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1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe Street Rod

AN1114-197760_4 — 1940 Ford Coupe Interior. Photo: Mecum

1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe

HIGHLIGHTS

– All steel
– Known as G-Force Forty
– Built by Lonnie Gilbertson
– Cover car in Street Rod Builder magazine
– Custom 427 CI engine
– One-off Hilborn injection by Rick Steele
– Corvette 6-speed transmission
– Mastershift paddle shift
– Corvette rear end
– Carbon fiber driveshaft
– C5 4-wheel disc brakes
– One-off C5 frame
– Hand-fitted front suspension
– Rear horizontal coilovers
– Custom Blue and Silver interior
– Custom dash with Corvette instruments
– Billet gauge cluster
– Corvette seats with 5-point harnesses
– Power steering
– Hidden Vintage Air
– Custom stereo
– Performance Dyno tuned

AN1114-197760_2 — Such a sweet Ford Coupe from 1940. Photo: Mecum

1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe

SPECIFICATIONS

Year- 1940

Make- Ford

Model- Deluxe Coupe

Body- Street Rod

Engine- 427 CI

Trans- 6-speed

Color- Blue

Interior- Blue

Vin- 185353894

AN1114-197760_7 — 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe Street Rod 427 CI engine. Photo: Mecum

AN1114-197760_6 — 1940 Ford Deluxe Coup. Photo: Mecum

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