1940 Ford Fordor Deluxe Driving Video

All finished mechanically and soon to be taken apart cosmetically for paint, I wanted to have a record of it driving (and me driving it).
In all the years I have owned it, it has never run or handled this well, or been this quiet.

[@towgod7985]

Thanks, I really enjoyed that nostalgic video. Cheers.

[@kennyc388]

Sure would be more enjoyable if you gave us all a look at your awesome 40 Ford before you start driving. Many folks, especially the younger crowd, have no idea what your car looks like. I ALWAYS love to look at old cars. They are so beautiful and actually works of art.

[@RAK402]

Great idea! It wasn't that good looking on the outside when I took this video (I wanted a record of it driving after it was done mechanically, but before I took it apart for paint. I will do another video later, now that it is all cleaned up and restored.

[@frednoyes2653]

I had 1940 when I was in high school 1956,great car ,had fit with wiring all dryed out.glaspacks heat risers blocked off. great car. I am 83 no wish it was in my garage

[@hariomvishwakarma1403]

How old are you?

[@soviet_tank_lover]

​​@@hariomvishwakarma1403mf he said he is 83 in the comment, that was 2 years ago so he is 85. Maths

[@nopegaming2117]

As someone who was born after year 2000 I very much enjoy these cars. Would love to have one.

[@RAK402]

They are out there. People keep finding examples that have been stored and allowed to sit for decades.

[@chopytroncosooficial1933]

Me to

[@josephconsoli4128]

My dream! A leisurely drive in a '40's car with period big-band music playing. What better car than a classic '40 Ford!

[@RAK402]

Thank you very much sir!

[@CooperDrums]

Loved watching this and hearing the music in the background. It sounds so nice. Would love to see an updated showing the outside the car as well as more driving. Love these old cars!

[@RAK402]

Thank you very much! At some point, I will re-shoot the video, now that the car has been restored. I will get shots of the outside as well. Thank you again!

[@CooperDrums]

@RAK402 Cool, looking forward to it!

[@davidgrisez]

This is a very quiet running 1940 Ford Fordor Deluxe. I find it interesting to watch an old car being driven that had the three speed column shift transmission. Since I was born in 1951 I have ridden in cars with a 3 speed column shift and drove a 1966 Rambler American that had a 3 speed column shift transmission with overdrive. That was a different era when cars were very basic and simple. Also they were easy to work on.

[@kennyc388]

Simple era. BETTER era,

[@carlossahagun6850]

Yea I do agree with u sir, but u have to admit the new era street cars and performance vehicles are a sight for sour eyes and even being in one I mean your going 0-60 in less then 10sec now can’t tell me thats not evolution

[@thomasjordan5578]

Driver knows what he’s doing, gear changes so adroitly.

[@RAK402]

Thank you very much sir!

[@janecaldwell4223]

For some ( reason ? ) I can't fathom why a Gen Z would want to enjoy viewing this video; however, as an aging boomer the parallels of joy with memories of my Mother shifting our car with the column shifter and the music playing is fantastic. Thanks for the ride!

[@RAK402]

I don't think Gen Z would really care either, but that's ok. I made the video for myself so I would have something to watch to help inspire me to take it all apart cosmetically and put it back together again (which I have now done). I thought other old car enthusiasts might like it also. I plane to re-shoot the video, now that the car is painted, the dash colors are correct and the interior is as correct as I can get it.

[@christopherjohnson2422]

When I was an undergraduate in the mid-70s, my dad let me use his 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca, which had 3-on-a-tree. I found it pretty easy to use. In the 1980s and 1990s, I drove 4-speed manual-shift compacts. I suspect that I’ve lost the hang of it now.

[@bratwurst2923]

Gen Z here. I love watching stuff like this, and hope to have an old survivor car like this some day (not modified or anything, all original or restored to original). Cars used to be such an art and a fun piece of equipment to use. Nowadays it seems like they're getting more and more bland and overwritten with computers making everything about them less fun... Thank you for uploading!

[@janecaldwell4223]

@@bratwurst2923 One activity you can do to help fill your car void is buy a manual or a restorers guide for the car you are interested in. Not only does this add to your future enjoyment in the present but it will aid you in your quest to restore the car at a later time when the stars align for your old car purchase.

[@bratwurst2923]

@Jane Caldwell thank you! I learned stick at 16 on a 1981 Dodge D-150 with a 4 speed, however I don't currenrly own any manual vehicles (my family actually got their first automatic car in 2008, which is quite late for here in the US!) So I grew up with them, but never drove one of my own. Keeping classic car culture alive is one of my main goals with it!

[@LuisdeMontevideo]

All great, the car and the music

[@RAK402]

Thank you very much!

[@vijaysankarkalita6093]

Exactly 💯

[@kerrysnider442]

Absolutely fantastic! I love it

[@RAK402]

Thank you, my friend!

[@SpeedTriple59]

It dont get much better than cruising in a 40 deluxe with period music along the way..😊

[@nicksileo6853]

Thanks for the ride.

[@randomaccount-rw3bm]

That’s one nice car

[@RAK402]

Thank you!

[@alfredocorreia9385]

QUE MARAVILHA!!! Dirigindo um automóvel precioso e ao som da Orquestra de Artie Shaw!!! VOLTA À UM PASSADO INESQUECÍVEL!!!

[@RAK402]

Thank you very much sir!

