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By Caretaker - Last Year
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Greetings!
My name is Jerry and I somehow stumbled on to this site while sorting and cataloging dad’s Y Block magazine subscription.
My father owns a 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe which is powered by a 1957 Ford 312 Y Block.
My dad bought this car when I was 18 months old in 1960. I have known this car all of my life.
Dad is now in a nursing home and has dementia. As I have know this car all my life, I have become the caretaker of my father’s car. I have a lot to learn. I am 66 years old and I drove the car for the first time last year when they sold their house and I moved it to the garage of the assisted living facility.
I’ll add more info in a future post as well as some photos of the car and engine. For now, I am doing my best to keep the battery charged and get it out every now and then to warm it up and drive it limited distance.
Looking forward to learning more since my dad can’t connect all the dots any longer.
Thank you Ted for opening up the registration portal so I can join!
Jerry
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By paul2748 - Last Year
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Welcome. Sorry to hear about your dad. Nice group of people here. We like pictures.
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By 55blacktie - Last Year
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Although you didn't ask for it, my advice to you is, "Don't fix what ain't broken." you'll enjoy the car much more when you can drive it.
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By miker - Last Year
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Glad you’re here. Sorry about your Dad, my late father went down that same road.
This is the right spot for the Yblock info, and a lot of related information. Just out of curiosity (since it’s a hot rod) has it got 40 juice brakes?
Might also help to add your general location. Sometimes there’s someone close, or a part available when you need one.
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By Caretaker - Last Year
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I’ll get some currently photos of the car and engine and start a new thread with all the details that I know about dad’s car. I have managed to locate and safely store a large amount of receipts and notes my dad saved to help me along the way. Other stuff I just seem to remember the stories when he would talk to people at local car shows.
Jerry
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By Caretaker - Last Year
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As for brakes……..
Front has 66 Dodge Dart Disc Rotors and 4 pot calipers off a Mustang. They are mounted to the original spindles and front wishbone suspension.
Rear are drum brakes on a 9 inch Ford rear axle with parallel leaf suspension.
Master cylinder is dual reservoir mounted in the stock location under the floor.
Jerry
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By miker - Last Year
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Neat hot rod.
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By Deyomatic - Last Year
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Welcome. Sounds like you won't have to worry about brakes at all. What Transmission does it have?
Keep the valves adjusted right and drive it as much as you can. Maybe bring your dad for a ride, if you think it will be a good idea.
I can't wait to see the pics.
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By Ted - Last Year
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Jerry.
Welcome to the site. For everyone else, here’s a picture of the car that Jerry had sent to me when looking to join the site. Great looking Thirty-Nine.
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By FORD DEARBORN - Last Year
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Wow - you and your Dad have an awesome car. Another one of Fords many examples of great styling and Y-bock powered. Well done, thanks for sharing....
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By panel driver - 9 Months Ago
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Looks great, I like it!
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By Caretaker - 6 days ago
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Greetings:
First, allow me to apologize for the lag in responding to my thread. Things got pretty wild earlier in the year. My dad put up one heck of a fight with dementia but unfortunately, he passed away on August 2, 2025.
His granddaughter insisted that I drive his car to the funeral. We parked it right behind the hearse and it followed the hearse to the cemetery. Here are a couple of photos I took on the morning of his funeral.
I have a few more photos to post and some stories to tell of just getting the car ready to drive to the funeral. More to follow:
Jerry
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By Caretaker - 6 days ago
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I know I promised you guys some under the hood photos so here you go.
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By Caretaker - 6 days ago
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Here is a photo of the interior.
I brought the car over to my shop two days before the funeral. Checked the tire date codes and they were manufactured in 2009. Day before the funeral. I putting new rubber all the way around. A couple of days after the funeral, I did an oil change with a new filter. Car had only been driven 300 miles since the last oil change in 2021. If all goes as planned, I'm taking the old Ford out next Saturday to the local All Ford gathering. Will probably ask my son to drive my Mustang out there and make a day of it!
Jerry
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By KULTULZ - 5 days ago
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That car is absolutely beautiful!
Your dad had a good eye for detail and a very defined sense of taste.
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