Check out this guy's awesome metalworking skills!

[ICEMAN6166]

very nice cars.
the Norwegians took a lot of work but shows it can be done if you have the time,place,$ and motivation.

[shawns fords]

Shawn the Norwegian started with a tudor sedan. A business coupe is still a coupe. just has back jump seats and 5 windows.. like this

johnny the first pictures are of a 36 "humpback" as my grampa calls it business coupe, thats the same car my buddy has. not a 5 window or 3 window coupe. his had 4 doors not 2 like the one in the first pics. I thought he had a four door. looks like a car you would see Capones crew rollin in

Just an FYI, Johnny was correct, unfortunately your grandfather was mistaken. A humpback is not a business coupe. The humpback in the picture is a 2 door sedan. A business coupe is a short roof car with a big trunk and no back seat. What he finished with is basically a homemade business coupe. The brown 39/40 in the background of the second to last picture is a business coupe style body. On a 40 Ford there would either be a front bench seat with a large package tray for a business coupe or a split front seat and two small jump seats and no package tray in an opera coupe but they are the same body. Hawkrod

This is my 39 DeLuxe business coupe that I have owned since 1984:

um its a " humpback " because it has a freaking hump on the back, lmao, how hard is it to figure that one out?

[shawns fords]

Further to what Hawkrod says, ford used the corporate designations
"Tudor" and "Fordor" for their sedans, I believe, but am not sure, for Henry's entire duration starting with model T's until 1947. If you read the entire thread at HAMB, you will see someone referring to the car the Norwegian magician started with, as a "Tudor".

As with all people, the designations of these body styles tend to get lost in our memories. Many died in the wool for men refer to flareside trucks in Slick60's as "Stepsides" for crying out loud. But, if you study enough Ford literature, like Hawkrod has, you get to know these things.
Probably the dude's grandpa did not. But if someone did, thhe would NEVER think of changing out that sweet flathead

PS Hawkrod, SWEET ride!!

flaresides? from the 60s? sounds kind of before its time dont ya think?

[blackagatha]

personally, I don't really know. All I know for sure is that "Stepside" is a C#@^y term and it's a little yucky.... Thus the reason I don't feel too bad about my eventual plan of stretching the cab and nuking the steps.

I wish I had that kind of skill.... I did a considerable amount of bodywork on Aggie 2 summers ago, I went thru Lots of Bondo, and it STILL didn't come anywhere near that nice. I wish I had the skill required to make perfection like that. Hell, If I could get it that perfect, I'd get the whole truck chrome plated.... That would be the ultimate challenge for a body-man, wouldn't it?!