Thread: Manufacturers of fiberglass bodies 1940 Ford

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I've recently purchased a 1940 Ford coupe, 3 window, chopped & trimmed. I'm trying to find out the manufacturer of the body. I do not think it's a Monitti. Who makes a fiberglass body for a 1940 Ford coupe?
Thanks for your help.

A picture of the car would help. If the car has a split windshield, it rules out OZE.

A quick google search brought up a few possibilities.

39 Ford Fiberglass Bodies

Oze Rod Shop | Custom Hot Rods, Fiberglass Body, Hot Rod Parts, & More!

i would bet on downs mfg . lot of them out there .

As far as I know, Downs never made a '40 Ford coupe body. The made several '37 models. I did another google search and came up with a website for the current owners of the Downs product line. Downs quit making car bodies, soon after I placed the order for my '37 OZE, in 2013. At that time, I wanted to buy a '37 truck with '40 rear fenders as a roller, but they no longer made a chassis for the body. They told me to try Lucky 7 for the chassis. If you check out the "about us" link, it explains the history.

Down used to have the ability to make custom chassis, rollers and complete cars.

Downs Custom Performance Automotive

A 40 "three window coupe"??? I thought they were all five windows? If it is three, it would be a big clue.

You might take a look at Full Blown Hot Rodz in Folsom, LA who makes a 3 window coupe and a roadster; and Supreme Hot Rods in Winder, GA who makes a 3 window coupe. Links - Fiberglass Bodies For Sale and Hot Rod Bodies - 1932 3 Window Coupe, 1932 coupe, 1935 Coupe, Fiberglass Body Parts

I missed the 3-window description in the original post. That's a real distinction, since there were no 3 window models built after '36. The Full Blown '40 3-window has a distinct top profile that looks like they copied a Wild Rod '37 body and put different fenders on it. Wild 37

One thing that can't be stopped is other people copying a body, once it's out on the market. This company copied the '37 Oze hardtop body long ago. 1937 Ford Coupe parts and accessories for sale; '37 Coupe hot rod package