The 1940 Ford Cutaway

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Originally Posted by Bill

To bend this thread a little...assuming you could locate a decent rolling chassis in the 5K range what would it cost to duplicate a similar example? Would the process used be much different than 1939? Would modern technology make it simpler. Have I been sitting out in the sun too long.... Bill in Fl.

Hi Everyone. Bill: Talk about being 'upside down' on your build!?!

Temporarily put aside the cut-away aspect, I'm gob-smacked impressed by the chrome work on the subject piece! That alone would be more than a couple thousand $, maybe even 10K. Paint likely even more $ because of the increased number of surfaces that are painted by hand or using extensive masking then spraying.

The machine work would be huge, many hundreds of hours. I can't really see how modern computer-aided milling stuff could help a lot because their main benefit is when things need to be done repeatedly.

Yikes! I'm sure glad Mr. Rennebohm stepped up to the plate, because from the photos it sure looks like he hit a grand-slam! I sure hope I can see it in person one day.