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TomO

11-20-2025 @ 5:04 PM

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I have had many of those every day lately. I am lucky, I can blame it on "Chemo Brain" or "Senior Moment", whichever fits the situation.

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11-20-2025 @ 6:42 AM

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TomO is not only correct but funny as heck!
Sorry about the goofy moment of which I have many.

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11-19-2025 @ 6:23 PM

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The 3 brush generator used a cutout. Mike had a little dyslexia when he typed his message. All 1939 Deluxe cars had the 2 brush generator and a voltage regulator.

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11-19-2025 @ 12:01 PM

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Tom, the rectangular design came into production early, very early, in 1940. Only a minute number of '40 Fords were equipped with the square regulator. VERY early cars did not have holes in the dash panel (aka firewall) for the rectangular unit. Then, when the rectangular units were starting to be installed on a daily basis, there were holes for both the square and the rectangular units. Ford applied what was termed "dum dum" putty over the two holes not to be utilized. In short time, those punches were removed from the dies and only the three holes for the rectangular unit were observed.

ALL '39 Fords, regardless of model (standard vs. deluxe) were fitted with the square unit during production / assembly when the three-brush generator was fit.
Early standard models were fitted with the two-brush generator and cut-out.
Near the end of the '39 production, the three-brush generator was fitted to all models.

After '39 production ceased, dealers were advised to replace the two-brush units on standard models with the three-brush unit. A special harness was available for service that lade this "swap" an easy task to accomplish.

Mike "Kube" Kubarth

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11-18-2025 @ 3:55 PM

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Based on this:

"Deluxe 1939 Fords used a two-brush generator while the Standard models used the older three-brush generator,"

Do '39 Deluxe and Standard use the same voltage regulator or different?

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11-18-2025 @ 2:29 PM

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Unrelated question for Mike. I noticed that both 39s have the small voltage regulator, when did the larger voltage regulator come into use?

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11-15-2025 @ 6:00 AM

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"kube", Thanks for all the info & pics!!! You do some very nice work, beautiful work!!! I'm a "shade tree" mechanic and hit & miss restorer of the Early Broncos, which helps me evaluate other people's work. Attention to detail is critical. Here's a pic of my first resto on a 74', about 20 years ago!!!
Thanks again!!!

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11-12-2025 @ 8:23 AM

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Kube
Thank you for the photos ajd information regarding the battery locations.

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NGA, just came upon a better photo than the one I'd previously posted depicting the fan location on all '39 deluxe models.
This particular car, a '39 deluxe convertible coupe is one I'd restored for a gentleman in Quebec.

Mike "Kube" Kubarth

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RG130, here's a photo depicting the location of the battery on all '39 deluxe models.

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