Thread: 1940 Ford Pickup

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Wow! what part of the country did that come from to rust the frame like that? Lots of work.

Did you set in the cab and see if you fit? I bought one and swapped a motor in, waiting on paint, and was starting to work the interior when I found out with the seat against the rear wall, there was no way I was going to fit in the car. Hunched over the steering wheel was the only position. Sold the truck the next week.

55-57 Thunderbirds are also high on my list of wants but in those, your legs stick almost straight out, again no fit for me. I am not huge, just 6 feet tall.

Anyway, get behind the wheel and check it out by doing a little day dreaming crusing.

[QUOTE=Scooting;490260]Did you set in the cab and see if you fit? I bought one and swapped a motor in, waiting on paint, and was starting to work the interior when I found out with the seat against the rear wall, there was no way I was going to fit in the car. Hunched over the steering wheel was the only position. Sold the truck the next week. QUOTE]

I am helping a paint and body customer with a '40 pickup build. He found a solution for that problem. He had the chance to buy a project that came with an extra cab! They cut the two cabs and welded them together... which produced a "stretch cab". :-)~ Of course they shortened the bed to make space for it.