1940 Ford Coupe

[ModelcarJR]

This is a Lindberg kit that I purchased with the L-700 truck at WalMart years ago. So far, I have prepped the body, painted it Dupli-Color Royal Blue, rubbed it out, and foiled it. I replaced the center divider in the windshield after removing a lot of flash and I consider it a minor miracle that this one has come out pretty nicely. I have looked at the other parts and I have a lot of work cut out for me removing flash, etc, I think I will look for another engine as this one only has a standard flathead V-8. I also want to look for some big and littles to fit under it. So it may take a couple of  days to figure all this out. Thanks for looking! ?

[STU111]

Off to a good start, that body looks pretty nice. ?? ( I’ve gotta get myself a 40 Ford kit ).

[SpikeSchumacher]

Gorgeous color!

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Stuart and Mathias! I appreciate your comments!  Stuart, if you're going to get a 40 Ford kit, this Lindberg kit is not a good one to start with. The AMT is alright but the one I like is the Monogram 40 Ford Standard Coupe. its a great kit. Of coarse, any re-issues would be made by Revell but may be labeled Monogram. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice job so far on an unloved kit. Love that blue too.  

As I'm sure you know, it's pretty much a clone of the very similar AMT kit.

And yes, the Revellogram '40s are much nicer, but this one builds up very nicely with a little extra effort.

[NOBLNG]

Beeuutiful paint job!

[STU111]

8 hours ago, ModelcarJR said:

Thanks, Stuart and Mathias! I appreciate your comments!  Stuart, if you're going to get a 40 Ford kit, this Lindberg kit is not a good one to start with. The AMT is alright but the one I like is the Monogram 40 Ford Standard Coupe. its a great kit. Of coarse, any re-issues would be made by Revell but may be labeled Monogram. 

Cheers for that John, being in Australia, we don’t get all releases down here but I’ll keep a look out for a Revell/ Monogram release as the 40 Ford is one car I’d like to build. ??

[Bullybeef]

That’s some nice looking paint John. 

[bobss396]

I have some Lindberg '40 Ford kits in the stash. Still my favorite is the AMT kit. I have 2 in the works that I need to finish. 

[Zippi]

Man, that is looking pretty good so far John.  Great looking color for the ole gal.  It's hard to beat a 40 Ford.  

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your comments! tic is the air cleaner which is as narrow as the base to the right. 

I am working through the parts in this kit but its a chore. The plastic, even for the body, is translucent and has lots of flash. The chrome has some flash as well. I'll see if I can find an engine to fit and some wheels. Here are some photos of the parts trees. Thanks for looking. 

Underneath the blob of chromed plastic the air cleaner which is as narrow as the base of it to the right. 

This is suppose to be the steering column which looks much different from the instructions. Guess I'll be searching the parts box for a column.

 

[ModelcarJR]

I painted all the other parts for this kit and then turned my attention to the engine and what I am going to do for a power plant. I found an engine in a bag that I had bought several years ago at a contest for $1.00. Looks like a Mopar of some sort but it had a number of parts that looked interesting. So I removed the distributor or magneto on the front of the Ford engine and drilled a couple of holes for a regular fan belt, alternator and fan. I also use the heads, valve covers, intake manifold, carb, exhaust manifolds, and oil filler tube. Then I found an air cleaner and distributor in the parts box. Everything fit well so I assembled it using the block from this Ford. I test-fitted the engine in the chassis and then mounted the fender unit, body and hood. Everything fit! So that problem is solved and I ordered some Aoshima 15' American Mags and Firestone tires from Model Round-up to see how they will look on this build. So I could probably wrap this one up in a couple of hours but I'll put it aside until I get the wheels. Thanks for looking! ?

[customline]

That color is amazing, John. It looks darker than a royal blue, more toward midnight blue. Love it!

[Zippi]

That engine looks just right setting in the business end of the Coupe.  Those wheels & tires will look Super nice John.

[bobss396]

I toss the kit steering column and make my own. Also the dash bracket that holds it.

I'm working on one now using the AMT '56 Ford engine. I had to use the short transmission that came with the '40 kit. 

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Jim, Bob, and Bob! I appreciate your comments! Jim, I agree with you and I don't know how car companies come up with the names of colors sometimes. I originally bought it because the cap color looked close to Guardsman Blue that I needed for the Shelby Cobra that I built. The can does say that its an original Ford color. But its a nice dark blue without looking like its black. 

Bob A., I am anxious to see how the wheels and tires look and may buy some more. 

Bob S., Yes, I will probably do the same as I doubt I have any extra steering columns. Looks like there is a piece on the parts tree that might serve as a column shifter or alternatively as a turn signal indicator lever. 

[Biggu]

Oh … that PAINT !!!! ?

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Jeff! I appreciate your comment!

This one is almost done. The chassis is not exactly square in the fender unit which caused some issues with the wheels in the fender openings. So I scraped some plastic from the rear wheel openings and the left front fender with my X-Acto knife so the wheels and tires would fit. I did use the Aoshima big and little 15" American Mags but the tires were too wide. I cut down the rear wheels about 1/8" from the width and then just used some Goodyear L60 - 15s all the way around.  They probably would rub on a 1/:1, but I think they look OK in scale. But I won't show the mess underneath as it is not pretty.

The hood doesn't fit well either but a little Handi-Tak under the hood fixes that. The interior is not much to see. I painted it primer gray with some clear coat on the dash, steering wheel and column and called it good. I took the steering wheel and column from the Revell 32 five window coupe that I have been using for extra parts. I've used quite a few parts from that kit on other builds. The windshield glass are two pieces of clear acetate as the kit windshield was just too thick and left gaps.

Although the exterior paint looks good, it's really not contest ready so it will probably be a shelf sitter. So I'll be back with final photos after bumpers, taillights, gas filler cap, headlights and maybe a mirror on the door, if I can find or make one. Thanks for looking! ?

[SpeedShift]

Really love the hue of that deep blue, looks great! 

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Jim! I appreciate your comment! 

This one is done! More photos in the "Under Glass" section.