Cars like this 1941 Ford Super DeLuxe pose that age-old question. Do you restore it, build some form of custom or street rod, or do you follow the rat rod path? Barn Finder Ikey H has referred this old Ford to us, so thank you for that Ikey. The Ford is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is listed for sale here on Facebook. The owner has set the price in the listing at $1,234, which I would assume means that he is quite flexible on it.

Apparently, this old Ford hasn’t run in many years. The body has its share of minor dings and marks, but there’s nothing major in the way of body damage. There is also little in the way of visible rust, and while we don’t have any information on the state of the frame, the little that we can see of the floor looks like there is only some minor rust to be dealt with. There are a few trim pieces that are damaged, such as tail-light lenses, and the front bumper is also missing. However, it looks like all of the glass might be present, and in good condition.

For the new owner of this Ford, the interior is something of a blank canvas. The car doesn’t come with seats, while it also appears that the door trims may be missing. There are also a few switches missing from the dash, but it is otherwise complete and in quite reasonable condition. The steering wheel does have a number of cracks, but I have seen examples in a considerably worse state restored successfully.

It’s disappointing that there are no photos of the engine, but if the tires are any indication of how long the car has been laid-up, then it won’t have fired a shot in quite a few decades. Those tires are of 1950s vintage, so that might be the last time that the car actually ran. Surprisingly, those tires actually still hold air. If everything is original, under the hood should be the 90hp 221ci flat-head V8, backed by a 3-speed manual transmission with a column shift. As I’ve said in the past, these old flat-head engines are quite robust, so if it isn’t locked, there’s actually half a chance that it might be able to be coaxed back into life.

So, now it’s over to our Barn Finds readers. Given the fact that this Ford Super DeLuxe seems to be so solid and original, my personal preference would be to see it restored to its original state, but that’s personal preference. What will be interesting for me will be to see what our readers would do if they bought it? I will also be interested to see if someone reading this article finds the Ford too tempting to resist.