OWNERS: TOM AND MARILYN BRUNER

YEAR:   1940     MAKE:   FORD STANDARD OPERA COUPE/BUSINESS COUPE

COLOR: Black                 UPHOLSTERY: GREY NEW ORIGINIAL COTTON

ENGINE: 350 CHEVROLET    WHEELS:  STEEL WITH CHROME CAPS

TRANS:  AUTOMATIC 200R   REAR END:  9” FORD    

FRONT END:  DROPPED AXEL

Tom and Marilyn get a new ride. We all knew and liked their 34 Ford, but it was time for a new one. Well, maybe not new, but different. After selling the 34, Tom started looking for lots of options: muscle car, tri-five, shoebox, etc., etc.……. The only thing he required was it had to have a trunk.

After talking to Joe Rode, he was informed Judy Conners wanted to sell the 40 Ford she had. Tom looked, liked, and bought.

This car had everything he wanted; looks, hot rod engine, air, power steering, nice ride and most of all, it had a trunk.

This car is no trailer queen.  When Judy had the car, it went to Yellowstone, Pleasanton, Bishop and many more places. Now that it is Tom and Marilyn's, in a short time, they have kept up with its travel history, attending the Dr. George show in Indian Wells, with lots of local shows with plans for a lot more. I like the fact that the car was, and will still be, on the CAL-RODS list of fine cars.