Ford V8

Ford V8
Production period:	1932-1940
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , limousine , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupé , convertible
Successor:	Ford Standard , Ford Deluxe , Ford Super Deluxe , Ford Pilot

The Ford V8 was an automobile model with eight-cylinder - V engine from Ford , which was built from 1932 to 1940.

The Ford V8 was available in a total of fourteen different body variants, but not all variants over the entire construction period. Two-door, closed variants were called Tudor , they were available as three or five window versions. This designation was also used for the coupés, but without the addition "Tudor". The four-door closed version was named Fordor .

With the roadster and the cabriolet (convertible) there were also sporty versions and also a station wagon ( station wagon ). At times, a four-door convertible was offered under the name Phaeton .

With the same V8 engine, the Ford model V8-51 truck also appeared .

Models year after year

Model 18 (1932)

V8 model 18
Ford V8 Tudor Deluxe Model 18 (1932)
Production period:	1932
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , limousine , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupé , convertible
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.6 liters (48 kW)
Length:	4203 mm
Width:
Height:	1743 mm
Wheelbase :	2692 mm
Empty weight :	998-1163 kg

In April 1932, the company presented a V8 engine in a modified A model for the first time . The presentation of the new car met with tremendous public interest as Ford was the first to introduce an eight-cylinder engine in a car designed for the mass market. In addition, the event coincided with the height of the economic crisis in the United States. The car has a displacement of 3622 cm³ and delivered 65 bhp (48 kW) at 3400 rpm. From a tax point of view, the car was classified as "30 HP". The rear wheels are driven by a single-disc dry clutch , a manual three-speed gearbox with a gearshift lever in the middle of the vehicle and a cardan shaft. The drum brakes on all four wheels are operated mechanically via cables. This first Ford V8 was called the Model 18 .

Its body was the same as that of the four-cylinder Ford Model B. In addition to the two-door models, there was also a four-door Phaeton and a four-door sedan, both in standard and luxury versions. The standard version of the two-door sedan was ordered most frequently.

A total of 178,749 copies of the Model 18 were made.

Model 40 and 40B (1933–1934)

V8 model 40
Ford V8 Cabriolet Model 40 (1933)
Production period:	1933-1934
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , sedan , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupe
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.6 liters (55 kW)
Length:	4646 mm
Width:
Height:	1727 mm
Wheelbase :	2845 mm
Empty weight :	1115-1216 kg

The successor, the Model 40, was presented in February 1933 . It had an improved chassis with an X-frame and a longer wheelbase (2,845 mm compared to 2,692 mm in the previous year). The car also got a completely new body. With the 1933 model year, Ford chief designer Edsel Ford introduced a new design that was clearly influenced by the “Streamline” wave. Other news was a longer bonnet and longer fenders. This made the car longer and lower and therefore heavier. In closed models, the doors were hinged at the front for the first time. The displacement had remained the same, but the revised engine now developed 75 bhp (55 kW) at 3800 rpm.

The two-seater coupes were offered with three or five windows. You could choose to have a folding rear seat ("mother-in-law seat"). For the first time there was also a five-door station wagon ("Woody"), the sides of which were made of wood behind the bulkhead.

In the following year, the model was built practically unchanged as the 40B. The four-cylinder model C had been omitted, at least in the USA, so the V8 was the only Ford model there that year. The 40B differs from its predecessor in that it has a more distinctive chrome radiator grille, a painted (instead of chrome-plated) instrument panel and side windows with an additional ventilation function: By operating the window crank beyond a stop point, the window slides a few centimeters backwards, causing it to slide in at the front Ventilation slot results. The V8 engine got a new carburetor and another 10 bhp more and now delivered 85 bhp (62.5 kW) at 3800 rpm.

304,948 of the model 40 were built in 1933, 513,063 were built in 1934. From 1936 to 1942 the Soviet Gorkowski Awtomobilny Sawod built the GAZ-M1, a vehicle based on the model 40.

Model 48 (1935)

V8 model 48
Ford V8 Coupe Model 48 (1935)
Production period:	1934-1935
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , sedan , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupe
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.6 liters (62.5 kW)
Length:	4642 mm
Width:	1765 (3-Window Coupé) mm
Height:	1642 mm
Wheelbase :	2845 (3-Window Coupé) mm
Empty weight :	1176-1312 kg

The new model 48 looked similar to its predecessor, but the body was now even more rounded. The superstructures were a little lower, but the wagons were even heavier. This year, buyers were able to order the sedan with an integrated trunk for the first time . In the 1935 model year, Ford began producing station wagons with wooden bodies at its own plant in Iron Mountain , Michigan . Until then, station wagons called station wagons were assembled at Murray and Briggs in Detroit .

Model 48 was built 942,439 times. A Ford V8 Cabriolet was the pace car at the Indy 500 this year .

Model 68 (1936)

V8 model 68
Ford V8 Kombi Model 68 (1936)
Production period:	1935-1936
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , sedan , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupe
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.6 liters (62.5 kW)
Length:	4642 mm
Width:
Height:	1743 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	1160-1368 kg

The model 68 was a model 48 taken over from the previous year without any major changes. Only the front section and fenders had been slightly changed. Instead of spoked wheels, there were now wheels made of pressed steel. A four-door sedan convertible was new to the range of bodies.

791,812 copies of the model 68 were made. One of them was the overall winner of the Monte Carlo Rally .

