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1938cr

08-16-2013 @ 8:04 PM

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I am trying to determine how many 1938 standard V8 60 hp cars remain. You do not have to own it to respond. I’m interested in original cars with the V8 60 still in it. If you could respond with the body type, city, and state I would appreciate it.

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08-17-2013 @ 9:22 AM

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My car and I at the Big Bear Lake Fun Run, CA 2013. 60,000 mile original V8 60 hp.

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08-20-2013 @ 6:39 PM

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I have an original 5-window standard coupe with 60hp. Purchased in 1964, stored 40 years and just completing full restoration. Plan on being at Gettysburg next spring unless the good Lord doesn't want me there. Rochester, N.Y.

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08-20-2013 @ 6:47 PM

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I saw a 39 pickup ,maine plates, here in New Bedford area, 60 engine , nice truck

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08-20-2013 @ 8:02 PM

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Charlie, send me an e-mail. I'd like to talk to you about your car.

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08-24-2013 @ 6:00 PM

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Charlie,
We have a member with a 1938 sedan all original with a V-8 60. Mid Michigan

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08-29-2013 @ 8:28 AM

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Thank you to all who have responded so far. It’s a little sad to think that only three examples of the 1938 Standard V-8 60hp might remain. Hopefully, there are more hiding in barns or garages waiting to be discovered. Thanks again, Charlie

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08-29-2013 @ 1:28 PM

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According to the "Ninety Years Of Ford" book by Damman, only 13,712 standard coupes were built with the 60-HP engine in 1938. Of the standard fordor cars, 5878 had that engine, while the standard tudors used the most small engines, 30,850. Of the sedan delivery model, the number was 1,120. Very few of the Deluxe models had the small engine. For instance, the most expensive car of that year was the four door convertible. Only 2,743 were built, and just 42 were ordered with the 60. Of 6,944 station wagons, only 4 had it. The general "rule of thumb" for survival of old cars is that about 5% are lost per year. Given that it has been 75 years since 1938, few examples of the 60HP engine probably remain. Overall, 1938 wasn't a banner year for Ford in spite of the totally restyled line. The 1939 Fords, which debuted hydraulic brakes, did better, but less than 2,000 small engines were built, with none in deluxe cars. By 1940, the only Ford with the 60 was the sedan delivery, and no more were offered.

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08-29-2013 @ 2:07 PM

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My father in law had a 38 Standard with a 60 which he purchased after returning from the military in 1945. It was about the only thing he could find at the time due to the dire shortages. It wasn't long however, until he was able to find an 85 hp motor to replace the 60. Many of these got "upgraded" through the years, especially after fuel rationing ended.

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I have a cruise in friend from the Charlotte/Monroe, NC area that has a 1938 Standard black 5 window coupe with a V8 60 hp. It is a very nice car and he won 1st place in the Ford Factory Original Class at a show on Labor Day.

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