Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely stunning
1932 'Deuce' Ford Model 'B' Highboy Roadster Hot Rod which is
titled as a 1932 Ford and which represents an outstanding example
of a traditional Hot Rod conversion!This Gibbons body fiberglass
1932 Ford Roadster is powered by a small block 350ci Chevrolet and
is backed by an automatic transmission. Features include chopped
windshield, canvas top with side curtains, 3-piece hood with
louvered hood sides, detailed chassis, tilt column, manual dual
circuit brakes with front disc, and rear 4-link suspension.The
fiberglass Gibbon's body is refinished in Custom Red and is built
Highboy style without front and rear fenders or running boards. A
steel 3-piece hood with louvered sides has been installed with a
color matched '32 Ford grill and insert. Chrome round sealed beam
headlights are mounted low, to the upper front shock mounts just
behind the chrome front spreader bar. The chrome windshield has
been chopped and the door and trunk handles have been shaved. The
trunk lid is power actuated. Rectangle billet aluminum taillights,
as well as a color matched gas tank with chrome spreader bar have
been added to the rear. The oval dual exhaust exits underneath the
gas tank.A set of American Racing Torque Thrust II wheels with Grey
spokes and polished lips are wrapped with BF Goodrich staggered
sized tires. The interior is furnished with gray tweed covering a
pleated bench seat and door panels with pockets, black carpeting
covers the floor panel. A billet aluminum automatic transmission
shifter is mounted on the floor just ahead of the seat. A black
canvas soft top is included with vinyl side curtains. The trunk,
with a power actuated lid, is upholstered with black carpeting
throughout.The 1932 Ford style fiberglass dashboard houses 6 round
gauges with an aftermarket CD player stereo mounted in an aluminum
panel underneath. A black tilt steering column is topped by a
4-spoke Lecarra steering wheel with leather grip. The 350ci V8
Chevrolet engine is backed by an automatic transmission. A 4-barrel
carburetor with electric choke, HEI distributor, finned aluminum
valve covers, block hugger headers, chrome alternator and oval
open-element billet aluminum air cleaner complete the engine. The
radiator is cooled by an electric fan.The chassis is composed of
1932 Ford style outer frame rails with round tube center gussets,
and removable transmission cross member. The chrome front dropped
tube axle is mated to a chrome 4-bar and a single spring. The
driveshaft, rear axle, drums, and backing plates, are colored
matched Custom Red to the body. A chrome 4-link and panhard bar
with coil-over shocks locates the rear axle. Full-length dual
exhaust can be seen exiting at the rear. A rear axle pinion mounted
emergency brake has been added. The body floor has been smoothed
and painted Custom Red to match the exterior. While retaining the
basic external looks and characteristics of this 90 year + old
classic car, this highly desirable deuce '32 Roadster looks just as
if it were fabricated way back in the fifties or early
sixties.Obviously always garaged, covered and with no accidents
since the build, owned and driven since then by only obviously very
careful and meticulous owners - never ever abused - babied all the
way! The 'Custom Red' color paint is in absolutely beautiful and
virtually flawless condition and the car still looks like it was
just finished. The seats and interior are also in absolutely
beautiful condition throughout with no signs of wear and this Hot
Rod drives exactly like a newly built low mileage rod should, the
rebuilt small block V8 engine is extremely strong with no oil leaks
and the temperature always remains cool.You will look long and hard
to find a finer example of this genuine 1932 Ford and as we all
know, only a deuce is a deuce! The 1932 Ford is regarded as being
the definitive hot rod and has been since the birth of hot rodding
as we know it back in the thirties. The Deuces popularity is easy
to understand as in 1932 the Ford engineers developed a worthy
successor to the obsolete Model A, a masterful new design with more
power and more elegant lines and the timeless grille of the Deuce
meant that no other car was as sought after for hot rodding into
the forties and they remain as popular today as they were then!
Stock '32 frames provide substantially greater torsional rigidity
than the previous 1928-31 models and since 1932 was the first year
of production for Ford's V8, installing a later V8 was easier than
before. Also the Deuce was the only car Ford ever made that had the
sides of the frame rails exposed.This particular 1932 Ford Highboy
Roadster has a steel hood, grille and louvers and is as nicely done
a custom Deuce as you can hope to find and a pure statement of
individuality! It will undoubtedly continue to prove to be a very
worthwhile investment for the Hot Rod or Deuce enthusiast or simply
easily prove to be the most fun you ever had in a car!