Facts & Figures
Doug Gigstead
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
1940 Ford Deluxe coupe
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Wheelbase | 112” |
| Modifications | boxed, beefed-up center section |
| SUSPENSION |
| Rearend / Ratio | 8” Ford / 3.55:1 |
| Springs | stock Mustang II |
| Shocks | chrome |
| Front brakes | 11” disc |
| Rear brakes | 8” Ford drum |
| Front suspension | Mustang II by Total Cost Involved Eng. (Ontario, CA) |
| Spindles | 2” drop |
| Steering | r&p |
| Master cylinder | Chassis Engineering (Riviera Beach, FL) |
| Pedal assembly | stock ’40 Ford |
| Steering column | ’79 Chevy van |
| Frame modifications | stainless brake lines Dean Gigstead /
Hard Time Hot Rods (Sturgeon Bay, WI) |
| Fuel tank | Rock Valley 15-gal. stainless |
| Front wheel make, size | Wheel Smith, 15x6 |
| Rear wheel make, size | Wheel Smith, 15x8 |
| Front tire make, size | Coker whitewall, 165x15 |
| Rear tire make, size | Coker whitewall, 225x15 |
| ENGINE |
| Make | 1969 Corvette V-8 |
| Displacement | 355ci (350 .010 over) |
| Assembly | Darrel “Devo” Viste (Sturgeon Bay, WI) |
| Pistons | TRW 9:1 |
| Camshaft | Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) |
| Cylinder heads | Edelbrock aluminum |
| Rockers | roller rocker |
| Water pump | stock chrome |
| Fan | blade plus electric fans |
| Radiator | custom |
| Alternator | Powermaster |
| Intake manifold | Edelbrock |
| Carburetor | 650 Holley |
| Air cleaner | ’48 Cadillac |
| Ignition | Delco |
| Headers | Sanderson (S. San Francisco, CA) |
| Exhaust system | polished stainless by Dean Gigstead |
| Mufflers | Borla (Oxnard, CA) |
| Transmission | 700-R4 |
| Trans assembly | Art Carr Performance Products (Abilene, TX) |
| Torque converter | 1,800 stall |
| Shifter | Lokar (Knoxville, TN) |
| Trans mods | shifting kit |
| Driveshaft | Machine Service Co. (Green Bay, WI) |
| EXTERIOR |
| Body style | coupe |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Body mods | shaved handles & trunk |
| Grille | Bob Drake Reproductions (Grants Pass, OR) |
| Bodywork | by owner |
| Paint | PPG / Gigstead ’40 Carat Gold |
| Painter | by owner |
| Pinstriping | Brush Boy Customs (Kaukauna, WI) |
| Taillights | LED w/ original lens |
| Outside mirrors | swan type, Bob Drake Reproductions |
| Chrome | Speed & Sport Chrome Plating (Houston, TX) |
| INTERIOR |
| Insert | by owner |
| Gauges | Classic Instruments (Boyne City, MI) |
| Stereo | Pioneer |
| Stereo installation | John Gigstead |
| Air conditioning | Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX) |
| Wiring | custom by owner |
| Steering wheel | LeCarra (Oneida, TN) |
| Interior mirror | Bob Drake Reproductions |
| Seats | early '70s fullsize Ford |
| Upholstery | tuck 'n' roll by Red's Upholstery (Bonduel, WI) |