Can someone identify this 1930’s/1940’s body shell?

Sorry I don’t have more to give you. It’s the only pic I received and the guy who has it does not know what it is. Any info would be appreciated.

That looks a lot like a 1940 Ford Coupe.

Except now I think it's a '40 Chevy coupe.

I'll vote '40 Chevy too. Based on the slanted B pillar, and how the area between the hood and door is laid out.

Thanks, I appreciated the response. The guy has a large yard. Maybe I’ll go check it out and see if something is worth dragging home.

It might be a Studebaker, absolutely not a 1940 Ford
Ford use the transverse front and rear spring suspension until 1948, that car has conventional mounted rear leaf springs

did 40 chevy have exposed door hinges?

Lower hinge is exposed for sure.............



BUT, does the car in question have a divider on the rear window, or is something hanging down? Looking at more pics, '40 chevies had one piece rear windows.

Hmmmmmm

The picture of the Chevy posted shows only the bottom door hinge, where the original picture clearly shows 2 door hinges. I also believe the Chevy had front leaf springs as well, and the original picture doesn't show any front spring hangers.
Could be a different GM car, or maybe a Stude. Lots of late 30s and early 40s cars had a similar body style. Rear parallel leaf springs, and likely an independent front suspension with 2 outer door hinges will tell the tail.
We have eliminated a 39-40 Ford coupe, and the 38-41 Chevy coupe. I can add a 39-41 Plymouth coupe, they had 3 outer door hinges. Gene

1940 Packard has the split rear window, but then we get back to only one visible door hinge............





I'm getting a headache.........

Slanted B-pillar isn't Ford, doubt it's Studebaker, seems more of a GM thing, as they were a leader as far as styling in that era.
I'd need to see fenders or hood or grille.

The B pillar thickness and kinda "rounded" quarter glass looks more similar to the Plymouth posted than to the rest. But it's 3 hinge and vent window seems to be smaller and more rounded.

Also the shape for the hood and fenders are not toward to the Plymouth

And slanted door in front.

No, but the '39 did.

I don't know but it would make a cool a$$ street/strip build.

37-39 chevy/buick.. Im in the middle of building one now. After looking at the door handle defiantly a Buick

THIS IS NOT THE FINISHED COLOR....

Except the leading edge door angle is wrong and there is no split rear window.

'37 Buick still had split rear window

Sniper, I disagree...it a Buick
6bblgt, thank you!

Talking about the pic you posted and I see you added more than was there.

what ever it is it should end up like this

is the door handle hang down like that or is it broken???????

The door handle would not have originally pointed towards the ground, its either broken, or missing the latch assembly.

I agree! I do think it needs some headlights hidden someplace, and some tail lights, so it could be driven on the street. Gene

I grew up watching cars like this at the local dirt track, and recently have considered building an old memory, just because it would be fun. Here’s an example of one

1937 Olds or LaSalle

It probably says on it somewhere. Either a body tag or a stamp or a logo. Might even have a logo etched in the glass somewhere.

A dashboard pic would certainly help. Not a Buick though.

Yes, the dash should hold a lot of clues if not the answer itself.

Outstanding identification Diego, these two models are so close it’s difficult to say with what’s shown by the OP photo.

I see you tagged the Olds into the photo but comparing the two, the only difference I can tell is a body line detail that’s below the drip rail, the feature is tangent to the curvature of the rear glass upper edge and connects to the tangent of the door glass upper edge. This feature appears only on the Olds and missing from the LaSalle, for this reason I’m of the belief the OP pic is a LaSalle

Truth be told, my friend figured it out. I showed him the pic and he replied: