Ford Model 48
The Ford V8 was a car model of Ford that was built from 1932 to 1940.
It was not the Ford V8 in a total of fourteen different body styles, but all variants over the entire construction period. Two door enclosed versions were called Tudor, it gave them as Three or Five Window version. This name was also used in the coupe, but without the " Tudor ". The four-door closed version was given the name Fordor.
With the Roadster and Convertible, there was also sporting versions and in addition a station wagon ( station wagon ). At times, was offered a four-door convertible version under the name Phaeton.
In addition, appeared as a truck version of the Ford Model V8 51st
Models year after year
Model 18 (1932 )
Ford V8 Tudor Deluxe Model 18 (1932 )
In April 1932, the company unveiled a V8 engine in a modified A- model. The idea of the new car came across a huge audience interest since Ford first presented a car with eight cylinders in an operational design for the mass market cars. Added to this was that the event coincided with the peak of the economic crisis in the United States. The car has a displacement of 3622 cc and gave 65 bhp (48 kW) at 3400 rpm. Fiscally the car was classified as " 30 hp". The car has a single-plate dry clutch and a manual-shift three-speed transmission with shift lever in the center of the vehicle. A propeller shaft, the rear wheels are driven. All four wheels are mechanically braked. This first Ford V8 was designated as model 18.
His body was identical to that of the Ford Model B with four-cylinder engine. Besides the Zweitürern there was also a four-door Phaeton and a four-door sedan, each in standard and luxury versions. Most often, the two-door sedan was ordered in standard version.
A total of 178 749 copies of the model developed 18
Model 40 and 40B ( 1933-1934 )
Ford V8 Convertible Model 40 (1933 )
In February 1933, the successor was presented, the model had 40 that an improved chassis with X - frame and a longer wheelbase ( 2,845 mm vs. 2,692 mm in the previous year ). The car also got a brand new body. With the model 1933 led Edsel Ford, who was then chief designer at Ford, a new, significantly influenced by the "Streamline " wave design a. More news had a longer hood and extended fenders. Thus, the car was longer and lower and therefore heavier. For closed models, the doors were now for the first time struck the front. The engine capacity had remained the same, but the revised engine now made 75 bhp (55 kW) at 3.800/min.
The two-seater coupes were in the 3 - or 5- window available version. They had either a hinged back seat ( " mother house" ). For the first time there was also a five-door station wagon, the wagon sides were kept behind the dash panel in wood ( woody).
In the following year the model was built virtually unchanged as 40B. The four-cylinder Model C was, however, ceased to exist, at least in the U.S., so the V8 was the only Ford model in this year there. The 40B differs from its predecessor by a more prominent chrome grille, a painted (instead of chrome ) instrument panel and side windows with an additional ventilation function: By pressing the window crank on a stop point addition, the disc moves backward a few inches, making the front a ventilation slot results. The V8 engine got a new carburetor and a further 10 bhp more and was now 85 bhp (62.5 kW) at 3.800/min from.
From model 40 304 948 pieces in 1933 were built 513 063 units were built 1934.
Model 48 (1935 )
Ford V8 Coupe Model 48 (1935 )
The new model 48 saw the previous similar, but the body was still chubby. The bodies were somewhat lower, but again the car heavier. This year, buyers could order the sedan for the first time with integrated trunk. In model year 1935 Ford began production of the first station wagon with wooden structures in our own factory in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Until then, the station wagon called station wagons were assembled at Murray and Briggs in Detroit.
The Model 48 was built 942 439 times. A Ford V8 cabriolet this year was the pace car at the Indy 500
Model 68 (1936 )
Ford V8 Model 68 Combination (1936 )
The Model 68 was a no big changes from the previous model taken over 48 only front fascia and fenders were changed slightly. Instead of spoked wheels now had wheels made of pressed steel. In the range of attachments a four-door sedan convertible was new.
791 812 copies of the model 68 came. One of them was the overall winner of the Monte Carlo Rally.
Models 74 and 78 (1937)
Ford V8 Tudor Model 74 (1937 )
The bodies of the 1937 models had been significantly revised. They had now a swept and rearwardly inclined front grille. The headlights were first integrated into the front fenders. The "big" model 78 with the known motor a model 74 with a smaller V8 engine ( 2228 cc, 60 bhp / 44 kW at 3.600/min ) was provided with side valves to the side, only with the four standard constructions Limousine 2 / 4-door touring sedan was 2/4 doors available. However, the sales of the small V8 model did not meet the expectations, for which mainly the low power of the engine was blamed.
A total of 848 608 cars of the models were 74 and 78
81A and 82A models (1938)
Ford V8 Deluxe Coupe Model 81A (1938 )
In 1938 the auto industry of the United States was again shaken by an economic crisis. Ford tried to react to this by now two models instead of just one were offered in different variants. The model 74 of the previous year was taken as a model 82A standard without major changes in styling. The Model 78, Model 81A Deluxe now was, however, thoroughly revised. The new model had more curved fenders and a fleeing to the rear bonnet. Technically, nothing had changed practically. The two-piece model line of 1938 Ford prepared the introduction of the new middle class brand Mercury in the following year, which would be priced to the known Ford models. The two -seater roadster was no longer offered. The standard gave it only as " Tudor " (2- door sedan ), " Fordor " ( four-door sedan ) and as Coupé.
Of the models 81A and 82A 410 048 units were built.
Models 91A and 92A (1939 )
Ford V8 Deluxe Fordor Model 91A (1939 )
The Model 92A Standard based stylistically on the slightly revised model 82A standard of the previous year and was first offered in this model year as the Station Wagon. Until then, the Estate was only in the upper series. The Model 91A Deluxe was given a new, something more angular shape, which clearly attested his stylistic kinship with the new Mercury for 1939. The headlights now have a slightly oval shape. The Phaeton, the four-door convertible was no longer offered.
The engine of the model 91A Deluxe had risen again to power at a constant displacement and developed 90 bhp now (66 kW) at 3.800/min. The mechanical brakes gave way to a full hydraulic system from Lockheed. The other two of the Big Three, Plymouth and Chevrolet had already made the switch to hydraulic brakes several years ago, but Henry Ford had long opposed this innovation.
In 1939, Ford created 532 152 passenger cars.
Models 01A and 02A (1940 )
Ford V8 Deluxe Cabriolet Model 01A (1940 )
This year, the Model 01A Deluxe and the Standard Model 02A looked externally identical and corresponded to the deluxe model of the previous year mainly. The four-door convertible was gone and both versions were offered with the same structures, the convertible was only available as a Deluxe. Technically, there were no changes.
This year, 599 175 Ford V8 cars were produced. The following year, the Ford V8 was replaced by the models Standard, Deluxe and Super Deluxe that were available with optional in-line six -cylinder engine or a V8 engine.
Body designations 1932-1937
Bemerkungunen
Production outside the U.S.
The produced at Ford Cologne in Germany version ( 17,902 copies, with the typical front ) was an independent body, which differed in detail from the American version.
In the years 1937 and 1938 have occurred even if Graf & Stift in Vienna about 150 copies under the name Graef - Ford V8.
In 1938 Ford produced Vairogs in Riga ( Latvia) a few hundred V8 models.
Since 1968, the V8 is produced on behalf of the Ford Motor Company from the Canadian Timmis Motor Company.
Others
The most famous owner of a Ford V8 coupe were the gangster pair Bonnie and Clyde ..