[AT] O/T 1941 Ford Business Coupe

George Willer gwill at toast.net
Mon Jun 13 06:20:46 PDT 2005


Cecil,

Those cars weren't made to use for heavy dates... they were made to run 
moonshine!  :-)  Especially that '41 business coupe.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] O/T 1941 Ford Business Coupe


>> Cecil
>> Yes, I'm an old Ford guy too. My first licensed vehicle was my Dad's 39 
>> Deluxe
>
> sedan. The old flathead 8 was not real powerful but sounded good and got 
> me hooked
>
> on that sound of V8s for life.
>> I've still got the old sedan out in a shed. Needs a total restore though.
>
>
> My father bought a 39 Ford sedan too. He was still driving it
> when I went into the service in 1952. It was a good tough car and a
> real runner. Only weak spot, IMHO, were the brakes. You really had to
> stand on them to get real braking. I believe they were hydraulics but
> didn't have power assist at the time. I remember one late night coming
> home from a heavy date in Austin. The moon was out and it was as clear
> as a bell. I was running the back roads and making about 75 mph. I
> came over a knoll and saw what appeared to be cattle crossing the
> road ahead of me.  I got on the brakes and had just started to slow
> down when I realized it wasn't cows crossing the road, it was a freight
> train and what I was seeing were the freight cars. I stood on those
> brakes and braced my back against the seat and just managed to stop
> that Ford before I got to the tracks. Call it less than 10 feet between
> the front of that old Ford and the freight cars going thru. It is one
> of the few things in my life that shook me enough to still give me that
> queasy feeling when I think of it.
>
> Cecil
>
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