Vehicle Description
1932 Ford Roadster
Looking for a super sharp street rod that you can parade down Main
Street and park at local cruise nights? How about a cool piece of
Americana that'll turn heads anywhere it goes? If you're in the
market for a great cruiser that's stylish, powerful and has lots of
history, who says you have to buy a stuffy, high maintenance
trailer queen?
A ground up build, custom all the way, this pop top roadster,
screams of the days when street racing decided who was king, and
the drive-in was THE place to be. V6 powered, dripping with chrome,
nostalgia, and draped in root beer barrel brown. Check out the
details and grease up your hair for this beauty.
Exterior
Mostly fiberglass reproduction panels all nice and straight and
rust free, and a metal cowled hood and it's all bathed in root beer
barrel brown paint which presents as an older build. Some scratches
on the fenders and the rumble seat are noted and the hood has some
mini fisheyes most likely due to previous rust that was not
completely smoothed over when used in this build. A blue oval tops
a vertical brass rod ribbed front grille, which is flanked on
either side by a large chromed headlight with a crossbar and fender
post mounting. Curved fenders frame the wire wheels with center
moon caps, and come together via a rubber topped running board.
Some additional running lights are on the firewall cowl right
behind the hood, and just a bit further back is a chromed
windscreen trimming. A nice canvas tan convertible top with chromed
scissor folding mechanism and wood strips to support the roof in
back and a framed glass window can be seen. In back a turn of the
chromed T handle and what to my wandering eyes does appear, but
none other than a mother-in-law seat. This is covered with tuck and
roll dark tan vinyl and has a peppering of buttons inserted for
extra texture. Like new weather stripping abounds on all the seals
and wonderful simple curved bumpers are attached to the front and
rear. Lest I forget, some nice gold pin striping and flourishes are
on nearly every edge of various surfaces and a chromed gas tank in
back all add some highlighting to this multiple trophy winning
car.
Interior
A swing of the simple doors and we see not unlike the rumble seat,
more dark tan vinyl door panels with a small pouch inserted for
storage, and a late model inset door actuator. Inside a shiny vinyl
deep tuck and roll and buttoned bench stretches from door to door,
and sports seat belts. An adjustable column and wheel from a late
model Oldsmobile fronts a faux wood grain painted dash front with a
root beer barrel brown small dash top. In the very center is the
gauge cluster which is within a trim oval panel which has a swirl
pattern machined aluminum background. Inset into this panel are
black faced gauges with white letters and numbers and are produced
by Omega Kustom Instrument Co. There are a few extra lights and
knobs present in this panel as well. The floor is covered in gold
carpeting, and on the driver's side it is coming away from the
threshold.
Drivetrain
Under the cowled hood is a shiny 2.8-liter Ford V6 with a 2-barrel
carburetor, and a C4 3-speed automatic transmission on back. A Ford
8-inch rear axle takes the power from this mill and throws it out
to the rear wheels.
Undercarriage
A mixture of brown painted steel floor pans and framing, along with
black fiberglass rockers and running board structure we can see
independent coil springs for the front suspension, and a 4 bar with
coil over setup for the rear. Power disc brakes are upfront, and
power drums in back.. Dual exhaust with a Turbo muffler duo is
underneath as well.
Drive-Ability
She fired up and it was off to the test track where it did nicely.
Certainly not breakneck acceleration from the V6, but it does have
some snappy performance, bias free panic stopping, and the C4
transmission shifts smoothly.
An older build showing some age but in its past it has won over 100
trophies and has had a few stints in the local auto museum, so
there is a bit of "provenance" to this car. A few signs of age but
could be brought back with a snazzy simple respray if you desire. A
roadster with rumble seat setup, and some pinstriping, chrome gas
tank, and wire wheels to add a scoop of vanilla to the root beer
brown exterior.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.