1938 Ford Standard Coupe

[mercman from oz]

Australian 1938 Ford Standard Club Coupe with After-Market Headlight Rims

[Seth Swoboda]

The sealed beam headlight conversions on these '38s and the '37s, I cannot deal with. Ugly as a '38 Chevy.

[rockfla]

Seth X2 to the third power.

[Zeke3]

I agree with you on the conversion headlights. When I had them on my ‘37 they were aimed too high and couldn’t be adjusted any lower. I guess I should have put some bigger tires on the back and smaller on the front to lower the headlamps.

[mercman from oz]

1939 Ford Standard Coupe with unusual "eye-brows"

[TonyM]

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Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

The sealed beam headlight conversions on these '38s and the '37s, I cannot deal with. Ugly as a '38 Chevy.

Agreed, they were on my car and they were taken off as soon as possible.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by TonyM

Agreed, they were on my car and they were taken off as soon as possible.

[petehoovie]

I like the "eye-brows" on the Red Coupe in Post #65 though....

[mercman from oz]

This 1938 Ford Standard Coupe was donated to the Early Ford V8 Foundation Museum and delivered there by Irontrap.
Here is a picture of it outside the Museum. Many thanks to the donor for this beauty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS9gYQzGNdo

[mercman from oz]

Early Production 1938 Ford Standard Tudor Sedan

[Seth Swoboda]

Originally Posted by mercman from oz

This 1938 Ford Standard Coupe was donated to the Early Ford V8 Foundation Museum and delivered there by Irontrap.
Here is a picture of it outside the Museum. Many thanks to the donor for this beauty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS9gYQzGNdo

I want it.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

The sealed beam headlight conversions on these '38s and the '37s, I cannot deal with. Ugly as a '38 Chevy.

There's a reason why you see a lot of those seal beam conversions at swap meets. They usually go back home with the seller.

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by mercman from oz

Australian 1938 Ford Standard Club Coupe with After-Market Headlight Rims

This example also has the notorious and ever popular broken hood caused by the poorly engineered mounting of the ingeniously designed hood prop.

[38 coupe]

Originally Posted by mercman from oz

Early Production 1938 Ford Standard Tudor Sedan

This one is odd. In USA production the side trim was added before the chrome windshield. The lack of side trim with the chrome windshield is not something I have seen before.

[38 coupe]

I much prefer the side trim with painted windshield look (but with bright center divider?).

[mercman from oz]

1938 Ford Standard Coupe - 38 coupe

[mercman from oz]

Early production 1938 Ford Standard Tudor Sedan.
Notice pin stripe instead of chrome strips, painted windscreen frame and no SS strips on grille.

[38 coupe]

Here is a copy of the 1938 standard coupe picture from the Francis and DeAngelis book The Early Ford V8 as Henry Built It (a very good book worth buying if you don't already have it).

I like how plain this car is. All the restored cars have more "bling" (trim rings, white walls, fog lamps, etc.) that Ford built most of them with.

[Seth Swoboda]

Originally Posted by 38 coupe

Here is a copy of the 1938 standard coupe picture from the Francis and DeAngelis book The Early Ford V8 as Henry Built It (a very good book worth buying if you don't already have it).

That book is a must have for the serious V8 enthusiast. The '38 V8's (standard) are getting some serious love in this thread. I remember a time when everyone thought them to be ugly. Having said that, now the prices for them will go sky high.

[mercman from oz]

Great picture of the updated 1938 Ford Standard Coupe from the "The Early Ford V8 as Henry Built it" Book - 38 coupe