Custom 1940 Trucks

Inside our Features section you’ll find all of the best 1940 trucks that have been featured in Custom Classic Trucks Magazine over the years. Browse our archives below or select an article to read truck reviews, view photos & specs, and more.

Page 1: 1940 Vintage & Classic Trucks

	1940 Ford Truck - One For The Road Not your average daily driver. more


	1940 Chevrolet Truck - David Wilson’s ’40 Chevy David Wilson of Ferndale, Washington, said he’s been interested in old trucks since he was a little “fender lizard” hanging... more


	1940 Chevrolet Flatbed - Readers' Trucks Nuthin' Runs Like A Deere more


	1940 Ford Truck - Booze Fighter Check out this custom and classic 1940 Ford Blue Booze Cruiser Truck with Mustang bucket seats, horizontal '49 Ford... more


	1940 Plymouth 1/2 Ton Pickup- Budd Bodies Read about a 1940 Plymouth Half Ton Pickup that ack McGlashan of Reedley, California had known about for years inside... more


	1940s Classic Chevy Truck Hay Baler - The End? This month's end page features a photo of a classic 1940s Chevrolet Truck that was once used as a hay baler from... more


	1940 Ford Half-Ton Pickup - Marx Ark Every car and truck enthusiast on the planet can relate. When you've wanted to build and own a certain vehicle from before... more


	1940 Chevrolet COE Truck - Fastway Heavy Haul Service Check out this 1940 Chevrolet COE Truck that we saw in the Goodguys West Coast Nationals 2005 in Pleasanton. - Custom Classic... more


	Rat Rod Truck - Model Trucks We're sure you've noticed the recent move toward the vehicles folks are calling "Rat Rods." Some of these crusty cars and... more


	1940 Dodge Pickup - Decidedly Different Dodge Bill Beatty's '40 Dodge Pickup more


	1940 Ford Panel - Delivery Dancin' In The Desert's Dusk Check out Kathy and Charles Knoedler's 1940 Ford Panel with Classic Instrument Gauges and Boyd Coddington Wheels. more


	1940 Ford Pickup - Kustoms' Koncoction Check out this tropical 1940 Ford Pickup. more


	Youth Complex Any group of vintage car or truck lovers will eventually tackle this subject of conversation: the future health of our... more


	Trademarked Truck Rod Dorman has owned this ’40 Ford pickup since 1977. He didn’t really get serious about redoing it until 1994,... more

Custom Classic Trucks by Year

• 1987	• 1964	• 1947
• 1985	• 1963	• 1946
• 1984	• 1962	• 1942
• 1983	• 1961	• 1941
• 1982	• 1960	• 1940
• 1978	• 1959	• 1939
• 1977	• 1958	• 1938
• 1976	• 1957	• 1937
• 1975	• 1956	• 1936
• 1973	• 1955	• 1935
• 1972	• 1954	• 1934
• 1971	• 1953	• 1933
• 1970	• 1952	• 1932
• 1969	• 1951	• 1931
• 1968	• 1950	• 1929
• 1967	• 1949	• 1928
• 1966	• 1948	• 1925
• 1965

	Bonneville A Century of Speed - Pure Bonneville History This is one event you're not going to want to miss.... more
	1969 GMC Pickup - Fabside For a proper rolling fabrication shop, you’re going to need some equipment, and for that end, the guys at Miller had a field day.... more
	1956 Ford F-100 - A Bright Creation Having owned several in the past, Dennis didn’t hesitate to jump into another 1956 Ford F-100.... more
	1968 Chevrolet C10 Camaro Gas Tank Install - Muscle Car Cells For Classic Trucks Having a new fuel tank in your truck is not only a good idea, but a great one.... more
	1948 Chevrolet 3100 - New Direction Whoever said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” might have been working on a custom truck project at the time.... more

	eBay Built Gasser Van The editors of Hot Rod are in the process now of building this ’68 Chevy Van for the 2012 SEMA Show... more
	eBay Built The editors of Hot Rod, Lowrider, european car, and Four Wheeler are in the process now of building... more
	Classic Instruments '53-'55 F-100 Package Check out Classic Instruments retro-fit unit for '53-'55 Ford trucks. Original fit, original... more
	Presented by The Long Beach Model "T" Club All Antique, Classic, and Automotive Hobby Related Items Friday July 20, & Saturday, July 21, 2012 ... more

	Body work The rain gutters on my 1972 Chevy pickup's previous owner used bondo and the paint was starting to... more
	wheel spacers Has anyone any good or bad experiences with using wheel spacers. I have just fitted a 3" drop axle... more
	Chopped CabOver Coupes and Sedans Posting everywhere else.......... Something to... more
	54 chevy 235 1bbl rochester carb. Ready to throw in the towel.This engine is in a 49 chevy pick up. It sat two years without running.... more