▁Ford ▁car ▁was ▁thoroughly ▁updated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁un predict ability ▁surrounding ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁design ▁would ▁continue ▁in ▁an ▁ab orted ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁model ▁year ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁restart ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁produced ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁when ▁the ▁more ▁modern ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁F ords ▁were ▁ready . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁initial ▁year ▁of ▁this ▁car , ▁it ▁evol ved ▁consider ably . ▁ ▁The ▁front ▁f enders ▁came ▁in ▁three ▁pieces , ▁the ▁theory ▁being ▁that ▁small ▁dam ages ▁could ▁be ▁replaced ▁easily . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁year , ▁it ▁evol ved ▁into ▁two ▁pieces ▁with ▁the ▁lower ▁front ▁and ▁back ▁sections ▁being ▁joined . ▁ ▁The ▁h ood ▁ris ers ▁changed , ▁the ▁early ▁ones ▁being ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁F ords , ▁changing ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁better ▁later ▁version . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Convert ible ▁had ▁no ▁rear ▁side ▁windows , ▁the ▁only ▁side ▁windows ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁doors ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁quarter ▁windows ▁were ▁added ▁so ▁the ▁rear ▁occup ants ▁could ▁see ▁out . ▁Five ▁different ▁co il / dist rib utor ▁arrang ements ▁were ▁used ▁during ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁causing ▁confusion ▁for ▁mechan ics . ▁Other ▁variations ▁were : ▁two ▁different ▁positions ▁for ▁the ▁generator , ▁and ▁three