Thread: How do.. "New" 1939 Ford Steel Tudor Owner

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Couple minor suggestions:
On the running boards, instead of rubber take them to a place that shoots the pickup bed liner and have them done.
Mine have been done for over 10 years, I stomp the mud off my boots on them as I get in and they still look like the day they were first finished.

I have a friend with a 32 roadster and he has two toned it with the coolest paint I have seen in a long time. When our group hits the big freeway traffic, you can spot the shine of his car over a mile down the road. Striking!

If you have the 40 taillights stock, I couldn't tell from the photos, they point the bulb at the sky. Replace them with the led assemblies and they will be so much better. Perfect fit - new chrome - cheap. 39 leds are better than stock too.

On bumpers, if you can find a front Mercury 40 bumper, look how it is dipped in the center showing off the grille better.
Rear bumpers can be tucked closer to the body with sedan delivery bumper brackets.

Do some measuring on the seats before you get too carried away. The front is narrow and will not take wide seats. The rear being a bench, you can cut most seats to fit.

I like the idea you said of being a driver. Our has been coast to coast 3 times, in Canada and Mexico. We are approaching 300,000 miles on it. If you really drive it, don't be stupid and not keep the spare. A jack and nice load of tools can live in the back. I don't know how many times my tools have been the saving grace for the friends I ride with.

Originally Posted by Scooting

Couple minor suggestions:
On the running boards, instead of rubber take them to a place that shoots the pickup bed liner and have them done.
Mine have been done for over 10 years, I stomp the mud off my boots on them as I get in and they still look like the day they were first finished.

Good idea, and probably a lot cheaper.. have any pictures? I think I would like to put some type of running board strips on it as well to finish off the look

I have a friend with a 32 roadster and he has two toned it with the coolest paint I have seen in a long time. When our group hits the big freeway traffic, you can spot the shine of his car over a mile down the road. Striking!
If you have the 40 taillights stock, I couldn't tell from the photos, they point the bulb at the sky. Replace them with the led assemblies and they will be so much better. Perfect fit - new chrome - cheap.

it has the '39 tear drop lights and they are LED, I'm looking for something a bit bigger and bolder, I'll likely French in something at some point, these little tear drops are pretty low and people around here like to hump your rear bumper at highway speed.

On bumpers, if you can find a front Mercury 40 bumper, look how it is dipped in the center showing off the grille better.
Rear bumpers can be tucked closer to the body with sedan delivery bumper brackets.

I actually found an original 1939 bumper with brackets attached for $200 locally, a bit rusted, but should be easy to cleanup and powder coat. I will likely split the bumper and install as a left and right side leaving no bumper in front of the grille, only a nerf bar.. I have an idea on the look, just need to plan it out.

Do some measuring on the seats before you get too carried away. The front is narrow and will not take wide seats. The rear being a bench, you can cut most seats to fit.

of course, measure twice, cut once. the seats from my dads '85 Crown Vic are split bench, that is they look like a bench, but the driver and passenger sides move independently of each other, and the Drivers side is power, They can be trimmed down like the back seat, I've already done some mock up, Actually had the drivers seat in it last night and took the car for a drive to see what issues it might have, first time I have been able to drive it since picking it up a few weeks ago.

I like the idea you said of being a driver. Our has been coast to coast 3 times, in Canada and Mexico. We are approaching 300,000 miles on it. If you really drive it, don't be stupid and not keep the spare. A jack and nice load of tools can live in
the back. I don't know how many times my tools have been the saving grace with the friends I ride with.

Gotta go to appointment - will edit pictures in when I return.

no spare, staggered setup and highly doubt I will find a spare that will work for the front and the rear, it will be one or the other.

not concerned about it, haven't had a spare in a car I've owned since the late 1990s. I carry a plug kit and a compressor for nails, for a blow out I have road side through AAA and my insurance..

Tools yeah, I always keep some basic tools in any car I own, including my wife's car (though she hasn't a clue how to use them).

This isn't my first rodeo, I was an ASE tech for Chrysler and GM for 20 years.. I've never build a car, or restored a car, but I have worked on several thousand over the years, plus I have built a motorcycle from scratch.