Current Owner:

Michael Davis (DC/ME)

Style/ Condition:

Original/ Excellent

Story:

This car was owned by Herbert Wiepert of Council Bluffs, IA by early 1977.  He never restored the car.  Alan Whelihan purchased the car at auction from Mr. Wiepert’s estate in 1998.  Alan completed the restoration of the car in 2019. He entered it in the CCCA Summer Grand Classic Primary Division at Ellicott City, MD in July 2019 where it won a first place award with a total score of 99.5. The car’s Senior Badge Number is 3343.  Alan sold the car to the current owner in 2021.

Assembly Plant Record:

Owners:

Car Identification Photos, Body Number Tag and VIN:

A letter from Dave Cole, historian of the 1940 Continentals, to Alan Whelihan:

Photos of the car in October 2025:

Photos of the car at the time of Alan Whelihan’s purchase of the car in 1998:

Photos of the car at the time of Michael Davis’s purchase of the car in 2021 (Alan Whelihan is in the photo at left):

Michael Davis and his car: