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Best vendors for 1940 parts
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gwistrup |
02-15-2023 @ 7:28 PM
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Tom, The original color inside the doors, trunk and hood is a darker green. I am going to live with the current color for now. It's an old lacquer paint job that has is buffing out well. There is some flaking at the edges but overall it looks pretty good. I want to make the car mechanically safe and reliable first then I will consider cosmetics. I ordered wiring, tires, and brake parts today. Thanks for the tip on the king pins. I will get a rebuild kit for them. Gil
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1940 Tom |
02-16-2023 @ 8:21 AM
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Hey Gil-- The 1940 Paint Colors include Acadia Green and Yosemite Green. If the door jambs, trunk and hood edges, are " a darker green", I'd bet on Yosemite Green as the original color. Excellent plan - get the car up and running mechanically, then deal with the cosmetics. Tom
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JayChicago |
02-17-2023 @ 9:29 AM
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Another 1940 green color is Cloudmist Gray, as TomO said above. Cloudmist Gray is not even close to gray, it is a muted dark green. See pic. The "Benton Gray" floor mat is also not gray, is a tan color. I read a theory, don't know if there is any validity to it: Gray was in vogue, a high-fashion color during the late thirties. So Ford designers and marketing liked to use the word gray. It appealed to the ladies.
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jthompson1937 |
02-17-2023 @ 10:59 AM
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I had heard that other automakers used a color of Cloutmist Green (GM in 1938 for example). So, Henry being Henry couldn't call it that and Cloudmist Grey was chosen.
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