Vehicle Description
The 1932 Fords were the founding fathers of the hot-rodding
movement. They were modified in endless ways from mild to wild.
This 2-door sedan is a beautiful example that could be
characterized as a Street and Strip oriented build. It is full of
modern comforts in the interior, with state of the art engine and
drivetrain components.
You might consider this car a "sleeper". The body is nicely painted
in classic black, but it stays fully dressed with its piano hinge
hood in place, and still has all its fenders attached. By not being
painted in bright colors or flames, it walks softly, but have no
doubt, it carries a big stick. Up front, a bumper is something you
don't see often on these cars, but might give you a little more
confidence to actually take it to town and park it while running
errands. The look is kept clean with a light-bars for the marker
lights so, the grill, topped by a Ford badge, the headlights with
their spreader bar, and the chrome strip running down the center of
the hood are the focus of your attention. From the side, the
silhouette is unmistakably '32 Ford. The rake of the car is pretty
aggressive though, and hints that there might be more to this car
than just a nice-looking street rod.
Step inside this car and you are surrounded by a rich red interior.
There are pleated bucket seats with matching door panels sporting
only a handle and little power window switches. A four spoke
steering wheel is mounted on a polished, tilt column. The dash
looks traditional and simple, but is full of comfort and
convenience items for your driving pleasure. Moon in-dash gauges
keep track of engine functions, with the heating and A/C controls
mounted on the lower dash. A Custom Autosounds stereo which is an
iPod compatible, Bluetooth, radio/CD player, is mounted to the
headliner and pumps the sound out through Pioneer speakers mounted
front and rear. A pressure gauge and switch for the air ride
suspension is located on the side of the driver's seat for easy
access so its handy to adjust before getting serious about grabbing
the shift knob of the 6-speed transmission and stirring it around
aggressively.
And aggressive is a good description for the drivetrain on this
car. The engine is a rompin stompin, 480 horsepower LS3 crate
motor, shoehorned in, and barely concealed by that little hood. It
breathes in through a free flow air filter. Then the stock fuel
injection obviously gets the job done quite effectively, and it
breathes out through Hooker long tube headers with cherry bomb
style mufflers. An Airaid air topper with flat black valve covers
matches the understated outside of the car and an aluminum radiator
keeps things cool. The chassis is from TCI and provides a solid
basis for keeping all that power under control. A Moroso brake
booster does its job putting the clamps on 4-wheel disc brakes
working through a Heidts super ride front end, and a Ford 9" rear
with 4.30 posi gears and Stange axles. A four-link suspension with
coil overs keeps everything held in place, even under power, and
that power hits the ground through 245/70R17s. 155/80R15s keep
things pointed in the right direction up front.
If you like the idea of a well-done street rod, with serious
capability on tap, then come on down and check this one out. Then
take it home. I would be a quick trip in this car.
