1940 dodge luxury liner D14, convertible

Today on what it’s like the year is 1940 in this Dodge D4 luxury liner could be had to local Dodge dealership.
Here on what it’s like, we cover cars off the beaten path and strive to cover all of the cars that never got covered especially between the years 1930 through 1964. And outside of those parameters but that’s where most of the meat and potatoes lie.
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[@andreamills5852]

spandau ballet --true ?

[@What.its.like.]

Congratulations Andrea you got it I should’ve made it a little harder I guess

[@johnboydTx]

I think your right 👍 🤔👏👏👏

[@johnboydTx]

Well done 🍻👏👏👏 congratulations 😉 Take Care ✌️🤠

[@allenwayne2033]

Good job Andrea!

[@RengokuIsCool]

[@david.m.304]

I don't know if anyone else spotted this error at 9:13 but there seems to be a bolt missing from teh plate on the floor holding the steering column in. This was my late Dad's car when he was dating my late Mum in the 1940s. It's not a total restoration - yet but still very impressive from the outside and probably VERY reliable, a lovely car all round. MANY thanks for sharing (and for the memories) and take care.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for pointing that out Any cool stories of your dads car

[@DSP1968]

Another nice old car, with some interesting design features. I like the "floating power" logo on the dash. And I'll take the '40 Ford convertible and the Studebaker.

[@hedgehog5001]

The 39 is a beauty

[@RichardinNC1]

Just joined at the end. Will have to watch the whole thing. There’s a really cool retro rod based on a 40 Dodge in the Charlotte area. Full leather Challenger interior and a modern HEMI. Really nice build.

[@What.its.like.]

We used to have a set time at like 420 because it’s an easy time to remember but I’m finding out in the winter time. It works out better for me if I can release them later in the evening and it seems like more people watch in the evening, so going to come up with a better time I just haven’t figured out what works the best yet plus to be 100% fair and honest I just finished this episode I gotten back into that habit of just posting episodes as I get them done =)

[@ROXSTARCorvette4371]

I'll take the Ford in WYR #1. But the Chevrolet in that one reminds me of a Buick for some reason. Great episode with tons of information. Nice work Jay!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you sweet choices glad you dig this episode

[@jakevalent6180]

50' Commodore would be a nice showcase

[@Red-rl1xx]

Pretty cool! I like cars of the '40s.

[@What.its.like.]

Me too =)

[@61rampy65]

As always, great video! You posted a pic of a 39 Ford instead of the 40, but it's close enough. Interesting that the 40 Dodge and Ford look quite a bit more modern than the 40 Chevy. I'm surprised that Harley Earl allowed that to happen. Fun Fact: those pre-war cars often used spring steel to mount their front bumpers. If you hit something at low speed, the spring steel would absorb the impact.... but then they would try to push the car backward. Definitely NOT a 'crumple zone' car! WYR: 40 (or 39) Ford/ 40 Willys.

[@What.its.like.]

Great information on the sprung bumpers Awesome choices glad you dig this channel

[@billolsen4360]

My big sister learned to drive a standard shift on a friend's 1940 Dodge. Was a cool sedan with rear suicide doors and tons of headspace & legroom. Also had that rear apron. WYR: 1, Ford 2, Willys.

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hi Jay!: This Dodge is a stunner! The 1940 designs from Chrysler Corp. are much better than the 1939! Can you imagine, how proud the original owner was to drive this beauty home! Yes, it's not a speed demon, but I bet they were pretty reliable! The DeSoto and Plymouth of this year were also VERY good looking cars. WYR's: While I am a big fan of the 1940 Ford design wise, I ALSO like the Dodge, so I am going to pick it for the first one. #2 Going with the Stude on this one, another NICE design! The Willys is a close second, though! One thing I love about your channel, is you show how these cars are STYLED. Pretty much every part of the car is styled! Even the rear splash apron! really like the dash layout as well! Too bad the dash components have not aged very well! Just have to love the starter pedal on the floor!

[@What.its.like.]

