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Old 03-27-2021, 06:15 AM   #1
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Thumbs up Beautiful Ford Easter Egg

I picked up this yesterday in Lakeland, Florida.
It has been donated to The EFV-8 Foundation Museum.

1938 Ford Custom DeLuxe Four Door Sedan

How appropriate for Easter 👋


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Old 03-27-2021, 07:36 AM   #2
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Beautiful looking car. I'd swap the headlights back to stock (you can even get repro parts to do that these days, maybe they fit well...). I wonder if it goes on display or gets sold to raise funds for the foundation?
38s in good shape drive so nicely.
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Old 03-27-2021, 10:43 AM   #3
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I agree with 39 coupe, nice looking car, but the headlight conversion really hurts the looks!
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Old 03-27-2021, 11:31 AM   #4
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That is really a very nice looking car. But regarding the color, I will be glad when Easter is over.
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The car was restored to be a driver & the sealed headlights are a practical considerations given that the car is located in Florida.

I love the color.

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Old 03-27-2021, 12:54 PM   #6
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Now I'd buy some raffle tickets for that one!! Newc
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Old 03-27-2021, 01:09 PM   #7
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At an advanced age we live in black and white, the colors of earlier times are sometimes shocking. Looks to be a very nice car. I know we can all nit pik it to death but it's a very nice gesture to the foundation. Wish I had something as nice out in the barn.
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Old 03-27-2021, 01:20 PM   #8
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Thumbs up Beautiful Ford Easter Egg

Miss Candy & Pat Fenner of Ohio went down from
Lakeland, Florida to pick this up with a trailer.





Then they brought it up & stored it in a
neighbor’s garage until I picked it up yesterday.

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Old 03-27-2021, 01:41 PM   #9
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Great looking car 👍. You sure got an awesome job Jim. You are blessed to be able to see(transport) these old vehicles and meet the good folks who own them.
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Ya' I would do a headlight swap also, so I did
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Old 03-27-2021, 11:32 PM   #11
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I thought when you said this was an Easter egg it was going to be a street rod with some weird wiggly stripes down the side and multiple colors. Looks like a clean car. You might not like the color I guess but, it looks like a clean straight original looking car. You could always sand it down to primer and clearcoat it... yikes. Like it, I wouldn't mind owning it.


If you are familiar with Florida and colors, they like bright colors and 50-60s florida art deco design. Just a florida thing. My ex father-in-law had a pink 55 2 door. Sweet car.


With that said, I painted my truck black. hahaha.


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Old 03-28-2021, 02:06 AM   #12
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And the cost to do so? PRICELESS! DD
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Old 03-28-2021, 09:34 AM   #13
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Old 03-28-2021, 12:09 PM   #14
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Just about every one of these I saw when I was a kid (late '50's - early '60's) must have had the conversion units installed and I thought that was the way they came from the factory. These cars were DD's back then so I guess it was a logical move back then.

I also have to agree that they look way better with the originals. I think the conversion units contributed a lot to the "ugly duckling" opinion of these cars back in those days.
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