This ’33 Ford Model 40 is a steel-bodied five-window highboy that the selling dealer tells us was built for the prior owner in 2012 by Rocky Mountain Street Rods of Arvada, Colorado. Power is from a 239ci flathead V8 that was overhauled in 2023 and that is equipped with Navarro aluminum heads, an Offenhauser intake manifold, twin 9 Super 7 carburetors, and long-tube headers. It is paired with a Ford three-speed manual transmission, and the car rides on burgundy 16″ steel wheels mounted over hydraulic drum brakes. Other features include custom headlights and taillights, a rumble seat, and Classic Instruments supplementary gauges. Acquired by the selling dealer in 2025, this Model 40 highboy is now offered with a 2023 service record totaling $23k and a clean Michigan title.
The steel body is finished in gray with burgundy pinstriping, and details include a chrome grille, front headlight housings with integrated turn signals, a cowl vent, and a single windshield wiper.
The burgundy 16″ steel wheels wear Ford-logo hubcaps and are mounted with big-and-little Firestone tires. The car rides on front and rear transverse leaf springs, and braking is handled by hydraulic drums at all four corners.
The bench seat is upholstered in tan cloth with light piping and is accompanied by coordinated door panels, carpeting, and body-color sheet metal. The rear windscreen can be raised and lowered, and other details include a heater, a handbrake, and a dome light. A turn signal control is mounted on the steering column, and a replacement keyed ignition switch ignition is mounted in the dash.
The three-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of a Ford-branded Stewart Warner 90-mph speedometer, an ammeter, and a fuel-level gauge. Classic Instruments supplementary gauges are concealed behind the glove box door. The five-digit odometer shows 9k miles, approximately 40 of which were added under current ownership. True mileage is unknown.
The rumble seat compartment houses a bench seat trimmed in brown vinyl. The chassis battery is concealed under a carpeted enclosure in the footwell.
The 239ci flathead V8 was overhauled in 2023 by Motor City Solutions in Taylor, Michigan. It is equipped with twin 9 Super 7 carburetors, an Offenhauser intake manifold, Navarro aluminum heads, and an electric cooling fan along with Mallory ignition components, long-tube exhaust headers, a dual exhaust system, and a Powermaster 12-volt alternator.
Power is routed to the rear wheels through a Ford three-speed manual transmission. The clutch components were replaced in 2023.
The car is titled as a 1933 Ford Model 40 using VIN R18M8599, which is listed on the reproduction chassis tag displayed above. The chassis is stamped with the number 336625 as shown in the gallery.