What is this vehicle

[Mike K]

Hi Lang

Yes I've seen that pic. Looks like a Aust. 1940 Ford coupe ute ( split rear windows ) fitted with unusual rear wheels possibly 900-13.

[Ilian Filipov]

I agree with Mike, looks like this:

[Robin Craig]

Wow, that is such a smart looking vehicle. Great lines.

[Lang]

Ilian

I think you are close. It looks like they have just cut the rear guards/fenders out to fit the wheels.

Lang

[Mike K]

I looked at one of those utes during a Corowa event years ago. The little town between Corowa and Albury , NSW side of the river. The chap wasn't home but he had a junk yard with lots of stuff . He was selling a 1 ton army Ford 01Y but he had the coupe ute in the yard. The coupe ute was restorable but needed a lot of work.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

I looked at one of those utes during a Corowa event years ago. The little town between Corowa and Albury , NSW side of the river. The chap wasn't home but he had a junk yard with lots of stuff . He was selling a 1 ton army Ford 01Y but he had the coupe ute in the yard. The coupe ute was restorable but needed a lot of work.

I bet that was the yard at Howlong, remember going there a few years back, place was full of vehicles of all ages. There was no one home then, his mailbox was overflowing !

[David Dunlop]

Those rear fenders look like they have a proper rolled outer edge finish. Would that type of work have been bothered with in the field, or could those fenders have been taken from a different model Ford with the same wheel well radius?

Cute as a bug, either way!

David

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

I bet that was the yard at Howlong, remember going there a few years back, place was full of vehicles of all ages. There was no one home then, his mailbox was overflowing !

Yes that would be the place for sure. I remember the ute in question had a rusted out floor pan. I rang the hot rod business in Castlemaine , they made new Ford panels for the 1930's , 40's cars . The chap said yes, they have a new floor pan for that ute ... rather expensive project so I left it.