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russcc · 11-15-2022, 07:39 PM

Is there difference in value between a '33 & '34 5 window coupe that are exactly the same except the years ?

Jack E/NJ · 11-15-2022, 07:44 PM

Exactly the same? I'd guess no. Did I guess right?

ford38v8 · 11-15-2022, 08:37 PM

Depends on whether you value style more, or performance. I prefer the styling of the ‘33 one day, and the next day I like the more powerful engine. A large number of ‘33s, however, have a later fuel system anyway, so that leaves style as the decider for me!

petehoovie · 11-15-2022, 08:43 PM

1933

1934

woodiewagon46 · 11-15-2022, 08:58 PM

I have always liked the '33 grill over the more bulky '34. I would tend to think the '33 might bring a little more money.

DavidG · 11-15-2022, 10:13 PM

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I like them both and have had a good number of each, but in the lighter colors, the misalignment of all those different angled lines of the edges of the hood side panels, hood louvers, and edge of the front doors on a '34 give the '33s the edge styling wise, especially the Canadian '33s with the optional body-colored fenders, etc.

Notwithstanding, comparing stock to stock, body type to body type, the '34s seem to be somewhat more valued $ wise.

Lawson Cox · 11-15-2022, 10:28 PM

It's all in the eyes of the beholder.

ronn · 11-16-2022, 04:52 AM

a 33 has a lower production, so there is that.........

bottom of the depression

Lawrie · 11-16-2022, 06:15 AM

Our 34 3w sits in the shed under a car cover, under used, our 33 fordor, sits in the other bay next to the roller door and is used most weeks.the 34 is pristine, the 33 has stone chips and scratches.
the 33 is the most valued in the family.
Lawrie

petehoovie · 11-16-2022, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawrie

the 33 has stone chips and scratches.
the 33 is the most valued in the family.
Lawrie

Jeff/Illinois · 11-17-2022, 02:53 PM

All Ford Coupes 1932 thru 1936 are stunning

Also like the '37's and the '39-'40's they are classics.

Three windows are always a favorite. I love 'em all it is hard to pick a favorite!

koates · 11-17-2022, 07:07 PM

Well I admire them all 1928 to 1937 but I recon the 34 has it plus the good performance. Regards, Kevin.

JayChicago · 11-18-2022, 02:03 PM

Agree. Picking my favorite Ford would be like picking my favorite song. There are a couple dozen songs I would put on my all-time favorites list. Picking ONE as THE favorite is kinda impossible.

rockfla · 11-18-2022, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JayChicago

Agree. Picking my favorite Ford would be like picking my favorite song. There are a couple dozen songs I would put on my all-time favorites list. Picking ONE as THE favorite is kinda impossible.

Picking for me is easy.......1933!!!! Hands down

Newc · 11-18-2022, 03:46 PM

Circle trackers preferred the better rear quarter vision of the 5w, and so do I for driving. Newc

tubman · 11-18-2022, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JayChicago

Agree. Picking my favorite Ford would be like picking my favorite song. There are a couple dozen songs I would put on my all-time favorites list. Picking ONE as THE favorite is kinda impossible.

That part is easy. "Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes" (Be My Baby") wins hands down. That gal was HOT. I can't help on the rest except to say I think '34's are the best styled Fords, ever. (It's something about the saggy bottom of the '33 grille.)

Robert/Texas · 11-19-2022, 11:31 AM

I have a prejudice toward '34 Fords. I've owned two '34 roadsters. The first one I bought in 1954 and sold it in 1959 and always wished that I kept it. That one was a hotrod. The next one I bought in 1995 and I still have it. I think that they are the best-looking cars that Ford ever made. Also, 1934 is the year I was born which adds to my prejudice.

petehoovie · 11-19-2022, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert/Texas

I have a prejudice toward '34 Fords. I've owned two '34 roadsters. The first one I bought in 1954 and sold it in 1959 and always wished that I kept it. That one was a hotrod. The next one I bought in 1995 and I still have it. I think that they are the best-looking cars that Ford ever made. Also, 1934 is the year I was born which adds to my prejudice.

petehoovie · 11-19-2022, 01:18 PM

'33 - First year of production for the Model 40. In many cases, the first year of production cars have many quirks/problems that get ironed out in the second year of production. The '49 Ford comes to mind here. The '34 is the better of the two cars, hands down...

