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Originally Posted by 19Fordy
"Kube", "THANK YOU" for the strainer comparison differences. Maybe Henry Ford could save a few pennies and at the same time provide more useable trunk space by relocating the "strainers" and making them shorter. Perhaps the left over "strainers" for the 1939 cars had to be used up in the production of 1940 cars. I am pretty sure my 40 is an early production 1940 as it has 1939 glass bugs.
However, if the early production 40's had short (left over) "strainers" (like mine), it would surprise me that Henry then switched to longer strainers like you have in your car. A design change mystery for sure.
Do you know if 1939 Ford "strainers" were short or long and how they were located?
Is your 40 an early or late production car? Thanks, JIM
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Jim, I'd restored a number of '39 Fords and found both designs. So, it wasn't a cost savings type of change. I'm not certain if it was a change at all. But rather, perhaps simply a different way of doing things at a different plant(s).
I just don't know for certain.