1940 Chevrolet Other for sale $33,995
| 1940 Chevrolet Other $33,995 | |
| Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
| Price: | $33,995 |
| Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
| Location: | Fort Worth, TX |
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Theres a growing segment of the rodding community that is starting to appreciate fat-fendered rods. No longer just modifying for the sake of being differentand#44; cars like this 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe coupe embrace their heritageand#44; updating things only enough to make them fasterand#44; more reliableand#44; and more practical while keeping the fantastic good looks that make them so timeless. This is a great-looking rodand#44; but thats only because it started out as a great-looking car. OKand#44; unless you were a fire chief in 1940and#44; its unlikely that you were driving around in a high-profile Chevy coupe like this. Howeverand#44; that doesnt mean the tri-tone color combination doesnt look fantastic on the fat-fendered bowtie. Everything but the rear fenders is made of steel and someone obviously spent a ton of time getting it to fit together just right. They didnt skimp on the paintand#44; eitherand#44; liberally drenching the entire car in bright orangeand#44; blueand#44; or silver urethane with a forever shine that looks great and really makes the car stand outand#44; and the flame-like graphics along the doors and quarters are just beautifully done. Almost all the factory trim was deletedand#44; but if you look closely at itand#44; youll see that its really artfully designedand#44; from the wonderfully complex grille to the vents on the hood to the beautiful trunk hinges. The bumpers were deletedand#44; so it has a cleanand#44; smooth lookand#44; but details like the grille surround and hood ornament still attract a lot of attention. A Veed windshield updates the look just a bit and the shaved door handles are part of the reason why the graphics look so clean. That cool interior is finished with power bucket seats from a late-model wrapped in custom blue and silver upholstery. The original back seat is goneand#44; but that area and the door panels were treated to the same kind of makeoverand#44; and the dash was painted silver with orange highlights for a bit of contrast. Theres a custom center console thats low profile and stays out of the wayand#44; and the original dash was filled and smoothed so it could hold those white-faced Auto Meter dials. A tilt column carries a custom billet wheel with a carbon fiber rimand#44; and with blue carpets on the floorand#44; it has a very sophisticated look. Theres an AM/FM/CD stereo radio with big thumping speakers in the area behind the seats and the trunk is upholstered to match with a bright orange Chevy bowtie on the bulkheadand#44; just in case you forgot what kind of car this is. Youre probably not surprised to see Chevy small block power under the hoodand#44; but the 350 cubic inch V8 looks right under the long pointed hood. A few polished aluminum bits are the usual dress-up and an afternoon spent polishing and detailing the engine itself would really bring the engine bay up a notch. An Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor builds horsepowerand#44; but its built for comfort and reliability above all else. A 700R4 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission makes this a wonderful highway car and with a Mustang II independent suspension and power disc brakes up frontand#44; it rides and handles like a much younger machine. The exhaust burbles in a suitably hot rod manner and the stance is just about ideal. Attractive Eagle alloy wheels match the steering wheel and carry 215/45/17 front and 235/45/17 rear performance radials. This is a really clean rodand#44; but its also a fitting tribute to some of the best designs of the pre-war era. Sometimesand#44; you really cant improve on the factoryand#44; you can only polish it up. Call today! |