JayChicago · 11-19-2022, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert/Texas

I have a prejudice toward '34 Fords. I've owned two '34 roadsters. The first one I bought in 1954 and sold it in 1959 and always wished that I kept it. That one was a hotrod. The next one I bought in 1995 and I still have it. I think that they are the best-looking cars that Ford ever made. Also, 1934 is the year I was born which adds to my prejudice.

Robert, that's a great story, and great pic of your car in the fifties. Wish I had a pic of the tired '50 coupe I dug out of a snow bank after the Chicago blizzard of '67. (It was a coupe! Worth saving from the junk yard.) Drove that coupe every day to community college, and then drove it to Peoria when I had to go away to college. Would love to have a young man / old man photo comparison like you showed us there.

11-15-2022, 07:39 PM	#1
russcc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,871	Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe Is there difference in value between a '33 & '34 5 window coupe that are exactly the same except the years ?

11-15-2022, 07:44 PM	#2
Jack E/NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,173	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe Exactly the same? I'd guess no. Did I guess right?

11-15-2022, 08:37 PM	#3
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,646	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe Depends on whether you value style more, or performance. I prefer the styling of the ‘33 one day, and the next day I like the more powerful engine. A large number of ‘33s, however, have a later fuel system anyway, so that leaves style as the decider for me! __________________ Alan

11-15-2022, 08:43 PM	#4
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,156	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe 1933 1934 __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 Last edited by petehoovie; 11-15-2022 at 08:56 PM.

11-15-2022, 08:58 PM	#5
woodiewagon46 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Island,NY Posts: 1,555	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe I have always liked the '33 grill over the more bulky '34. I would tend to think the '33 might bring a little more money.

11-15-2022, 10:13 PM	#6
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,102	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I like them both and have had a good number of each, but in the lighter colors, the misalignment of all those different angled lines of the edges of the hood side panels, hood louvers, and edge of the front doors on a '34 give the '33s the edge styling wise, especially the Canadian '33s with the optional body-colored fenders, etc. Notwithstanding, comparing stock to stock, body type to body type, the '34s seem to be somewhat more valued $ wise.

11-15-2022, 10:28 PM	#7
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe It's all in the eyes of the beholder. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

11-16-2022, 04:52 AM	#8
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,793	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe a 33 has a lower production, so there is that......... bottom of the depression

11-17-2022, 02:53 PM	#11
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,789	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe All Ford Coupes 1932 thru 1936 are stunning Also like the '37's and the '39-'40's they are classics. Three windows are always a favorite. I love 'em all it is hard to pick a favorite!

11-17-2022, 07:07 PM	#12
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,079	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe Well I admire them all 1928 to 1937 but I recon the 34 has it plus the good performance. Regards, Kevin.

11-18-2022, 02:03 PM	#13
JayChicago Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Chicago Posts: 732	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe Agree. Picking my favorite Ford would be like picking my favorite song. There are a couple dozen songs I would put on my all-time favorites list. Picking ONE as THE favorite is kinda impossible.

11-18-2022, 03:46 PM	#15
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,488	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe Circle trackers preferred the better rear quarter vision of the 5w, and so do I for driving. Newc

11-19-2022, 01:18 PM	#19
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,156	Re: Vallue difference between a '33 & 34 5 window coupe '33 - First year of production for the Model 40. In many cases, the first year of production cars have many quirks/problems that get ironed out in the second year of production. The '49 Ford comes to mind here. The '34 is the better of the two cars, hands down... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 Last edited by petehoovie; 11-19-2022 at 01:24 PM.