The Ford Barn

GB SISSON · 08-14-2020, 11:01 PM

Has anyone built a 40 sportsman, or seen a photo of such a thing? I know they didn't exist in nature, but what a handsome thing it would be. That 36 roadster sort of got me thinking.....

petehoovie · 08-14-2020, 11:38 PM

1940 FORD SPORTSMAN CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE >

See my posts below....

GB SISSON · 08-15-2020, 08:35 AM

Thanks Pete, but I was thinking wood bodied sportsman as in '46 and 47. Sometimes I think about a wood bodied convertible. We have two whole months here in Western Washington where such a thing could be practical.

woodiewagon46 · 08-15-2020, 08:47 AM

There have been several '47-'48 "phantom" Sportsman's and I've even seen a '32 roadster fabricated out of wood but never a 1940. It would make a beautiful car as many people think that the 1940 Ford is one of the most beautiful body styles ever built. Those compound curves around the trunk area could be a killer to fabricate.

Kens 36 · 08-15-2020, 08:52 AM

Here is a '41 Mercury "Sportsman".

Ken

CaliforniaBorn36 · 08-15-2020, 08:59 AM

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Looking at the work you do, if anyone could build one I think it might be you. Is this next on your to do list?

GB SISSON · 08-15-2020, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaBorn36

Looking at the work you do, if anyone could build one I think it might be you. Is this next on your to do list?

Just thinking out loud at this point. That merc looks like a factory job! I don't have the money to build a 40ish that would pass muster in most circles. I have a factory cowl and I could imagine a pair of fiberglass fenders. I also have a running chassis with most of the right dimensions, but alas, not a 40 ford. The build if ever started would probably be best on the hamb. Hoping to finish stripping the chassis this weekend.

Tim Ayers · 08-15-2020, 09:31 AM

That would be one great looking car. I absolutely love the Sportsmans. It incorporates two things I love: Wood bodied cars and a convertible

petehoovie · 08-15-2020, 11:00 AM

Here you go! > http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/Indi...nvertible.html
GB - You can do this! Piece of cake for you....

This super cool 1940 Ford Woody convertible belongs to Cocoa Beach resident Gilles Rodier. It is painted a redish-maroon with a set of steel wheels accented by baby moon hubcaps, beauty rings and wide whitewall tires. Inside you’ll find a tan vinyl and cloth interior with a tilt wheel, power steering and A/C, while under the hood resides a small block Chevy backed by an automatic transmission.

petehoovie · 08-15-2020, 11:17 AM

Or, you can build this plastic model > http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/model.../t/113492.aspx

V8COOPMAN · 08-15-2020, 02:12 PM

Somebody's momma once said that if'n ya can't say something nice,...…!

So, I'll just keep my mouth shut. DD

YUK! (So, I lied!)
…………...

GB SISSON · 08-15-2020, 06:18 PM

I get it, Mr Koopman. I totally get it. Like the woodie I just returned home from town in, mine wouldn't have a tilt wheel or auto trans and where there wasn't a half inch of dust there would be bird 'droppings' from all the swallows in my shed. It would be laughed off the concourse at Pebble Beach, but a blast to bomb around the island in. Maybe even a rumble seat for the grandkids!

alt63bird · 08-17-2020, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by petehoovie

Or, you can build this plastic model > http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/model.../t/113492.aspx

Uh, didn't Chevrolet do this kind of applique treatment to their '46-'48 Fleetline torpedo-back sedans?

GB SISSON · 08-17-2020, 07:53 PM

Kudos on your use of the word 'applique'... This lead in to the wallpaper woodie. Not saying anything wrong with them. Heck, as a youngster I grew up with a '60 country squire, which got traded in for a late model falcon squire. Just not a true wooden car.

cas3 · 08-15-2020, 06:08 PM

i think a roadster pickup would fit the bill for an active guy like you in the summer months like a wood Ute

GB SISSON · 08-15-2020, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cas3

i think a roadster pickup would fit the bill for an active guy like you in the summer months like a wood Ute

CAS, you musta read my mind.. Way more funky and slightly easier to build. It would wear the bird s#!+ better than a sportsman. There was a guy that went by \willowbilly' on FTE. He built a VERY nice RPU from many parts. Drove the wheels off of it. He was about my age 67 but he passed away from cancer about 2 years ago. It wasn't a rat rod, no navajo blankets on the seats (yawn) or hand grenade shifter, no skulls, no crossbones and no barbed wire. Just a fun open truck made from what he had on his N Dakota farm. He was an inspiration. Not saying I'm not thinking of a sportsman as well, but whatever it ends up it should be interesting. I didn't get any more stripping done on the chassis today. Too hot out.

