1940 Chevy Business Coupe...

Some gassers some look shite... i do like the look of them when done right but can't imagine ever owning one.

They drive like crap......

But obviously Willy's and Chevy's do look the dogs

My favourite colour at the mo is copper!! oooooohh with a black roof or metal flake silver !! but thats me.

Back to the writing on the door, i started a thread on the Hamb about it and got some interesting response, some people said Army but then some said that was improbable considering the colour, year etc...

i then contacted the previous owners son who i bought the car from and asked him... he said 'The 40 was an old army car, in Idaho that is cool that you found that!'

If that's true it makes it a pre(US) second world war military vehicle. fuck knows what it was used for though... it will be interesting looking into it further

I have now contacted the Idaho Military Historical Society, hopefully they can shed some light...

Sounds like it's got some amazing history

was in Kings Lynn Ex Terry Howarths 41 Ford Gasser

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allkiller wrote:

was in Kings Lynn Terry's 41 Ford Gasser

Would that be Terry from Kings Lynn Kruisers?

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I just picked this up on American ebay, should prove very usefull!

I am looking at buying a 1940 chevy business coupe...
i am wondering where do I buy floorboards, gas tanks, sheetmetal, etc...

this is my FIRST project if i decide to buy it. they want $500.00

thoughts, ideas?

Some of you noticed the 40 was on my for sale page... that was i think a moment of madness!

Now i've dragged it out the corner where it had become like a peice of forgotten furniture i realised how much i really do like it and would be stupid to sell it before i get at least some used out of it... so now it's in a different corner but one where i can get to it in the evenings and get on with working on it.

I had planned to do the full works... Mustang II IFS, notched rear, air bags etc but with having to spend quite a lot on the 57 Pontiac wagon engine rebuild it's not going to happen. so i have decided for the first season out next year it's going to be a real budget project. i have a plan for the stance, wheels, tyres, the motor will stay for now and so will the shitty old paint.

So this is the RoadHouse Thrift project, it'll be on the road for spring, safe and solid, nothing fancy but looking tough!

That's great Tim. Because it's a great looking car

I have a feelin this will be one very cool ride

oh I see! Nice one dude!

Well it's on the way, front is down a long way but is only mocked up, rear is on 3" blocks and is probably the height it will stay for this year but with slightly bigger tyres as i want a bit of rake. hopefully next year it'll be getting similar treatment to Dunk's 54(funds allowing). this year i just want it on the road

Love it its seriously kool wish i'd had the dough when it was for sale

smiffys_chop_shop wrote:

Love it its seriously kool wish i'd had the dough when it was for sale

I'm glad you didn't

post the pics - post the pics...........the ones from today!!

Well yesterday(with some help from dubdubz) I removed the engine and box, We found 37+ years of condensation had collected in the sump and rotted it out from the inside, hardly touched it with the jack and a crack appeared followed by a bit of water and then a lot of gunky old oil

and the engoine nearly fell off the strap - the constant up and down "up a bit, no down a bit"! meant it had worked along one of the securing points to nearly off

it was covered in 70yrs of crap and grease BUT all the bolts come undone really easy!!


sorry about the sump and the small puddle of oil

Found this pic on the HAMB forum, owned by a guy in South Africa.... it's enough to inspire

yeah dude thats awesome!! My dad thought you'd sold it on the nsra website but I think he mistook it for the other car you sold!? Whats occuring with the new purchase?

smiffys_chop_shop wrote:

yeah dude thats awesome!! My dad thought you'd sold it on the nsra website but I think he mistook it for the other car you sold!? Whats occuring with the new purchase?

No still have it and i'm hoping it stays that way... one day i'll have the time and money to do what i want to do to it

it was the Econoline i sold, you mean the Citroen as the new purchase? i'm about to order the engine parts for it any day...

yeah dude i had some early citroens on google image and they're just like model a's, can they be pickd up for reasonable money? Is it here or on the way?

smiffys_chop_shop wrote:

yeah dude i had some early citroens on google image and they're just like model a's, can they be pickd up for reasonable money? Is it here or on the way?

It's here, did you see this thread with the pics? https://rhrco.forumotion.com/t644-picked-up-my-citroen-c4

There's a lot still around, depends what you want as to how much you'll pay, coupes are a lot of money, a dirty old farm truck can be picked up for less than 2000euros if you shop right. mine was quite a lot more but the Boulangere's are quite desireable.