So happy that this channel can provide something that nobody else does I don’t get to drive a lot of the cars, so I figured why don’t we look at it through a styling/design type of lens =) and show what often gets over looked Great choices

[@commandertopgun]

J well done as ever, you you are so informative & charismatic in your awesome videos reviews , i look so forward to all your new uploads, I love all the cars you feature, I am a Nutt par excellence- great great videos keep them coming, they are so appreciated for car lovers , that I am definitely is.

[@What.its.like.]

=) thank you so much fir the positive vibes glad you dig the channel

[@fidobite3798]

The '40 Ford for me though this Dodge looks pretty good. Needed a V8 option!

[@carlmontney7916]

40 Ford Deluxe 40 Studebaker That car is absolutely gorgeous on the outside. That red paint and all the little touches of pinstriping on the bright work. Just awesome. To me the interior looked really good but the dashboard looked like it needed to be reworked. I don't know if that's the way it's supposed to look or if the plastic or metal or whatever was used is a little bit old looking. Other than that this one's a real beauty.

[@fidobite3798]

I think they called that plastic-like material "Bakelite"

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =)

[@carlmontney7916]

@@fidobite3798 I'm sure you are absolutely right I have just never seen bakelite in that strange of a color.

[@richardwarren7492]

@@fidobite3798 Yep.

[@JohnCBurzynski]

Going with the Willeeees! LOL.

[@garymckee8857]

It's hard to believe that this tank weighs less that most of the vehicles manufactured today. Nice vehicle. I remember seeing those hubcaps laying around my uncle's junkyard when I was a child.

[@middleclassretiree]

They may look like a tank but they will crumble in a wreck

[@What.its.like.]

Plastic and electronics weigh a lot

[@garymckee8857]

@@What.its.like. And plastic was supposed to be weight saving 🙃

[@What.its.like.]

Yep and EV are said to be more environmentally, friendly, and yet weigh 5 tons and some cases hummer, EV

[@Rosenbar731]

They were probably selling those cars in other countries as 40 models. They were usually a year or two behind the US in body style. I've seen pictures of a 1940 Plymouth in Australia that looked like a 40 Plymouth in front, but a 39 Dodge or DeSoto in the rear. Very weird !

[@draggonsgate]

:Floating power"... Did they have entire departments to come up with names for stuff back then? 🙂 Awesome car! WYR: 1 and 2) Ford!

[@middleclassretiree]

That is a super clean dodge it’s amazing all that car and barely room for 3 , for the wyr I’ll take the ford and the Willy’s and I never realized how similar the grill treatment was on those two cars overall

[@What.its.like.]

I want to find a a original 1940 Willy’s this year which is a tall order =)

[@ernielaw]

When I was very young, there was someone in my neighborhood with a 1937 Dodge 4 door with rear suicide doors. That car was not in good shape with its faded green paint That style of Dodge was made from '36 to '38, and the placement of the headlights was different than that of the '39 & '40 Dodge. My preferred cars shown here would be the 1940 Dodge & Studebaker.

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@clarencesmith2305]

I would rather have the entire second would you rather list with the Dodge, Nash & Studebaker

[@hcombs0104]

For WYR, I choose the Ford, and the Studebaker. This is the first time seeing how the wing windows work, as opposed to vent windows.

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices yeah wind windows are pretty slick concept

[@johnboydTx]

WYR all are fantastic cars ☺️ I'd have to give Chevy the Edge headlights on top of the fenders 🤷 Great Episode Happy Motoring ✌️🤠

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome yeah, the would you rather wasn’t fair I mean it rarely ever is fair, but I totally agree with what you said Happy you dig this episode. There’s gonna be some foreign stuff coming up soon that’s almost all that’s left in the pipeline. Those ones are harder to do because the information is hard to find.

[@jrkat]

‘39 both good looking 👀

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet I like the 39 as well

[@tigre7739]

I'd go with the Chevy in the first scenario, and this one in the second. 😎

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@shoutingatclouds1050]

I don't know how the Dodge brother's went from being a race team to something so slow. I would take the Ford even though the Willys is amazing looking.

