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1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet	1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance in Rochester, Michigan, August 7, 2005. by Douglas
1940 Willys Sedan	1940 Willys Sedan 1940 Willys Sedan Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: April 19, 2005 Location: The Orange Plaza Car Show in Orange, California. by Douglas
1940 Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood Special Sedan	1940 Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood Special Sedan 29,700.00 USD 1940 Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood Special Sedan $29,700 Worldwide Group Auctions The Old Car Heaven Museum Auction June 19 - 20, 2009 Website: www.wwgauctions.com Lot # 258 CHASSIS NO: 6320865 346 cid L-head V8 rated at 135 horsepower, three-speed manual synchromesh transmission, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 127" Finished in the timeless Kingston Gray, this Series 60 Special Sedan sports a fully restored tan mohair interior complemented by brown leather upholstery. The dash and all related components have been restored and present very well and most notably the beautiful dash. While it does show some signs of its decades-old restoration, the quality of craftsmanship has allowed it to stand the test of time. The reason for the superb amount of excellence put into making this sedan what it is stems from its low odometer reading of under 7,000 miles. To substantiate this, a file of restoration receipts dating to 1988 and attributed to a gentleman in Carson City, Nevada accompanies this car. A look along the exterior of this vehicle reveals a small amount of wear from years of cleaning and polishing yet the bodywork and paint remain in above average condition with chrome and trim that leave only a little more to be desired. The trunk is correctly restored and requires only a bit of attention to bring it back to its 1988 quality level. The new owner of this lovely vehicle will be presented with the option of enjoying this automobile as it sits for use in cruises and parades, or may choose to invest some time and love to make it a real award winner. by Douglas
1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe	1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: July 19, 2008 Location: Car Show in Canton, GA by Douglas
1940 American Bantam Riviera Phaeton	1940 American Bantam Riviera Phaeton 1940 American Bantam Riviera Phaeton by Douglas
1940 Cadillac Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Coupe Victoria	1940 Cadillac Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Coupe Victoria 1940 Cadillac Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Coupe Victoria Location: 2009 Concours d'Elegance Amelia Island, Florida Date: March 15, 2009 Photos By: Douglas Wilkinson by Douglas
1940 Cadillac Series 75 Limousine Sedan	1940 Cadillac Series 75 Limousine Sedan 67,000.00 USD Offered For Sale at the: Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction January, 2008, Scottsdale, Arizona Barrett-Jackson Auction Company 7400 E Monte Cristo Ave Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Phone: 480-421-6694 Facsimile: 480-421-6697 Website: www.barrett-jackson.com 1940 Cadillac Series 75 Limousine Sedan 67,000 LotNumber 77 ExteriorColor BLACK Interiorcolor BURGUNDY/BEIGE This very rare pre-war Cadillac 75 Series limousine/touring sedan may be the last 7523 in the world today, with only 166 built, almost three quarters of century ago. There is only a hand-full of these big 75/90 Series Cadillacs remaining from the pre-war era. It is a miracle to find one with the original 346 Flathead engine, 3-speed synchromesh transmission overhauled completely and operation like new as it was in 1939-40. This car was almost lost to the city, AKA Metal Soup, with some 46 other cars in a zoning dispute before it was purchased by Mark Sigler and went into its extensive 3 year frame-off restoration in the re-building and restoring the car to its original 1940 factory state. We only hope the new owner will enjoy and respect this car as a relic of history and leave it in the restored to original condition without serious modifications. by Douglas
