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1940 60S front fender question

Started by johnwalker, December 07, 2017, 05:52:54 PM

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johnwalker

Are the sidemount fenders on a 39/40 60 special wider at the rear than the non-sidemount ones? I noticed that if you eyeball along the side of the rear fenders, up to the fronts, my fronts with sidemounts stick out at the rear. In other words, the fr/rear fenders are not on the same plane. I'm asking because I want to do away with the sidemounts and english wheel a patch panel. Can't find any normal fenders, so gotta modify. Thanks, John Walker 206 789 6800 Seattle
1949 6207
1950 6137
1940 6019S 3 window coupe
1948 olds 98 sedanette
1947 diamond t pickup
1930 model a roadster/392 hemi
1949 cadillac woodie (was a buick)
1933 chrysler royal 8 3 window coupe
1977 930
1987 911 cab widebody
1969 911E

Barry M Wheeler #2189

I can't be certain, but I will offer a "common sense" answer. Since "most" owners would never bother to check out whether the front and rear fenders were in line with one another, and the cost of adding an inch (or whatever) to the die to stamp two different fenders would have added an un-needed expense, I would say "probably not."
Barry M. Wheeler #2189


1981 Cadillac Seville
1991 Cadillac Seville

Brad Ipsen CLC #737

John,

If you want to drive up and measure my 40-60S that would work.  If the weather is nice and I have a reason to be in Seattle I might be willing to drive to the your shop.

Brad
Brad Ipsen
1940 Cadillac 60S
1938 Cadillac 9039
1940 Cadillac 6267
1940 LaSalle 5227
1949 Cadillac 6237X
1940 Cadillac 60S Limo

Quentin Hall

G’day John. Is it possible that you have non Sixty Special fenders. The other series cars are narrower in the cowl and the fenders wider by the amount you say yours are out.
Ps I haven’t forgotten you sending me the winder. Can you believe I’m still stuck in divorce limbo? Nearly 3 years and I haven’t touched my cars. Ugggghhhh.
53 Eldo #319
53 Eldo #412.
53 Eldo #433
57 Biarritz
53 series 62 conv
39 Sixty Special Custom
57 Biarritz

Quentin Hall

Ps, can you all keep an eye out for a decent rear window frame. An idiot broke my one removing it. I bought a replacement which got broken in transit.
53 Eldo #319
53 Eldo #412.
53 Eldo #433
57 Biarritz
53 series 62 conv
39 Sixty Special Custom
57 Biarritz

CEC #20099

J. Walker: I have a 3961 CCP that was NOT an original sidemounted car. During resto in 1971, the fenders were cut, & wells & covers were welded in from a donor car. The modern Replacement tires (correct size bias) do not fit in wells. Cowl air vent is different, also. Contact Terry Wenger, in St Louis, for more detail.   C Chleboun # 20099

Terry Wenger

John:

Yes, the sidemount fenders on the'39 and '40 Sixty-Specials are wider in the rear, as you have seen from the front. They won't accept wells from a sidemounted car 60S.

The '39 -61 however that I converted by installing wells that was mentioned above had the wide fenders,whether sidemounted or not. Incidently those wells that I put in those '39-61 fenders were from a '40 60S.

Terry Wenger #1800
Terry Wenger CLC #1800
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1932 355B TSD
1939 7557
1940 60S
1941 60S
1947 6267 Conv.
1949 6207X Coupe
1963 60S

Quentin Hall

So are the sidemount fenders just the same fender for all series or was the sidemount fender a unique item for the Sixty Special?
Just for interest sake. My friend’s 34 Aerodynamic Coupe had the fenderwells filled in and leaded by the factory. The well bases were crudely torch cut off.
53 Eldo #319
53 Eldo #412.
53 Eldo #433
57 Biarritz
53 series 62 conv
39 Sixty Special Custom
57 Biarritz