The law of averages says that at some point in the future, the supply of potentially solid older project cars such as this 1941 Ford DeLuxe Business Coupe is probably going to begin to dry up. It follows from this that the laws of supply and demand will mean that such cars will potentially become more expensive to buy with each passing year. That means that now could be a good time to invest in a project car, and this does look like a good one. Located in Logan, Utah, you will find the Ford listed for sale here on eBay. The owner has set a BIN price of $6,000 for the Coupe, although it might be worth rolling the dice to make an offer.

How viable is this as a project car? It certainly looks pretty good. There are only some minor rust issues to deal with, and the owner says that the floors and frame are solid. The Ford is largely complete, with only a couple of very small trim pieces missing. While it does have its share of minor dings, there really is nothing much to worry about. There appears to be a crack in the windshield on the passenger side, but the rest of the glass looks like it is okay. The more that I look at the old Ford, the more that I think that it is a project that could be tackled by a competent person in a home workshop.

Once again, when we look at the interior of the Ford, it does appear to be largely complete. It will require a complete restoration, but it is great to see that items such as the rear “jump seats” which differentiate the Business Coupe from the Sedan Coupe are still present. Even the fold-down legs for the jump seats are still there and haven’t broken off, as many did. One item that is missing off the dash is the blanking plate at the top where the optional factory radio would have been fitted. Hopefully, a replacement can be sourced.

The news under the hood isn’t that great. The original 221ci flathead V8 engine and 3-speed manual transmission are both present, but that old engine may not be in the best of health. The owner did get the engine running a few years ago, and apparently, it ran pretty badly. It looks like he even went to the trouble of fitting a new carburetor, but the engine didn’t want to cooperate. It apparently has low compression, so a rebuild is going to be on the cards. In addition to that new carburetor, the car does come with a fresh gas tank installed, so at least any potential problems with the fuel system are being addressed.

My doomsday prediction about the supply of older project cars drying up hasn’t come to fruition at this point, and I don’t know when, or if, it actually will. The target will always move with each passing year. This old Ford is 78-years-old, and there will be plenty of people who will undoubtedly want to restore it. Just think, in another 78-years, there could be people clamoring to restore cars that we drive out of the showrooms today. Can you imagine someone in the year 2097 wanting to restore a 2019 Corolla, or a Golf, or a Lancer, or even a current Impala? I think that this old Ford is a better option.