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Location: Woodstock, GA
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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
1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe
LOT: 031
Chassis No. 5082277
Sold at a price of $27,000
85hp 221 cu. in. flathead V8, three-speed manual transmission, transverse leaf spring and solid axle front suspension with conventional leaf spring and live axle rear suspension and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 112"
Hailed as one of the most attractive Fords ever produced, and a favorite with rodders and customizers, the 1939 Ford Deluxe coupe remains a styling icon of the pre World War II days in America.
While styling did follow other Ford products of the day, the Deluxe Coupe was more directly influenced by the natural flair for beauty possessed by the company's president, Edsel B. Ford. It was under his direction that the beautiful Lincoln-Zephyr was created, as well as the other new Ford product for 1939, the Mercury.
Starting with the smooth front fenders adorned with teardrop shaped headlights, the Deluxe Coupe could only be described as streamlined. A low and sleek chrome grille, a rounded and well proportioned overall body profile highlighted by flowing roof lines, all came together
to give the car the illusion of speed even when standing still. Simply put, the 1939 Ford Deluxe coupe was stunning. A number of well-known stylists have declared this model one of the most perfect designs ever, and even today are hard-pressed to find a bad line or styling flaw.
The year 1939 marked a number of firsts for America's most popular car. Ford adopted Lockheed’s hydraulic braking system, which was a vast improvement to the mechanical units used previously. Standard equipment for Deluxe models was the fabled 221 cu. in. ‘flathead’ V8, which was rated at 85 horsepower and was coupled with the standard, three-speed manual transmission.
Presented here is a very nice 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe that has benefited from a quality restoration. It was sold new at Paul Heuning Ford, in Hobart, Indiana, near Chicago, and has remained in the same town ever since. It is finished in a handsome black, with the interior appointed in the original Taupe broadcloth material. Both right and left side spotlights are wonderful features that have been added to the car. The original engine remains with the car and has been restored to a brilliant condition. A strong performer, this example’s styling remains timelessly attractive and will make its new owner extremely proud to own one of Ford’s finest prewar automobiles.
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