Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  Boss 302
• Drivetrain
  Not Specified
• Interior
  Tan
• VIN #
  91A74361
• Mileage
  4466
• Transmission
  Automatic
• Exterior Color
  Cream
• Stock #
  SN3253
• Warranty
  

1939 Ford Deluxe Four-Door Convertible Sedan Street Rod — Boss 302 V8, Four Two-Barrel Carbs, Full Leather Interior Why This Car Is Special The 1939 Ford Deluxe was the last pre-war Ford to wear the classic styling that defined the late 1930s. Designed under the direction of Bob Gregorie, the 1939 Ford Deluxe carried a vertical bar grille, sweeping fenders, and a profile that remains one of the most recognizable silhouettes in American automotive history. Ford offered the Deluxe in a broad range of body styles that year, but the four-door convertible sedan was always among the rarest configurations. Unlike a standard convertible, the four-door convertible sedan retained a full set of doors and a rear-hinged back door on each side, giving passengers genuine access to the back seat without sacrificing the open-air experience. Production numbers for this body style were extremely limited even when new, and the passage of more than eight decades has made intact, steel-bodied examples genuinely scarce. This particular 1939 Ford Deluxe takes the open-air four-door concept and builds on it in a direction that makes the car equally at home on a long cruise as it is at a show field. The builder chose a Boss 302 V8 crate engine as the heart of the build — a logical and historically appropriate choice, since the Boss 302 is a Ford engine through and through. Topped with four two-barrel carburetors, the intake setup is a serious nod to the tradition of multi-carb street and show engines that defined custom Ford builds for decades. The result under that cream-painted hood is a visual centerpiece as much as a powerplant. A complete American Auto wiring harness, electronic ignition, and a chrome alternator mean this is not a car that was given a modern engine and left with antique electrical infrastructure trying to keep up with it. The chassis work is equally thorough. HEIDTS supplied the front end, which includes tubular A-arms, coil-over front suspension, and rack-and...