Vehicle Description
Traditional looking streetrods are red hot right now and it seems
that everything old is new again. Hot rods like this slick black
1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe definitely have the right look, and thanks
to decades of development, you can have the vintage look without
the vintage headaches, because this beautifully restored Deuce runs
like a new car. With a 350 V8 crate motor, an overdrive automatic
transmission, and a surprisingly spacious and comfortable A/C
interior, this 5-window coupe is the perfect fit if you're looking
for an old-school style rod that can stand-up to the elements of
today.
Black paint is EXACTLY what you want if you're looking for a proper
Deuce coupe, and with a finish that was completed in 2015, it looks
exceptionally good on the slick bodywork of this hotrod. The body
is fiberglass, but you'd never know it by looking, because the work
was done to a high standard befitting the legendary status of these
cars. Ford's 5-window coupe is always a favorite, and finishing it
with black paint that's contrasted with visible red accents from
the front grille, suspension, and engine bay, not to mention the
bright white-wall tires, all give it a very definitive '50s
low-buck vibe. But this is no homemade rod, with a recent
professional build that takes great pains to look old but drive
like new, it was built for the street and has over 57k miles on the
clock to prove that it can handle itself out on the streets. Finish
quality is very good, disguising the fiberglass substrate as
laser-straight sheetmetal and emphasizing the classic Ford shape.
Door fit is exemplary (note: the front doors open by swiping a
magnet across the front fender), and the rear deck lid shows even
gaps all around, which was tough even in 1932 with original Henry
Ford steel. More traditional tricks include the louvered hood top
held in place with leather straps, deleted side panels to show off
the engine, the 'Moon' tank up front, Green Gremlin tire caps, and
'devil head' style taillights. No doubt someone did their homework
before a single bolt was turned.
Contrasting with the slick black exterior, the bright red vinyl
interior is first-class travel all the way. With finish quality and
features that kids in the '50s could only dream of, someone spent a
ton of money finishing the inside of this little coupe. Traditional
pleats on the red bench seat and red vinyl on the door panels keep
it close to period-correct, and features like the pinstripe work on
the smoothed dash and the machine-turned bezel full of black-faced
Moon gauges harken back to an era of early custom builds that got
America's love affair with streetrods started. There's also a
super-tall shifter topped with a 'mad-hatter wolf' knob that adds a
little craziness theme inside, and an awesome red glitter-gel
steering wheel mounted atop a tilt column that gives the driver
added room inside the cabin. Seatbelts provide the safety, an A/C
system is included with the sale (although the installations needs
to be finished), and a Pioneer AM/FM/CD head unit was built into
the finished headliner to provide the entertainment. Black carpets
insulate the cabin from road noise, and out back the trunk is
finished to match, with black carpets and red side panels, and
there's plenty of room for a cross-country cruise, even with the
battery stashed back there.
A 350 cubic inch Chevy V8 crate motor tucks under the hood and
works well to make this Ford a total blast to drive. There's
nothing too radical there, just an Edelbrock 4-barrel carb that
ensures a good idle and great throttle response, some red valve
covers with 'Lincoln V-Eight' script for a touch of nostalgia, and
cool headers that are as much styling statement as functional
hardware. There's an alternator up high where it stays nice and
cool, plus a big radiator and electric fan set-up tucked into the
original shell, and the checkered firewall is another throwback
touch that makes us love this rod that much more. It starts easily
thanks to an HEI ignition, idles well, and pulls hard with that
lightweight bodywork tied to it. The 700R4 4-speed automatic snaps
through the gears with enthusiasm and there's a color-matched Ford
8-inch with 4:11 gears out back. The suspension was built for the
road, with a 4-link up front and a 4-link with coil-overs out back.
Front disc brakes are good for safety and the bright chrome wheels
provide the perfect amount of bling and are wrapped with Firestone
whitewall tires in the traditional big-n-little tire
combination.
Very reasonably priced and pulling no punches, this is a heck of a
lot of hot rod fun and tradition in an attractive package. Call
today!