[@geebs76]

Another nicely done video. I like the styling of the '39 better than the '40. It looks sleeker to me. This strikes me as a rather plain car but this is a super nice example. I would choose the 1940 Chevrolet and the 1940 Willys. I'm still interested in seeing you do a video on the 1917 Metz Model 25 Touring at Classic Auto Mall if you think it's worth your time.

[@What.its.like.]

Forgot to do the Mets the last time I’m planning on going back in a couple weeks. I will try to cover it then. It’s been on the list of things to do. I just get ADHD really bad when I’m there it’s almost overwhelming when you start seeing all the different cars. Great choices I totally agree. I like the 39 styling better for the reasons that you mentioned rectangular headlights are very interesting as well.

[@8176morgan]

Wow! I just mentioned how nice it would be if you did a feature on a 1940 or 1941 Dodge Luxury Liner not more than a week ago and here it is being presented. How nice! Next up, maybe a 1939 -1940 Plymouth Road King sometime in the future. Anyways, for WYR although all cars shown are great, for the first choice I would take the Dodge Luxury Liner, and for the second choice it would have to be that neat looking Willys De Luxe Coupe. Look forward to more videos from that era in the near future Jay!

[@What.its.like.]

Haha yeah there is a 49 Chrysler in the pipeline as well

[@8176morgan]

@@What.its.like. You can be sure that I'll be looking out for those and others too that you may come across. And If you get real lucky, one day you just might stumble upon an original 1941 or '42 Willys Americar. And what a treat for viewers that would be!

[@ColtonRMagby]

WYR 1: All of them. WYR 2: All of them. I can't wait to see a video on the BMW Isetta. Small, but fun.

[@What.its.like.]

They got some incredible inventory and since the last time being there, I want to do the Thunderbird I wanna do the Izetta I want to do the Measure Schmidt auto corrected that I don’t know how to spell it anyway lol But I can’t wait to go back. I’m probably gonna go in a couple weeks. =) great choices

[@ColtonRMagby]

@@What.its.like. The Messerschmitt is also pretty cool.

[@markchandler1130]

Dodge in both cases!

[@kirbywaite1586]

I wish people would stop painting every classic convertible red. I doubt any of these were even available in that eye watering red.

[@seed_drill7135]

Heck, the world was just beginning to transition from black and white in 1940. Seriously, though, red was available, but was more susceptible to fade than some other colors, which is why truck fenders are still black, while the cabs look terrible on old trucks from this era.

[@kirbywaite1586]

@seed_drill7135 In the movies, yes of course (1936). Cars could be had in many colors for decades prior, but the red offered in 1941 wouldn't have been that one. That's what they used to call " auction" red. Still, it's a beautiful Dodge.

[@richardwarren7492]

Agreed - and I get awfully tired of the basecoat clear coat look, looks great but far from authentic.

[@seed_drill7135]

Old lacquers aren't really an option anymore due to EPA regulations. My dad was able to get ahold of some old paint when he had his '50 Dodge done back in the 1980's.@@richardwarren7492

[@epice6463]

I’d love to see a 1941 Plymouth or 1957 Plymouth reviewed on this channel if you can find one

[@What.its.like.]

Totally will as soon as we find one I’ve been looking for Christine lol I think that was a 58 though

[@epice6463]

@@What.its.like. yeah, that’s why I like the 57 more then the 58, because the 58 Plymouth will always be associated with Christine even though I think it’s great as a stand alone car

[@P_RO_]

