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1934 Edsel Ford Model 40 Special Speedster | Reimagined | Bruce Wanta

On display at the Lemay Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington is this 1934 Edsel Ford's Model 40 Speedster recreation. This unique looking vehicle was originally home built in Italy by Dr. Riccardo Grasso as a homage to the prototype made for Edsel Ford. It was later completely reimagined by Troy Ladd at Hollywood Hotrods and features a Lincoln flathead V8 engine. The idea behind the original design for the Model 40 was requested by Edsel during his time serving as President of Ford Motor Company. He asked Ford's head designer Bob Gregorie to build him a custom "continental" roadster with limited production potential. Gregorie, with some help from Ford's aircraft team, fabricated a taper-tailed aluminum body mounted over a custom welded tubular shaped frame. The car ended up becoming one of Edsel Ford's personal vehicles and was unlike anything Ford had ever built. This car is currently on loan from Master Collector Bruce Wanta. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The original Model 40 Speedster info: Edsel B. Ford, President of Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan, asked his styling chief, Eugene T. “Bob” Gregorie, to build a “continental” roadster that could have limited production potential. Gregorie sketched alternatives and then built a 1/25th scale model that he tested in a small wind tunnel. Because of its 1934 Ford (also known as Model 40) origins, the roadster became known as the Model 40 Special Speedster. Assisted by Ford Aircraft personnel, Gregorie’s team fabricated a taper-tailed aluminum body, mounted over a custom welded tubular structural framework. This car resembles the 1935 Miller-Ford Indianapolis 500 two-man racecars, but it was designed and built prior to their construction. This car’s long, low proportions were unlike anything Ford Motor Company had ever built. The Speedster weighs about 2,100 pounds. Its engine is now a 100-brake horsepower Mercury flathead V-8. This Model 40 was one of Edsel Ford’s personal vehicles. After his death in 1943, the Speedster passed through several owners. Bill Warner, founder of Florida’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, read an article that mentioned that the Model 40 Special Speedster was owned by a fellow Floridian. Warner tracked the Speedster down, bought it, and later sold it to Texas mega-collector John O’Quinn. After O’Quinn died in 2009, Edsel Ford II arranged for the speedster’s purchase. In August 2010, this car was restored by RM Restorations, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada. #Ford #Edsel #Model40 #Speedster