1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe Clock

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1934clint

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I got a 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe. After doing some research I found out that it was made in Mid-September of 1939. My question is. Did the 1939 August and September Deluxe car come with a clock in the glove box door?
 
I don't have my copy of the excellent 1940 Ford book by Mike Kubarth handy, but I believe that the mechanical wind-up version was standard equipment on DeLuxe cars. An electric version was available as an option that would have been installed by the dealer at extra cost.

Mike Kubarth is the unrivaled '40 Ford expert here on the Barn would be the best one to comment on this and hopefully he will chime in here.
 
Does your glove box door have the chrome strips above and below the hole for the clock? Does it have a hole for the clock? The Standard 40 did not have a clock and their glove box doors do not have the two chrome strips or a hole for the clock.
 
Terry,OH Thanks for the information. The car I have is very early production, it is a Deluxe, original never restored. No strips or hole for the clock. Appears to be the door that has always been there. Could it be they did not have the clocks ready to be install this early? It has the 1939 trunk lid frame and wiper motor tack welded to firewall no holes to bolt to.
 
1934clint said:
Terry,OH Thanks for the information. The car I have is very early production, it is a Deluxe, original never restored. No strips or hole for the clock. Appears to be the door that has always been there. Could it be they did not have the clocks ready to be install this early? It has the 1939 trunk lid frame and wiper motor tack welded to firewall no holes to bolt to.
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Clocks were to be installed on ALL 1940 Deluxe models beginning with Job #1.
Job #1 was Ford's way of identifying the very first production vehicle of a specific model year.
Your car, and all other deluxe models were built with a clock.

Many so called "unmolested" cars have in fact been altered through the decades. There were many years when these cars were nearly valueless and to keep them going, things were done that after numerous following years appeared to be 'all original".
I'd like to see many photographs of your car. At this time, the instrument panel especially.

The spot-welded wiper bracket I find interesting. I have had a few of those early cars. I'd wondered why Ford went to bolt on style bracket.
 
1934clint,
Forgot to ask the most obvious question...do you have an original 1940 Ford clock and does it run??
 
mcgarrett I don't have one. Far I know it's an original deluxe car. The glove box door not show it never had one in it.
 
My late brother was a clock and watch repair professional. My wind up 40 clocks were easily made to work well by removing the face, immersing the movement in his ultrasound clock and watch cleaning and lubricating solution. He said he suspected the movements were Big Ben alarm clocks.
I did sell my electric clock to Mike Kubarth. Pictures of it are in either my Misc photo album or 40 woodie album. It had a different retainer as you can see from the wind up clocks.
 
With no chrome stripes on the glove box door it would appear the door is from a standard car. The Std. car door is painted dark brown, inside and out. The Dlx door is lighter tan color. If you look at any original glass they are dated, which may be a month before car production.
 
Here's the photos of the electric clock that is currently installed in the last '40 convertible I'd restored. Same car that's on the cover of the book I'd written.
These electric locks were rare in 1940 and super scarce now.
I was thrilled to obtain this one from Mr. Dermond.
 

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