Vehicle Description
1932 Ford Model B Coupe
The Ford Model B was only produced between 1932 and 1934. It was
better than the model A which has its issues, and this Model B was
introduced to fix those problems and offer a better performing 4
cylinder engine which was more reliable. Today it is considered
rare as with the advent of the V8 and in 1934 this car quickly went
out of style and was forgotten about. Not near the numbers of the
Model T or Model A it was a well built reliable car economical to
purchase and run.
For consignment, an original Henry Ford all steel body and fender
car now taking the form of a period style hot rod. The car also has
the original bench seat and rumble seat now covered in beautiful
tan button and tuck leather. Licking flames in the front and
painted a near flawless arrest me red, we have a winner winner
chicken dinner! Many other features to feast your eyes on including
the special power plant so read on my hot rod aficionados.
Exterior
Virtually unchanged from the Model A, (the change was mostly on the
engine bearings), we have the usual setup for the era with the
central radiator grille cowl and vertical chromed ribbed grille.
The original chromed headlight bar with a V8 logo on its center
stretches across said grille and holds a single headlight on either
edge. These are in rounded blunt bullet style casings in red paint
and are circular. The outside also mount to the inside of the
wonderfully curvaceous fenders which start at the chrome bar bumper
and gracefully undulate and rise to a top English wheel rounded
over crescendo, then dive back down to meet the running board. The
cowled and vented side hood and engine cowlings are straight as
arrows with very well minded gaps and are engulfed in licking flame
airbrushed paint scheme over the deep end of the pool red paint.
These are super hot in front and then thin out and "cool" off as
they get to the firewall. On either edge of the firewall are small
round turn signal lights in chrome casings. A chrome edged
windscreen is nearly vertical and just aft of this the top starts
the rounded over roofline. Seeing it's a coupe, there is no back
window on the B pillars, just sexy red roundness and a rounded over
flat bottomed rear glass. The running board picks up where the
front fender leaves off and runs back past the suicide hinged
doors. It then greets the rear fender which is another exercise in
rounded over curving flaring out at its back bottom part just
before the curved chrome lower back bumper. Speaking of rounded
over the trunk, (AKA rumble seat), has a beautiful C curve which
moves over the rear fenders and gently lands on the rear roll pan
which is also the fuel tank. A horizontal chromed bar runs through
some holders either side of the tank and eventually goes through
the bars to form the rear bumper. Round stalked tail lights hang
off of either fender on the near bottoms. The car rides on 15-inch
polished American Racing Torque Thrust wheels and these are wrapped
in front by 145SR15's and in back wider 235/70R15's giving a racy
look and stance and more rubber to burn into a road surface!
Interior
A swing of the suicide doors gives a chromed sill then the padded
tan Austrian leather takes over to cover the panels. This is just
beautiful with a stitched panel custom armrest and some chromed
stylish cranks and actuators. A leather pull is near the chromed
sill too. Inside we can rest assuredly our bottoms on the original
front bench in a stylish tub. This bench stretches from door to
door, and is covered in more Austrian tan leather with some tuck
and roll with buttons on the seat and back. Now we can turn our
attention to the dash where the steel is covered with a walnut dash
cut in that has a machined swirl pattern central instrument panel.
It has a lineup of VDO black faced gauges, some knobs and pulls,
and looks fab within the walnut panel. Noted a rally banjo style
steering wheel wrapped in leather with the banjo chromed central
ribs. Nice tan carpeting is on the floors and above is more padded
leather for the headliner. A shout to the mother-in-law's exterior
seat as its also covered in leather and in perfect condition so you
do not have to feel guilty about putting her out there! Just don't
use the rear window crank!
Drivetrain
Under the hood is the quintessential 350ci setup and the engine has
been blinged with ribbed valve coverings, and chromed add ons. It's
been blitzed with a 4-barrel Holley carburetor and of course the
Muncie M20 4-speed manual on back does a fine job of spinning a
Corvette rear axle. Headers and a Glasspack exhaust are there for
the exhale.
Undercarriage
Up on our lift and we see you'll need a mirror when you purchase
this car to show off that pristine undercarriage all decked out
more red and shiny black with nary a speck of dirt. All organized
with some chromed front suspension and organized wires, hoses, and
lines. Upfront chromed transverse leaf springs and wishbone
suspension and disc brakes and on back a fully independent 5 link
system with transverse fiberglass single leaf springs. aluminum
upper and lower trailing links and a strut tie-rod assembly with
disc brakes on balk. Say that 10 times real fast! HA
Drive-Ability
As I slipped inside and fired it up I felt like a king on that
Austrian leather. The car fired right up and off to the test track
for smoking some rubber and carving some curves to which this car
does all good with. The carhas a fully functioning sound system and
runs like a champ. A pleasure to drive and eye candy for the
onlookers I pass at high speed.
A very nice all steel Henry Ford Model B, tastefully hot rodded in
classic style and all the boxes are checked on this beautiful car.
The bell is ringing, come and get it.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.
