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Posted By Discussion Topic: To rumble, or not to rumble in "39" -- page: 1 2 3     thunder road 01-28-2017 @ 1:05 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 212 Joined: Dec 2016 I know that 1939 was the last year for the rumble seat, but please tell me I could order this car without it. I personally love this model but could do without the rumble seat opening in the trunk. Dom Domenic This message was edited by thunder road on 1-28-17 @ 4:12 PM ford38v8 01-28-2017 @ 1:43 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2765 Joined: Oct 2009 Ford offered four open body cars for 1938: Model 760 A, Convertible Coupe, single seat with Rumbleseat. Model 760 B, Convertible Club Coupe, two seats and trunk. Model 750 Phaeton, four doors, with trunk, Model 740 Convertible Sedan, four doors and trunk. Ford offered two open body cars for 1939: Model 76 Convertible Coupe, two doors, single seat, and rumbleseat. Model 74 Convertible Sedan, four doors, and trunk. Alan kubes40 01-28-2017 @ 3:04 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3407 Joined: Oct 2009 Thunder, In a nutsh*ll, NO, you could not order a convertible coupe with a trunk in 1939. By the way, that car you'd attached in your post is, well, not one I'd want in my garage. Is that a nice way to say "it"? thunder road 01-28-2017 @ 4:11 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 212 Joined: Dec 2016 ford38v8 Thank you for the information. I know on the earlier fords you could opt , for the trunk in place of the rumble seat. Can you tell me if the trunk lid from a coupe, or sedan would fit this opening? If so then it would just be a bolt in, and you could save the rumble lid, and seat if you ever sold , so no damage would be done to the car. I seen a nice original 1939 convertible at this year's fall Hershey meet, and I always loved the small top on this model. What kind of surprised me was the bottom seam of the rumble seat . Seeing these cars in person is the third dimension that you can never get on TV, or in a book on a flat page Domenic Stroker 01-28-2017 @ 6:37 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 38FordV8: I know this is "nit-picking" BUT... Model 780A Deluxe Station Wagon Model 780B Standard Station Wagon Were also "open cars", sharing chassis differences such as the thickness of front frame cross-members and cowling configuration. They also "shared" Easter Colors like your beloved Desert Sand due to that classification at West Coast assembly plants such as Long Beach. ford38v8 01-28-2017 @ 9:43 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2765 Joined: Oct 2009 Mike, In a nutsh*ll, NO, your mother apparently neglected to teach you any manners. Dan, Did you employ moths and termites to take off your top? ...And they installed a rumbleseat? Dom, I've seen '36 Fords with trunks converted to rumbleseats, and I believe there was an aftermarket kit to do just that. It's reasonable to think that the reverse could be accomplished as well, although I've not seen one. Before you do that though, I'll tell you this: Without removing the rumbleseat or the seatback, a large conventional hardbody suitcase will stow neatly on top of the seat with the lid closed, and in addition to that, the rumble floorboard area can be stacked to the gunnels with seabags and duffels, while having room behind the rumble for bottles of oil and filters and such, saving the side pocket for a tool roll. The jack and related tools stash neatly behind the seat in front of the upright spare tire. I'd advise a small cooler on the passenger floorboard, readily accessible to your wife for when you require a soda pop. Oh, and if you put the top up, you can make her happy with a few estate sale purchases along your route, as the top well is roomy enough to accommodate quite a bit of loot. By the way, I'm confused with your statement about a seam on the rumbleseat? Alan MICHV8 01-29-2017 @ 5:48 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 448 Joined: Jul 2010 Hmmmm...not much (or certainly enough) suggesting 1939 on that car This message was edited by MICHV8 on 1-29-17 @ 5:49 AM kubes40 01-29-2017 @ 6:46 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3407 Joined: Oct 2009 Alan, My earlier comments in regard to the posted photo were in hopes to dissuade anyone from purchasing that car. As you may or may not realize, that car has been advertised numerous times recently. And, whether out of ignorance or blatant intentional misconception, it is nothing as is described in the ad. I am hoping to ensure that anyone entertaining the thought of purchasing it, knows exactly what the car truly is and pays the respective value. kubes40 01-29-2017 @ 7:05 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3407 Joined: Oct 2009 Domenic, Most guys know me for my passion of the '40 Ford. Still, I must agree with you in that the body lines of a '39 convertible coupe are much more appealing than it's younger sibling, the '40 convertible. Of course that is simply "beauty in the eye of the beholder" and no doubt not an opinion that all would agree with. The rumble seat cushions should have no seams other than at the edges. I suppose a rumble seat '39 could be converted to a trunk model with some effort. Obviously, hinges would need to be produced and fitted to the body. That would require bracing that currently does not exist. The latch mechanism would require moving as well and as such, modifications there too would be required. All in all, a very doable modification but at a cost of course. If you are serious about this customizing, the car depicted in your original post would, in my opinion, be a perfect candidate for such as it has been so heavily modified already and any further modification would likely not decrease its value. Mike Stroker 01-29-2017 @ 8:30 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 ford38V8: Alan, here's the "ultimate" non-approved accessory for hauling your Sea Bag and Refreshment. These were made right here in Ioway, and they also made a Dog Carrier that you could clamp on your running board. I still have my Grandfather's Kari-Keen Dog Carrier....Thinking about perhaps installing it on my Wagon..

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