WYR I'll take the Ford DeLuxe and the Willys. This Dodge has some good styling points but overall looks a bit 'stodgy' to me. The center beam between the hood halves is a channel shape to drain water away which can rust out, taking the chrome strip above it first. The "Floating Power" was more than just rubber engine mounts; it had a "Torque Tube" encasing the driveshaft which was solidly mounted to both the transmission and the rear differential housing. Due to slight angle differences and to allow for flex it was necessary to incorporate a joint for the driveshaft in front, but it wasn't a "U-joint" as we know them. It constituted of a pin with two rotating balls, one on either side, which ran inside of a outer housing with channels molded in to allow for fore-and-aft movement of the balls which it engaged with. These were known for wearing out since you couldn't get at it to add grease without first dropping the torque tube and driveshaft. The pin and balls both wore and were replaced together, and the pin had to be pressed in and out at a shop. You set the depth of the pin by gauging it with a penny, leaving about 1/16" extra sticking out. These engines were known for being good on fuel mileage and very long-lasting, probably due to not having much stress at the power levels it had. This is probably the very first "runs forever" engine design. They also came with an interesting anti-theft feature which tells me that this car has had the ignition coil replaced. The original would have not had an exposed electrical connection for power which make 'hot-wiring' easy; instead there was a molded-on cover and an armored flexible cable running all the way to the ignition switch inside which was similarly covered. That whole assembly was one piece and part number so if the coil or switch went bad you had to replace them both together. You could not 'hot-wire' these cars to steal them with that system. Since the coil was a standard size, when it went bad everyone just ditched the armoring, put a normal coil in, and ran a new wire to the switch as a cheaper and easier fix like this car has. You'll almost never see one with the armoring intact now, but it can be saved in a coil swap though it ain't easy. Whoever bought this car new was a lucky rascal for the good fuel mileage would soon be needed when the war came to us and fuel rationing began. Plus it was new enough to survive the scrap metal drives of the war which made many old cars disappear forever. It's a nice car and who doesn't love old convertibles?

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Nice 😊

[@allenwayne2033]

I recognized the tune but cant name it, Baker's Street? Grabbing at straws here!

[@What.its.like.]

Great guess it wasn’t Andrea just got it spandau ballet, so true

[@jasonnaimie5465]

Question 1 #2 with 3 speed on the floor not a 3 on the tree, Question 2 # 2 the champion looks really goofy, the willy looks okay. the D14 looks the best out of the 3.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =)

[@eddiebennett2994]

👋

[@andreamills5852]

All of them

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome you couldn’t go wrong with any of them up there adventure to say the Willy’s is the rarest in stock form

[@richardwarren7492]

WYR 1: 40 Ford WYR 2: Stude.

[@What.its.like.]

Great choices =)

[@jeffreykurth2703]

The Ford hands down. Then the Willys.

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@adamstrickland9959]

Great videos would love to see one on the 76-80 dodge aspen I've got a 79 r/t tee top car and it's hard to find info on it

[@What.its.like.]

Totally will when I find one thank you for the request

[@Rosenbar731]

Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler did not make any convertibles in 1939 for the American market. What you show in the comparison is what is referred to as a "Plodge". It's a Plymouth made to resemble a Dodge, probably for the Canadian market..

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much I kept looking at that and it did not look like a dodge. It looked like a Plymouth. I was thinking the same thing, but I figured I’d just show it anyway.

[@davidpowell3347]

Did this Dodge have the same engine that later became Plymouth's when Dodge received a new design slightly better balanced similar L head six with slightly more advertised power?

[@What.its.like.]

That very well could be

[@JamesAllmond]

39 40 Dodge 40 Stude

[@What.its.like.]

Great choices

[@RengokuIsCool]

the wight one

[@allenwayne2033]

WYR: Ford, Studebaker

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices

[@luisvelasco316]

WYR: Ford, Willys.

[@BlaiseMiller-bk7dk]

I have an owners manual for one of these and several other paper accessories like the owners cards stuff all in the original dealership package. If you know anyone who has one of these and wants that stuff, let me know!

[@What.its.like.]

OK awesome I should’ve reached out and asked if you had any additional information I think I’m gonna cover your MGB this week. I have to get through some of the stuff that I shot the time before last so I can use the card next time I go. =)

[@roymelius4128]

39 & Willys

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices

[@keith3970]

Resale Red.

[@danielcheatham3400]

WYR FORD STUDEBAKER

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =)

[@bobmccurdy8881]

Chevy- willis

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@aaronwilliams6989]

Doge, Ford or Chevy .

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices