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1941 Ford Super Deluxe

Michigan

$21,995

1941 Ford Super Deluxe

Vehicle Details

Make

Ford

Model

Super Deluxe

Year

1941

Transmission

Manual

Drivetrain

RWD

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Engine

302 V8

Description

1941 Ford Super Deluxe 2-Door Business Coupe for sale. 302 motor (Not Bad 4 a 302 Fast not beat) 4 Speed Trans. Lots of Chrome.. You won't be Disappointed.

Ford Super Deluxe Buyer's Guide

Full guide
J
Jim Vasquez
Hot Rods
1941–1948
~3 min read
Updated Apr 2026
The Ford Super Deluxe was the top of the Ford lineup during the wartime pause and postwar recovery, a prewar-designed car built to postwar standards that kept American families mobile and became the starting point for the custom car culture that followed.
This guide covers
✓ 8-point inspection checklist
✓ Common issues & what to avoid
✓ In-person inspection guide
✓ Market pricing by year & condition
✓ 4 FAQs answered
✓ History & fun facts
Read the Full Super Deluxe Buyer's Guide

Ford Super Market Overview

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$25,338
Avg. Asking Price
1941–1950
Year Range
Price Position on Our Site - Below Average
This car: $21,995
Low: $9,995 High: $34,895
Transmission Distribution
Automatic 14%
Manual 57% ◄
Condition Distribution
Excellent 43%
Good 29%
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Ford Super Deluxe Buyer's Guide

Jim Vasquez here. People forget how strange the postwar Ford market was. Ford spent 1942–1945 building war materials and resumed civilian car production in mid-1945 with... the same design they'd frozen in 1942. The 1946–1948 Ford Super Deluxe was essentially a 1942 car with minor updates, and yet it was enormously popular. Americans were starved for new cars, the Super Deluxe was the best Ford offered, and the flathead V8 continued to deliver the performance that had made Ford's reputation.

For the custom car world, the 1941–1948 Super Deluxe is foundational material. The proportions are near-perfect for chopping and lowering, the flathead V8 is endlessly modifiable, and the cars were common enough that building supplies were readily available in the late 1940s and 1950s when the custom movement took off. Some of the most famous early customs were built on Super Deluxe foundations.

What to Check Before Buying

✓
Lower Door Rust , Probe lower door skins and sills, consistent rust location on all pre/postwar Fords.
✓
Floor Pan Condition , Check floors from underneath and inside, perforation common on unrestored examples.
✓
Flathead Cooling System , Warm to operating temperature and watch for overheating, water passage corrosion is serious.
✓
Convertible Structure , On convertibles, inspect the body structure behind the doors for water intrusion rust.
✓
Sportsman Wood (if applicable) , On Sportsman models, probe all wood sections for rot, soft spots mean expensive repair.
✓
Glass Completeness , Check all glass, original pre-war style glass can be expensive to source.
✓
Head Gasket Condition , Check for white exhaust smoke and oil emulsification, flathead head gasket failure.
✓
Trim Completeness , Inventory chrome trim: Super Deluxe-specific pieces can be difficult to source correctly.

Common Issues

Lower door skin and sill rust. Floor pan corrosion. Flathead V8 cooling system failures from blocked water passages in the block. Head gasket leaks (modern replacements are much better than originals). Rubber seal and weatherstripping deterioration. Convertible top mechanism rust. Sportsman wood body rot, extremely expensive to restore correctly.

What to Look For

Inspect the lower door skins and sill areas carefully, these rust consistently on pre-war and early postwar Fords from any climate. Check the floor pans and firewall area. On convertibles, inspect the body structure for rust from top-down water intrusion. Verify the flathead V8 doesn't overheat, cooling system failures on these engines are serious if the block's water passages have corroded. On Sportsman variants, verify the woodwork is original and structurally sound, wood rot is common and expensive to repair.

Price Guide

1941 Tudor sedan: $10,000–$22,000. 1946–1948 Tudor sedan: $8,000–$18,000. Convertibles (any year): $20,000–$45,000. 1941 Convertible: $30,000–$60,000+. 1946–1948 Sportsman: $45,000–$90,000+ for genuine examples. Period-correct custom builds: $25,000–$150,000+ depending on quality.

Did You Know?

The 1946–1948 Ford Sportsman was the only American car of the postwar era to feature factory-installed decorative wood body trim on a convertible, a concept that was simultaneously luxurious and impractical in the American weather context. The Ford Sportsman was directly competing with the Chrysler Town & Country, another woodie convertible that has become one of the most recognizable American classic cars. The 1941 Ford's flathead V8 produced exactly 90 horsepower, the same number as the year of the car's production, a coincidence that Ford's marketing team reportedly noticed with satisfaction.

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