1934 Ford Model 40 Three-Window Coupe Street Rod

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

“In villages, towns, and great cities throughout the United States, wherever American youth manifests an inordinate interest in automobiles, are to be found hot rods, the mechanical phenomena which enchants so many thousands of young Americans.” So wrote Lee O. Ryan in an early 1950s article titled “The Hot Rod Story” for the National Hot Rod Association. It’s a culture that grew out of the 1920s and 1930s, and expanded greatly after World War II, thanks in part to new magazines like Hot Rod and Car Craft. 

The hallmark of the hot rod culture is individualism, but the days of raiding junkyards for old Ford and Chevy bodies, chassis, and engines to fix up are mostly over, as that pool of cars and parts has greatly dwindled. Modern recreations, like this 1934 Ford Model 40 Three-Window Coupe from B&B Manufacturing, are an ideal platform to create a modern hot rod, filled with the engineering and components to meet today’s driving environment, while still allowing a great degree of creativity in paint, drivetrain, and accessories. B&B Manufacturing was known for their quality construction using hand laid fiberglass with Coremat added in structural areas for strength and sound deadening. 

Highlights 

• 1934 Ford Three-Window Coupe recreation by B&B Manufacturing  

• Thick, hand laid fiberglass body with Coremat added in structural areas 

• Finished in Ford Grabber Blue with silver accents 

• Custom hand-painted Black Widow themed pinstriping  

• 350 cu-in Chevy engine bored and stroked to 383 cu-in featuring: 

  • Pistons are bored 0.40 over 

  • Comp Cams roller rockers and Thumper cam 

  • Aluminum Edelbrock Performer RPM cylinder heads 

  • Polished aluminum Edelbrock Performer EPS intake manifold 

  • Polished Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor 

  • Polished A/C compressor 

  • Polished 100-amp alternator 

  • HEI distributor 

• Turbo-Hydramatic 700-R4 4-speed overdrive automatic 

• Black five-spoke wheels; front tires 245/45ZR17 (date code 08/08), rear tires 275/40ZR18 (date code 01/27) 

Features 

• Other features include: 

  • Aluminum radiator with electric fan 

  • Ceramic coated headers with dual exhaust 

  • Custom Denny’s Street Rod driveshaft 

  • Mustang II frontend with tubular control arms 

  • Rack and pinion steering 

  • Adjustable QA1 coil over suspension 

  • Ford nine-inch rear end with Moser axles and 3.5:1 gear ratio 

  • Power four-wheel disc brakes 

  • Vintage Air A/C and heat 

  • Pioneer four-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo 

  • Tilt steering column 

  • Power windows 

  • Electric door poppers inside and outside 

  • Grant wood steering wheel 

  • Faria gauges 

  • Billet pedals 

  • Stainless steel grille 

  • Power operated hood and decklid 

  • Column shift 

  • Transmission oil cooler 

  • High output starter  

  • Remote battery terminal 

Known Imperfections 

• Speedometer and odometer not working (have never worked under current ownership, true miles unknown) 

• Several cracks and chips in the body and paint, including along the front lip below grille, driver’s wheel opening, upper grille support, and the rear panel 

• Spidering and cracking in the paint below driver’s side headlight 

• Paint chip in passenger front fender 

• Hood is not installed 

• One headlight is dim 

• Weatherstripping in driver’s door opening is torn and missing pieces 

• Some small wear to the interior 

Included 

• Hood 

• Flywheel inspection cover 

Ownership History 

This is a re-creation of a 1934 Ford Three-Window Coupe built by B&B Manufacturing. The current owner purchased it approximately one-and-a-half years ago from a seller in Payson, Arizona. The only work the current owner has done is having the engine inspected and serviced and serviced the air conditioning. 

Additional Notes 

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty. 

Contact: Frank Malefors   Phone: 602-488-7888   Email: fmalefors@hagerty.com