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedan	1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedan 1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedan Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: July 19, 2008 Location: Car Show in Canton, GA by Douglas
1940 PLYMOUTH STREET ROD FOR SALE	1940 PLYMOUTH STREET ROD FOR SALE 30,000.00 USD 1940 PLYMOUTH STREET ROD FOR SALE $30,000 Stock: 1940 Mileage: 12000 Engine Size: 239 SUPER CHARGED Transmission: AUTOMATIC Exterior Color: RASBERRY Interior Color: GREY Vin: 11052652 YOU CAN NOW BID YOUR PRICE! TELL US WHAT YOU WOULD PAY. 24 HOUR A DAY BIDDING AT VOLOCARS.COM OR CALL TO JAY OR BRIAN AT 815 385 3644. ALL REASONABLE BIDS ARE CONSIDERED. NOW IS THE TIME FOR GREAT DEALS! THIS IS A WELL BUILT STREET ROD YOU CAN DRIVE CROSS COUNTRY, IN COMFORT! BUILT IN 1994 AND HAS HAD 12K MILES SINCE. THE BODY WAS STRIPPED TO BARE METAL AND GIVEN A SHOW QUALITY PAINT JOB (HAVE PICTURES OF CAR WITH NO PAINT). AFTER 15 YEARS THE PAINT STILL LOOKS AMAZING, STANDING THE TEST OF TIME. CHROME AND STAINLESS WERE RESTORED, HAS POLISHED BOYD ALUMINUM WHEELS. INTERIOR WAS ALL CUSTOM UPHOLSTERED ON THE FACTORY SEATS, IT’S QUALITY! HAS CUSTOM BILLET DOOR AND WINDOW CRANKS, CUSTOM BILLET / WOOD ARM RESTS, DASH WAS REPAINTED AND A CUSTOM WOOD DASH FRONT WAS ADDED NEW GAUGES, ALL NEW SMOKED GLASS, BANJO WHEELS, BILLET TILT COLUMN AND MORE. THIS COUPE HAS A REAR SEAT, VERY UNCOMMON FOR STREET ROD COUPES! TRUNK HAS BEEN UPHOLSTERED TO MATCH. MECHANICALLY, THIS CAR DRIVES LIKE A NEW CADILLAC. MANY STREET RODS ARE BUILT TO LOOK GOOD; THIS ONE WAS BUILT TO DRIVE. WE TOOK IT IN ON TRADE FROM AN 80 YEAR OLD GENTLEMAN WHO WAS VERY METICULOUS! IF YOU LIVE IN CA, FLY IN AND DRIVE IT HOME!!! HAS MUSTANG II FRONT END WITH POWER STEERING AND DISC BRAKES, HEAT AND AIR. WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR? HOW ABOUT AN ECONOMICAL 239 CI ENGINE THAT GETS GREAT GAS MILEAGE, THAT IS UNTIL YOU TROMP ON IT AND PUT THE SUPER CHARGER TO USE, WHICH BY THE WAY, REALLY GETS THIS CAR MOVING! Options and Accessories: MUSTANG II FRONT END VINTAGE AIR AND HEAT DISC BRAKES POWER STEERING BOYD WHEELS IDIDIT BILLIT TILT COLUMN CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS GAUGES WABBIT WOOD DASH LOKAR SHIFTER BANJO WHEEL AM-FM CASSETTE STEREO 2 SPEED WIPERS SMOKED GLASS WALKER RADIATOR FOLD-AWAY REAR SEAT CUSTOM TWEED INTERIOR E-BRAKE B&M BLOWER Offered For Sale By: Volo Auto Museum 27582 Volo VIllage Road Volo, IL 60073 Phone: 815-385-8408 Email: sales@www.volocars.com Website: www.volocars.com by volo
1940 Packard One Twenty Convertible Victoria	1940 Packard One Twenty Convertible Victoria 150,700.00 USD Offered For Sale at the: RM Auction - Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook Hall August 6, 2005, Auburn Hills, Michigan RM Auctions One Classic Car Drive Blenheim, Ontario N0P 1A0 Canada Phone: 519-352-4575 Website: www.rmauctions.com 1940 Packard One Twenty Convertible Victoria LOT: 096 Estimate: $150,000-$180,000 US Chassis No. I70I2097 AUCTION RESULTS: Lot was Sold at a price of $150,700 120hp 282 cu. in. L-head inline eight-cylinder engine with three-speed synchromesh manual transmission, coil spring independent front suspension, leaf spring live axle rear suspension and four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Wheelbase: 127" With the demise of Packard's Twelve in 1939, the eight-cylinder cars replaced the twelve as Packard’s top offering. Despite of the fact that the senior cars had built the company’s reputation, it was the junior cars, particularly the one twenty, that saved the company. Smooth and sophisticated, they offered the refinement of the senior cars combined with the advanced production techniques and lower costs of the junior