Vehicle Description
1932 Ford 40 Series 2 Door Sedan
'32 Roadsters of which 6,893 Deluxe and 520 Standard were made-were
extremely popular with post-WWII hot rodders. The cars that had
survived into the 1940s and 1950s were often chopped, channeled,
and sectioned with bigger and more powerful V-8s from the likes of
Ford, the General and Mopar all getting shoehorned in place of the
original V8-60. It broke the mold when it debuted with a powerful,
flathead V-8 under the hood-but what was under the hood was almost
overshadowed by the stunning, waterfall grill that stood ahead of
the engine and the elegant body work that wrapped around and behind
it.
For consignment, a "Deuce" hot rod. It has been modified a bit with
a shaved hood ornament, stainless steel tank in front of the
grille, no side cowls and fenders along with some hot flames
licking rearward from the grille. Salt flats here we come.
Exterior
This nice solid all Henry factory steel car has smooth body panels
and well minded gaps to make it a really nice rod. With a stainless
horizontal mounted tank in front of the vertical ribbed grille and
chromed headlight casings on either side, dropped front suspension
all exposed it is looking lighter in weight to obviously go faster
and play the hot rod part. Yellow to orange flames are lit up on
the radiator cowl and hood and as they go to the windshield fade
into a beautiful satin black. The passenger tub and rear of the car
is all bathed in the satin black, and is rust free. A few small
cracks are seen in this paint but they are sporadic. On back
fenderless sides and a rear tank with just a small chromed bar for
the bumper we see teardrop tail lights and a third brake light in
the rear glass. Wheels are 14-inch front and 15-inch rear red
painted steel with nice shiny trim rings in their edges and F O R D
badged moons caps in the centers.
Interior
Flame on! for the interior where door panels are molded to a custom
design, then covered in a deep red canvas like broadcloth. Some
billet cranks and actuators are in the red field. I stepped over
flaming floor mats and sat upon high back buckets covered in more
of the deep red canvas broadcloth. A nice red "couch" if you will
is in the backend has side armrests built into it. All vertical
surfaces and the headliner are also in the red canvas broadcloth.
Hanging from the mirror are flaming dice and these hover over a
curved original Henry design steel dash. It has a nicely deep inset
aluminum panel that houses the VDO classic looking white faced
gauges. Fronting the dash on top of a the column is a flaming
billet red rimmed rally steering wheel with Ford oval in its
center. A small billet style shifter is in a field of red carpeting
on the floors and it has a red leather boot.
Drivetrain
Under the open side cowled hood is a 350ci V8 with an orange block
and some flame engraved valve coverings. For some added bling we
see a cast scoop on top and it is covering a Holley 4-barrel
carburetor. Also, a chromed alternator is in this playing field as
are shiny headers and ribbed stainless hoses throughout. On the
back is a Ford 9 inch 3.50 Equalock rear axle and pumpkin. All HOT
and ready to roll.
Undercarriage
Underneath is solid steel floor pans and framing which has slight
areas of surface rust and road dirt. Since this car was built in
the 90's it has some aging but overall remains nicely reserved.
Glasspack style mufflers are on, and transverse front leaf springs
with wishbones are there for the ride. In back, a 4 bar with
transverse leaf springs keep the tires glued to the pavement. Disc
brakes are in front and drums for the back.
Drive-Ability
I was red with envy and felt hot driving this early 30's piece of
flaming artwork. It ran great and handled well. Braking was nice
and solid, and shifting is a breeze and all smooth on the automatic
front. All functions were working as they should.
A 90's build still holding its own and looking the quintessential
rod fender-less, side cowl-less, custom interior, 350/TH350 power
plant flaming motif "Deuce". Drop the hanky and hold your hat!
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.