[@alfredocorreia9385]

@@RAK402 Fiquei maravilhado com o seu vídeo do automóvel precioso e o som de Artie Shaw com os vocais de Helen Forrest. Nas próximas viagens nesse diamante de automóvel, sugiro também GLENN MILLER, TOMMY DORSEY COM FRANK SINATRA E OS PIED PIPERS E COUNT BASIE!!! GRANDE ABRAÇO DO AMIGO AQUI NO RIO DE JANEIRO, AFICCIONADO DAS "BIG BANDS" !!!

[@ramsaylopez1567]

I thought you might have known about the Forties limited. I was a member of the San Jose Forties for about thirty years and we used to go to the forties limited runs and they did at our runs as well for over twenty five years. I agree they are a bunch of really nice people.

[@RAK402]

I probably should join again. I think I was the onlyh one with a stock 40 (it's even closer to stock than it was in the video). The Forties Limited people all accepted me, even with a stock car!

[@leddhed5480]

Mine is tuxedo black with a lipstick red interior. Mustang 5.0 L under the hood.

[@411Soulman1]

I can tell by the music coming over that old radio there’s a station in your area but plays 30s and 40s music

[@RAK402]

Sadly, there no longer is. While I was growing up, you could hear Chuck Cecil's "Swinging Years" radio program on KFI. Later, there was KGRB and KBOB (FM) that played the same sort of music. Now, I have resorted to two methods: I have an AM transmitter (a child's toy) hidden in the glove box which is connected to a cell phone. The stock radio in the Ford has a preset tuned to the frequency of the AM transmitter. I can either 1) Play recorded music through the cell phone or; 2) Play 40's Junction from Sirius XM through the cell phone. The music in the video is the former.

[@matrox]

Some of these cars were still on the road when I was born in the mid late 50s.

[@kennyc388]

Many on the road in 1946. Such a beautiful little car and so cozy inside with your sweetie as a passenger. Love the chevron tail lights on this car.

[@carlossahagun6850]

I never new they made manual trans on the side I always thought that every car that the trans on the side was automatic thats fuckin dope ngl

[@wzune6513]

The slang reference for that is "three on the tree". The three refers to three forward gears.

[@ramsaylopez1567]

I have a 40 ford as well a real classic. I notice the window frames are done in a faux wood finish and the 40 drives like it has a chevy small block. Are you a member of the Forties Limited of Orange County?

[@RAK402]

I had the window frames done about 20 years ago by Bob Kennedy-they are about as close to stock/original as possible. The engine is a stock Ford Flathead V8. I was a member of Forties Limited about 20 years ago and would like to join again. A great bunch of people in that club!

[@Mod-rw9cw]

Imagine all of the soldiers that went to war driving these.

[@allentoyokawa9068]

How did you get the old music to play? A tuner or a blutooth speaker?

[@RAK402]

There is an AM transmitter (connected to my phone) hidden in the glove box. The thin antenna wire from the transmitter comes up through the dash at the window frame and is wrapped around the base of the stock antenna. The ground wire from the transmitter is connected to the bottom of the radio case. The stock radio is tuned to the frequency that the transmitter is outputting.

[@richardpowell1372]

Nice Ride

[@RAK402]

Thank you!

[@scottd1336]

Wow, is that a "three on the tree" shifter?

[@RAK402]

Yes. Stock for a 1940 Ford.

[@kennyc388]

Back and up to low. Straight down into second. Up forward and up to third gear and reverse is straight down from there. Learned to drive when I was 15 in Grandpas 1951 Ford. Fun times that are surely missed.

[@MrGuitar1458]

Love the music...is that really the radio? 😉

[@RAK402]

Yes. That is the stock radio playing. There is an AM transmitter hidden in the glovebox connected to my phone, which is providing the music.

[@MrGuitar1458]

@@RAK402 gotcha. I have a '39 with a working radio, love the idea of listening to period music and broadcasts when driving around, would really complete the experience. 😊

[@mjhouse1955]

Great video! The way the windows are washed out it’s hard to see that the cars are new. As you’re cruising along with the palm trees in the window, almost looks like a Cruise Down Hollywood Boulevard in1940! What is that rectangle plate on the top of the dash? That isn’t something new; is it? Naaaa!

[@RAK402]

The Radio!

[@mjhouse1955]

@@RAK402 Doesn’t look right? Looks like something newer. Strange?

[@RAK402]

@@mjhouse1955 It is the correct radio for 1940. I question the color of the plastic (which is supposed to be correct) as it does not match the color of the instrument cluster or the clock. The 1940 Ford guys insist that it is correct, but it doesn't look quite right to me.

[@mjhouse1955]

@@RAK402 How can you tell the difference? 😉

[@RAK402]

@@mjhouse1955 Good point sir!

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

3 on the tree

[@glpilpi6209]

Did Ford make many cars after 1940 ?. They seemed to concentrate on war contracts soon after this car was made.

[@RAK402]

They made cars into early 1942, the last ones being pretty much devoid of chrome as it was considered a strategic material.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

By the beginning of '42, no company had much choice than go into war production, it wasn't like Ford, GM or Chrysler wanted to tear out all auto production and completely restart to building military aircraft and vehicles, I don't even thing anyone was building much farm machinery by then either.

[@حسنفاضل-ش4ش]

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[@alfredocorreia9385]

Na próxima viagem nessa esmeralda sobre rodas que tal ao som de um dos Maiores Ídolos da Música Popular Mundial até os dias de hoje: *GLENN MILLER* ?!