cars. It is interesting that Packard and Darrin chose to offer his strikingly beautiful semi-custom convertible victoria body on both the one twenty and one eighty chassis. Other than a small horsepower difference, there was little distinction between the two. On the inside, interior trim was on the cutting edge of technology – it featured a dash fascia molded almost entirely in plastic, well ahead of many of Packard's competitors and undoubtedly an anomaly for the period. In several ways, 1940 and 1941 marked the curtain call for Packard's senior cars. The company sold its tooling off to the Russians after the war, which left it with only the mid-priced Clipper to offer customers during the postwar boom when car manufacturers could do little else but offer prewar automobiles. Similarly, the coachbuilt era was drawing to a close. Before it did, however, some of the most exciting cars of the era, the coveted “Darrin Packards,” were built. The Darrin story begins in the late teens. Howard A. “Dutch” Darrin was a pilot in World War I when he met Thomas L. Hibbard, an automobile designer who had confounded the LeBaron body company in New York. Following the war, the two visited Paris to find a company to build bodies for LeBaron and to take advantage of the lower costs in postwar France. Instead, with a financial backer, the two founded the legendary firm of Hibbard & Darrin and began designing and building their own bodies. After the crash of 1929, their backer withdrew and Hibbard returned to America. Darrin remained in Paris, where he teamed up with another partner to form Fernandez & Darrin. By 1937, however, the writing was on the wall and Darrin returned to Hollywood, California to establish his own small custom body shop. Darrin’s initial designs on the 120 chassis were quite striking, and his order backlog began to grow. It is difficult today to appreciate the dramatic effect that Darrin’s designs had on contemporary eyes. Here was a car with no running boards. It was much lower than other cars and the doors swept gracefully down to meet the quarter panel. Darrins had smoothly integrated trunks at a time when most trunks were separate add-ons, or built out “bumps” on the rear of the car. Even the shape of the top was a design element, not just a replacement for a missing metal roof. Catering to the whims of the stars, his stylish designs were very popular. These striking cars had long hoods, pretty vee windshields, and the famous “Darrin dip” in the beltline at the rear of the doors. His success attracted Packard’s attention and a deal was struck for Packard to manufacture Darrin’s cars under Dutch’s supervision at the Central Body Company’s plant in Connersville, Indiana. It is perhaps even more remarkable that Dutch’s design has stood the test of time so well as they are as striking today as they were in 1938. In a very real sense, they also represent the swan song for the coachbuilt era – the last of the truly custom crafted automobiles. Finished in a striking shade of red and trimmed with a tan leather interior and canvas top, the car is quite striking today. The car is equipped with correct period fog lights, white sidewall tires, and accessory bumper guards. An older restoration, the car is nonetheless in excellent condition today. Some of the dash chrome is showing the patina of age, although the interior leather and carpet remain in excellent condition. The paintwork will require minor attention to attend to small defects, and will benefit from a thorough wetsanding and buffing, following which the appearance of the paintwork should be returned to show condition. Darrin’s cars are extremely popular today. They offer the drivability of Packard’s excellent prewar chassis with its independent front suspension, hydraulic power brakes, and silky smooth steering, combined with the panache of Darrin’s racy design and a healthy dose of Hollywood allure. The fact that they are rare only enhances their appeal – and their value. by Douglas