Vehicle Description
For some guys, only the old school ways are the right ways. This
1932 Ford was built with that in mind, creating a car with a
vintage look but modern performance and comfort. The body is steel,
the finish quality is exceptional, and the look is right on. But it
is the detailing that truly sets this one apart.
There are rod shops that crank out '32 Fords like the factory did
80 years ago, one after the other, each identical to the last. This
lovely burgundy roadster, however, shows the attention to detail
the only comes from hand craftsmanship and sticking to your vision
rather than just buying someone else's parts out of a catalog and
bolting them on. Rod Bods is cranking out bodies that look exactly
like the originals and when this one was assembled, it was smoothed
and streamlined, but not transformed into something you'd never
recognize. The bodly molding is exactly right, the grille shell
fits right, the doors fit flush, and the stance is exactly right.
Finish quality on the Toyota burgundy paint is quite good, but then
again, you should expect it when you're starting with fresh, clean
sheetmetal and building a car with a cost-no-object budget. There
are 216 louvers in the 4-piece Rootlieb hood, the rear beltline was
tweaked, and the gas tank is protected by a chrome spreader bar.
Other traditional mods include '39 Ford taillights, a smoothed and
filled radiator shell, and a set of cool chrome headlights with the
parking lights built right in.
The interior is beautifully styled and designed to be comfortable
for long hauls. That gorgeous ultraleather-wrapped seat is tucked
tight to the rear bulkhead and treated to alligator skin inserts
for a truly custom look (and if you don't like the look, plain
panels are included with the car). The dropped steering column is
topped by a simple 3-spoke wheel wrapped in black leather and the
carpets are custom tailored like a Saville Row suit. White-faced
gauges from VDO are arrayed across a machine-turned insert with
most of the secondary controls and switches hidden underneath. And
while a roadster is really designed to be an open-air machine, this
slick Ford includes a chopped top that actually folds so it works
like a real roadster. The trunk was outfitted to the same
standards, including some handy storage compartments and a custom
leather box for the battery.
Like the rest of the car, the engine has an old-school look but
modern performance hiding within. The 350 cubic inch Chevy V8 is a
GM crate motor with more than 300 horsepower, so acceleration is
astounding in this lightweight roadster. Everything under the hood,
from the air cleaner on the intake manifold to the valve covers to
the alternator has been polished or plated so it's definitely
worthwhile to open the hood at shows. For fun, there's a TH350
3-speed automatic transmission that snaps through the gears with
genuine authority but allows you to focus on the drive rather than
the shifting. The Roadster Company frame was painted to match the
bodywork and shows off polished details like the dropped I-beam
front suspension as well as the beautiful Ford 9-inch rear end
hanging on chrome ladder bars and coil-over shocks. Traditional
polished Torque Thrust wheels were fitted with staggered
big-n-little Goodyear radials for that early hot rod look.
A fairly recent build to extremely high standards, this is the
hi-boy you've always wanted to own but could never quite find the
time to build. It's truly spectacular, so call today!