1940 Woodie dash .....

Mtn Wudy

Mtn Wudy

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My 48 Woodie is Wood-grained,,but wondering is the 40 dash Wood-grained...???
Also is a Woodie dash the same as coupe, sedan ...??
It’s not a point restoration car ,,but he’d like to know how the originals were ....
Thanks ,,ahead of time ....Carl...
 
If the '40 is like other years, the dash is the same as in an open car -- not a coupe or sedan. The '40 woodies I know of have wood-grained dashes, but they're modified cars. The National Woodie Club is a great resource for info like this.
 
Mtn Wudy said:
My 48 Woodie is Wood-grained,,but wondering is the 40 dash Wood-grained...???
Also is a Woodie dash the same as coupe, sedan ...??
It’s not a point restoration car ,,but he’d like to know how the originals were ....
Thanks ,,ahead of time ....Carl...
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The '40 Ford wagons utilized an instrument panel (aka dash board) that was unlike that of the closed car models.
Both the Deluxe and Ford V8 model wagon panels were painted - just like the closed cars.
 
Remember guys, the station wagons were considered industrial vehicles.
At least ‘36 and older the didn’t even come with an inside mirror. The spot for it was dimpled so you could punch or drill holes for the mirror.
They also came with only one tail light, just like the pickups.
 
The 40 wagon dash on top is dark maroon. The garnish rails above it are woodgrained
in a darkish brown with a tiger tail pattern of small black stripes.
 
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Bordeaux Red and Silver Sand Metallic for V8 deluxe wagon dash, wood grained windshield garnish.
 

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My 40 Deluxe wagon never was that color on the lower portion. The upper is Monaida Maroon and the lower is Rose Sand. Again, the garnish rails are woodgrained with a tiger tail light stripping. I had that matched to the original woodgrain under the coat of paint that was on the surface that somebody sprayed over the woodgrain. The dash colors are available from Drake. Not exact but fairly close.
 
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philipswanson said:
My 40 Deluxe never was that color. The upper is maroon and the lower is not silver. Those garnish rails aren't right either and that heater is not even close. Nice colors but not even close to original.
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This one, belonging to a poster in this thread, is pretty darn close. DD


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Yes! That is much closer. You can see the tiger tail pattern in the woodgraining that I mentioned. This is fairly correct. Mine is correct too except I painted my screw heads the same color as a personal touch. I really like your poster picture. That's pretty much what it should look like. My garnish rails are a little darker though which blend in a little better.
 
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