wild deviation from my usual type of build. I started with a bunch of leftover junk parts and started hacking and taping parts together til I had a decent idea sitting together. The chop saw, sawz all and axe were busy! It’s still very rough and raw but I at least have the idea on my bench and can start smoothing things out. You can see from the timeline of photos that some ideas were tried and scrapped already. At the moment it has a full body, chassis is underway and a driveline will be sorted. So it will not be a curbside. 
 

Warning pic heavy! 

[Zippi]

That's going to be a good looking 40 Ford in the end Bil.  I'm diggin this project.

[dino246gt]

WOW! That's a CRAZY amount of splicing and dicing, and I love it!

I used the '50 Ford kit's chopped windshield on a '41 Lincoln I did, worked great!

Edited October 21, 2024 by dino246gt

[MeatMan]

Very cool!

[Bullybeef]

1 hour ago, dino246gt said:

WOW! That's a CRAZY amount of splicing and dicing, and I love it!

I used the '50 Ford kit's chopped windshield on a '41 Lincoln I did, worked great!

Yeah I got an idea in my head and had to spend the day hashing it out. Lots of rough cuts that will get cleaned up. That windshield frame could be an idea to use. Thank you 

[Bullybeef]

2 hours ago, Zippi said:

That's going to be a good looking 40 Ford in the end Bil.  I'm diggin this project.

I’m wayyyy outside my comfort zone here hahahhaha. 

[Phildaupho]

Fabulous slicing and dicing bodywork. Great design as well.

[Bainford]

Nice hack & whack. Definitely has the art deco vibe. The lines are shaping up nicely. What are your plans for headlights? I picture some Cord-esque pop-ups in the front of the fenders, or perhaps integrating the 40 lights into the new design. I'm sure it's coming, but that things needs to hug the ground. Out of pure curiosity, what are the blue fenders from? 

[Rattlecan Dan]

That' a bunch of great fabricating right there! What a cool build. Nice job!

[rickcaps55]

This is looking awesome.! that puppy needs one of those 3D printed V-12.!

[Bullybeef]

1 hour ago, Phildaupho said:

Fabulous slicing and dicing bodywork. Great design as well.

Thank you Phil, I wish this was the 1:1 world an I could now outsource the bodywork and paint haha.

[Bullybeef]

46 minutes ago, Bainford said:

Nice hack & whack. Definitely has the art deco vibe. The lines are shaping up nicely. What are your plans for headlights? I picture some Cord-esque pop-ups in the front of the fenders, or perhaps integrating the 40 lights into the new design. I'm sure it's coming, but that things needs to hug the ground. Out of pure curiosity, what are the blue fenders from? 

Thank you Trevor, hack and whack are definately the correct term for this build.  Pop ups or pop outs are a possibility. The stance will be lower, but 1940's lower. The blue fender pieces are from the monogram 1941 Lincoln, 4 rear sections to be exact.

Edited October 21, 2024 by Bullybeef

[Bullybeef]

26 minutes ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

That' a bunch of great fabricating right there! What a cool build. Nice job!

Thank you Donato, I would call it more hackery than fabrication at this point. ill keep plugging away.

[Bullybeef]

8 minutes ago, rickcaps55 said:

This is looking awesome.! that puppy needs one of those 3D printed V-12.!

Thank you Richard, as much as id love to use a 3d printed engine its neither in the budget nor the design i'm after, it has to retain as much 40 ford as possible. the idea is that a coach builder took on a cosmetic redesign of a 40 in that time period.

[Paul Payne]

Fabulous design and great fabrication! I will be following!

[TopherMcGinnis]

[Bullybeef]

25 minutes ago, Paul Payne said:

Fabulous design and great fabrication! I will be following!

Thank you Paul, I’ll see how far I can keep this experiment going. 

[Bullybeef]

17 minutes ago, TopherMcGinnis said:

I know right! Fella does one fendered build and now he thinks he can take on a full custom build. Hahahhah

[espo]

Like the Pontoon Fender Roadster body look. Should you consider a closed coupe look, think about the chopped top from the '36 Ford kit. Maybe even the chopped top from the old AMT '50 Ford Convertible/Victoria Hardtop kit. 

[Bullybeef]

12 minutes ago, espo said:

Like the Pontoon Fender Roadster body look. Should you consider a closed coupe look, think about the chopped top from the '36 Ford kit. Maybe even the chopped top from the old AMT '50 Ford Convertible/Victoria Hardtop kit. 

Thank you David for the suggestion, but an open roadster is the look I'm going for.

[Jim Dodson]

The 'hack and see if it fits approach' to design brings Ian Rousel to mind.

I like where this appears to be going, especially the roadster with the undercut front fenders leading edges. Looking forward to seeing more.

[milo1303s]

[milo1303s]

Food for thought !!! lol model on !!

[Bullybeef]

1 hour ago, milo1303s said:

Looks like something Peewee Herman would drive, that’s a no from me sir

[customline]

6 hours ago, espo said:

Like the Pontoon Fender Roadster body look. Should you consider a closed coupe look, think about the chopped top from the '36 Ford kit. Maybe even the chopped top from the old AMT '50 Ford Convertible/Victoria Hardtop kit. 

.......and I would like to add to that...CARSON TOP!  (I think that's what's in the '50 ragtop kit) Yes, a Carson top would be the absolute right thing for a pre-war custom Ford.