The 1940 Ford Coupe was flathead-V8 powered classic that shared most of its major components with the 1937/1938/1939 Fords, but it sported a new flat-top hood and some grill changes to differentiate it from its older siblings. Find this 1940 Ford Standard Business Coupe here on eBay bidding for $11,500 reserve-not-met with a $15,900 buy-it-now, located in Perkasie, PA.
The Packards of the early 1930’s were meant for those who managed not to lose all of their money in the stock market. Rather than dumb down and decontent its offerings to the adapt to the declining wealth of the general public, Packard kept offering outrageous luxury even when eating hard tack and burning cow dung for heat was considered opulent. Find this 1932 Packard Standard 8 on craigslist in Tampa, FL for $55,000. This
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By the late 1930s, Fords use of the Model T/A/K designation had changed, and now they just made a single car, available in Standard and DeLuxe trims and designated by the model year. This next car is a 1940 Ford, which can be generalized as a 1937 Ford with a few small (year by year) cosmetic changes. Find this 1940 Ford 2-Door Sedan here on eBay
bidding for $10,200 with 6 days to go, located in Woodbury, NJ.
The '49 Shoebox Ford was the first new design launched by the big three after the end of World War II. It showed an optimistic view of the future from a country that had just turned the tide in the largest conflict this world has known -- and it was worlds ahead of the '41 Ford in terms of technology, build quality, and looks. Find this 1949 Ford Standard here on eBay
bidding for $7,877.77 with a few hours to go, located in Kingsport, TN.
The Triumph Standard Ten was originally named for its tax horsepower, a number not based on a physical measurement of work per unit time, but based on an ancient formula for taxation based on cylinder bore and cylinder count. The name was continued until the concept of tax horsepower was long obsolete but in the US market it was called the TR-10 and sold from 1957 to 1960. Find this 1959 Triumph TR-10 for sale in San Diego, CA for $4,500 via craigslist.