51504bat · 08-15-2020, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GB SISSON

CAS, you musta read my mind.. Way more funky and slightly easier to build. It would wear the bird s#!+ better than a sportsman. There was a guy that went by \willowbilly' on FTE. He built a VERY nice RPU from many parts. Drove the wheels off of it. He was about my age 67 but he passed away from cancer about 2 years ago. It wasn't a rat rod, no navajo blankets on the seats (yawn) or hand grenade shifter, no skulls, no crossbones and no barbed wire. Just a fun open truck made from what he had on his N Dakota farm. He was an inspiration. Not saying I'm not thinking of a sportsman as well, but whatever it ends up it should be interesting. I didn't get any more stripping done on the chassis today. Too hot out.

And he was a hell of an artist/metal sculpturer as well. Left us way too young.

19Fordy · 08-15-2020, 10:00 PM

Remember: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Kube · 08-16-2020, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 19Fordy

Remember: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

I LOVE this - so true.

V8COOPMAN · 08-15-2020, 10:08 PM

That obviously JUST DOES NOT WORK on a '40...….period! DD

08-14-2020, 11:01 PM	#1
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,935	1940 ford sportsman? Has anyone built a 40 sportsman, or seen a photo of such a thing? I know they didn't exist in nature, but what a handsome thing it would be. That 36 roadster sort of got me thinking..... __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

08-14-2020, 11:38 PM	#2
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,145	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? 1940 FORD SPORTSMAN CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE > See my posts below.... __________________ 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; 08-15-2020 at 05:09 PM.

08-15-2020, 08:35 AM	#3
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,935	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? Thanks Pete, but I was thinking wood bodied sportsman as in '46 and 47. Sometimes I think about a wood bodied convertible. We have two whole months here in Western Washington where such a thing could be practical. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

08-15-2020, 08:47 AM	#4
woodiewagon46 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Island,NY Posts: 1,555	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? There have been several '47-'48 "phantom" Sportsman's and I've even seen a '32 roadster fabricated out of wood but never a 1940. It would make a beautiful car as many people think that the 1940 Ford is one of the most beautiful body styles ever built. Those compound curves around the trunk area could be a killer to fabricate.

08-15-2020, 08:59 AM	#6
CaliforniaBorn36 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 427	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Looking at the work you do, if anyone could build one I think it might be you. Is this next on your to do list?

08-15-2020, 09:31 AM	#8
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,181	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? That would be one great looking car. I absolutely love the Sportsmans. It incorporates two things I love: Wood bodied cars and a convertible

08-15-2020, 11:00 AM	#9
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,145	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? Here you go! > http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/Indi...nvertible.html GB - You can do this! Piece of cake for you.... This super cool 1940 Ford Woody convertible belongs to Cocoa Beach resident Gilles Rodier. It is painted a redish-maroon with a set of steel wheels accented by baby moon hubcaps, beauty rings and wide whitewall tires. Inside you’ll find a tan vinyl and cloth interior with a tilt wheel, power steering and A/C, while under the hood resides a small block Chevy backed by an automatic transmission. __________________ 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; 08-15-2020 at 04:18 PM.

08-15-2020, 11:17 AM	#10
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,145	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? Or, you can build this plastic model > http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/model.../t/113492.aspx __________________ 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

08-15-2020, 02:12 PM	#11
V8COOPMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Shore of LAKE HOUSTON Posts: 11,113	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? Somebody's momma once said that if'n ya can't say something nice,...…! So, I'll just keep my mouth shut. DD YUK! (So, I lied!) …………... __________________ *Click Links Below* __ ▼ *'35-'36 W/8BA & MECHANICAL FAN* *T5 W/TORQUE TUBE*

08-15-2020, 06:18 PM	#12
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,935	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? I get it, Mr Koopman. I totally get it. Like the woodie I just returned home from town in, mine wouldn't have a tilt wheel or auto trans and where there wasn't a half inch of dust there would be bird 'droppings' from all the swallows in my shed. It would be laughed off the concourse at Pebble Beach, but a blast to bomb around the island in. Maybe even a rumble seat for the grandkids! __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

08-17-2020, 07:53 PM	#14
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,935	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? Kudos on your use of the word 'applique'... This lead in to the wallpaper woodie. Not saying anything wrong with them. Heck, as a youngster I grew up with a '60 country squire, which got traded in for a late model falcon squire. Just not a true wooden car. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

08-15-2020, 06:08 PM	#15
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,577	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? i think a roadster pickup would fit the bill for an active guy like you in the summer months like a wood Ute Last edited by cas3; 08-15-2020 at 06:09 PM. Reason: to add

08-15-2020, 10:00 PM	#18
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,944	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? Remember: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

08-15-2020, 10:08 PM	#20
V8COOPMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Shore of LAKE HOUSTON Posts: 11,113	Re: 1940 ford sportsman? That obviously JUST DOES NOT WORK on a '40...….period! DD __________________ *Click Links Below* __ ▼ *'35-'36 W/8BA & MECHANICAL FAN* *T5 W/TORQUE TUBE*