uncle gave me a 37 ford coupe
 

I am new on here. I am from Texas and my uncle gave me this 37 ford coupe. I thought I would introduce myself. I know its rough but I think I can work with it.http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/.../37ford006.jpg

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It only takes time and money.

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What all doors will fit this car? Is it 37-40 coupe? Or will some doors from a sedan work?

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It will be a lot of work but you got a lot to work with and will be a good project

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I am going to start working on it when it cools off its just way to hot right now. I have started to look for parts. My uncle backed that baler into the right rear fender and tore it up prety bad. Are 37 coupe rear fenders the only ones that go on it or will others work?

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Good project ,you will be surprised were the parts turn up from .Ted

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Are you sure its a 37? The rear fenders look like 38 to me, as do the front and inner fenders. Might be an early 38 standard coupe, as there doesn't appear to be any holes for the stainless moldings

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My uncle said he thought it was a 37. Could be a 38 I have not looked for any number on the car. Its been to hot and the snakes have been real bad this year.

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I have the hood at my house and it looks like a hood from a 37.

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Nice coupe to start out with with . I've had some that wernt this good. First thing get some axles under it get it off the ground. What happen to the roof on pasenger side. I got a 37 coupe vintage race car that I built with a flat head in it. Still racing it. I Have a 39 race car also. You got a lot of work to do but you can still find parts

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someone needed a flat peice of metal I guess. We have a old chevy truck that the roof is just about the same conture and I am thinking about cutting it out to use it.

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compared to the cars you find in the north east thats mint it looks solid don,t see any rot.

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First off welcome to the barn. Lot of good advice & help on this site.
Second I would thank unkl for the gift as it looks fine from the drivers side
Third I would buy unkl some new glasses for backing into this jewel.
Keep us posted on your progress & best of luck.
BTW move it away from the bailer.

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Welcome to Ford Barn!! It's great to see new guys on the board. You have come to the best place to get good info......looks like your project will be great....just needs a bunch of TLC!!....and some parts that you should be able to scrounge off this place.......

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Not much rot a bunch of bullet holes. Just going to need a bunch of parts. The baler is not going to move. Once something is parked back behind the barns it never moves. There was a 40 ford conv sitting forever. My uncle traded it for a junky welder that only worked for about 2 uses and the motor quit. Its parked back there allso now.

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I am glad someone else looks at the car the way I do. When my wife saw it she asked if I could take it to the scrap yard with the rest of the junk. I told her she was nuts.

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He asked about doors. well ??

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I think I have an idea now of what doors will work. 37-40 coupe and the front doors on a 4 door sedan trimed up a bit.

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I have a 37 and a 38. Doors look the same to me on both.

Can't tell for sure due to the rust in the photo, but the fenders look more like my 38 than the 37. The 37's have more of a "peak" running along the top of the fenders...

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The hood that is with the car is a 37 hood from all the pics I have seen. I have not looked for any numbers yet.

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Welcome to the barn! Looks as though you have the making of a good project car.I believe fordscript may be right as there is no sharp crease on the top of the front fenders and although the rear fenders are hard to see because of the grass,they do look like 38's. If you could take a picture of the rear of the car it would be obvious by the trunk handle and rear tail lights.

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I will try to get out there this week and take more pics. If it is a 38 will I have more options with the rear fenders? I saw somewhere that the 38 coupe can use rear fenders off a sedan. Is that right?

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the dash board,if it has one is also a dead give away.

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It does not have a dash. Are the hood ornament the same on a 38 as the 37?

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believe the top part of the hood ornament on a 38 standard is identical to the 37's? my avatar has a 38 std. and my 37 front ends on it.

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Welcome to the Ford Barn. Nice solid looking coupe!

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It might be a 38. I will have to get a better look at every thing on the car. I like the 38 grill better than the 37.

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Bart, From closer inspection of your coupe, you have a '38 Standard. I am positive.

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Thats cool I like the 38 grill better and it was free witch is the best part. This will be my first car to restore this old. I have grown up around these old fords with my uncle and my grandfather. My grandfather has a giant hoard of model t's.

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Bart, Look at Felix37's Avatar. This is what your grill will look like. Different from a '37 in that the grill bars above the headlights go all the way back to the cowl. The '38 DeLuxe has a heart-shape grill. Yours is a '38 Standard.

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Welcome to the Barn. Looks like a great project, I'm looking forward to progress photos once you get started.

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A good source for parts and advice would be to joining a Early Ford V8 Club. You are located near the Lone Star Club in the Fort Worth, Arlington area and Stacy Brown, who is a member, has Antique Auto Supply.

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Thanks guys I will get started on it when it cools off. The first part of july the guy that catches snakes on our place gased under the car and caught five rattle snakes. They are real bad this year and I was told by my uncle that he would not help me load it up until it gets cold.

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Bart if you google 1938 ford or go to carnut.com you can get lots of ideas & pics.
B-O-B

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Thanks I will look at that. I have a prety good idea what I want to do. I want to go back with a flat head. Keep the rest prety much stock. I would like to set it a bit lower. Probably a drop front axle and I have thought about a 4 link rear suspencion. I have a 9 inch out of a old bronco that I was thinking about putting that under it. And I cant decide yet on paint.

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A 38 Std hood looks similar to a 37 hood.

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The hood on the 37 looks like when it rounds off it is just rounded. From pics it looks like it has a different roundnes to it on the sides.

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Did these cars come from the factory with pin stripes on the paint. Parts of the car you can see the green paint and yellow pin stripe.

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A 37 hood just rounds off, the 38 hood rounds of into a "crease or step" then rounds off again...

Regarding pin stripes... yes, ivory painted factory pinstripe on my Blue 37, but my Black 38 has stainless trim instead of a pinstripe

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If it has a frame under the body, look for an I.D.# on top of the frame in the area right over where the steering will mount. If you can find those numbers it will be easier to identify. Good luck and welcome to the barn. Jack