Models 74 and 78 (1937)

V8 models 74/78
Ford V8 Tudor Model 74 (1937)
Production period:	1936-1937
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , sedan , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupe
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.2–3.6 liters (44–62.5 kW)
Length:	4559 mm
Width:
Height:	1743 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	1040-1355 kg

The bodies of the 1937 models had been significantly redesigned. They now had a swept and sloping grille. The headlights were integrated into the front fenders for the first time. The "big" model 78 with the well-known engine was accompanied by a model 74 with a smaller V8 engine (2228 cm³, 60 bhp / 44 kW at 3,600 rpm) with side valves , which was only available with the four standard limousine 2 bodies / 4 doors and touring sedan 2/4 doors was available. However, the sales of the small V8 model did not meet expectations, which was mainly due to the low power of the engine.

A total of 848,608 model 74 and 78 cars were built.

Models 81A and 82A (1938)

V8 models 81A / 82A
Ford V8 Deluxe Coupé Model 81A (1938)
Production period:	1937-1938
Body versions :	Touring car , sedan , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupé , convertible
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.2–3.6 liters (44–62.5 kW)
Length:	4559 mm
Width:
Height:	1743 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	1166-1350 kg

Ford V8 Standard Tudor Model 82A (1938)

In 1938 the US auto industry was shaken again by an economic crisis. Ford tried to react by offering two models instead of just one in different variants. The 74 model from the previous year was adopted as the 82A standard model without major changes in styling . The model 78, now model 81A Deluxe , has been thoroughly redesigned. The new model had more curved fenders and a rear hood. Technically, practically nothing had changed. With the two-part model line of 1938, Ford prepared the introduction of the new mid-range brand Mercury in the following year, which would be priced above the well-known Ford models. The two-seater roadster was no longer offered. The standard was only available as a “Tudor” (two-door sedan), “Fordor” (four-door sedan) and a coupé.

410,048 of the 81A and 82A models were built.

Models 91A and 92A (1939)

V8 models 91A / 92A
Ford V8 Deluxe Fordor Model 91A (1939)
Production period:	1938-1939
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.2–3.6 liters (44–66 kW)
Length:	4559 mm
Width:
Height:	1743 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	1166-1350 kg

Ford V8 Standard Fordor Model 92A (1939)

The 92A Standard model was stylistically based on the slightly revised 82A Standard model from the previous year and was also offered as a station wagon ("Station Wagon") for the first time in this model year . Until then, the station wagon was only available in the upper model range. The model 91A Deluxe was given a new, again somewhat angular shape for 1939, which clearly confirmed its stylistic relationship with the new Mercury . The headlights now had a slightly oval shape. The Phaeton, the four-door convertible, was no longer offered.

The engine of the model 91A Deluxe had increased its output again with the same displacement and now developed 90 bhp (66 kW) at 3800 rpm. The drum brakes , previously operated mechanically via cables, were now hydraulically operated using a Lockheed system . The other two of the "Big Three", Plymouth and Chevrolet , had already switched to hydraulic braking systems several years earlier - Henry Ford had long opposed this innovation.

In 1939, 532,152 Ford passenger cars were built.

Models 01A and 02A (1940)

V8 models 01A / 02A
Ford V8 Deluxe Cabriolet Model 01A (1940)
Production period:	1939-1940
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , convertible sedan , coupé
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.2–3.6 liters (44–66 kW)
Length:	4782 mm
Width:
Height:	1727 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	1252-1478 kg

This year, the 01A Deluxe and 02A Standard models looked the same from the outside and essentially corresponded to the deluxe model of the previous year. The four-door convertible had disappeared again and both versions were offered with the same superstructures, the convertible was only available as a deluxe. There were no technical changes.

That year 599,175 Ford V8 cars were produced. In the following year, the Ford V8 was replaced by the Standard , Deluxe and Super Deluxe models , which were available with either an in-line six-cylinder engine or a V8 engine.

Body designations 1932–1937

code	Work name	design type	design type Remarks
700	Tudor Sedan	Coach
710	Roadster	Roadster	Front window can be folded down; light hood
720	Three Window Coupe	3-window coupé	The side and rear windows are counted
730	Fordor Sedan	Sedan , 4-door
740	Victoria
740	Convertible Sedan	Cabriolet , 4-door	Windshield post fixed; lined hood; Crank window
750	Phaeton	Phaeton	Front window can be folded down; light hood
760	Cabriolet	Cabriolet, 2-door	Windshield post fixed; lined hood; Crank window
770	Five Window Coupe	5-window coupé	The side and rear windows are counted
780	Sedan delivery	Delivery truck, closed, clad
790	Station wagon	Station wagon , 4-door, tailgate horizontal	Timber construction ("Woody")

Production outside of the US

Ford V8 Deluxe Model 78 from German production (1937)

Ford-Vairogs V8 from Latvian production

The version produced by Ford Cologne in Germany (17,902 copies, with the typical front) got an independent body, which differed in detail from the US version.

In 1937 and 1938, Gräf & Stift in Vienna also produced approx. 150 copies under the name Gräf-Ford V8 .

From 1938 Ford-Vairogs produced several hundred V8 models in Riga (Latvia).

The V8 has been produced by the Canadian Timmis Motor Company on behalf of the Ford Motor Company since 1968 .

Others

Probably the most famous owners of a Ford V8 Coupé were the gangster couple Bonnie and Clyde .

Remarks

1. ↑ listed in the commercial vehicle catalog
2. ↑ listed in the commercial vehicle catalog

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1935 Ford Model 48 3-Window Coupé . Retrieved August 4, 2019.
2. ↑ 1935 Ford Model 48 3-Window Coupé . Retrieved August 4, 2019.
3. ↑ Ford 1903 to 1984, Beekman House 1983, p. 107
4. ^ "Died in the hail of bullets" by Hauke ​​Friedrichs (Zeit-Online: FBI files released), accessed on www.zeit.de on March 18, 2014

Web links

Commons : Ford V8  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 . Krause Publications Inc., Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .