Thanks for looking GeeRam, there was a B 400 that was bought in England a few years ago and brought back to the U.S. I think that it was a restored car and it might have been bought by a Hamb member.
Deuce Addict on the Fordbarn ( Keith) can give you the details....he owned theB400 and knows the history of the Vicky.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/posts/11235685/ 32 Ford roadster in France.It was suggested that I bring my post over here.Hope you don't mind.I know your car well and previous owner when I lived in France.
Thanks for posting, Sheldon. Dominique had many good things to say about you. And I know the car would not be what it is without your help. By the way, I recently changed the front '40 Ford brakes (which you supplied) to a more efficient Lincoln setup. Happy with it! Please feel free to post pictures/experiences with European Deuces.
Yep - pretty sure they would have come from Canada. I have a friend in England with a '34 Vicky that was sold new in the UK. It has the USA-style Vicky body but has the same headlights and sidelights as the British '32 in post 445, so I assume they were added in England prior to sale. Here is a shot of the dash, with a transfer that says "Empire Product" ...
Right...............thinks to the wonders of Google..... I managed to find the cached ad and pictures so downloaded them and rehosted. The car was being sold by a well known pre-war vintage car specialist here in the UK. Didn't manage to find confirmation of the price though. This was advert:- 1932 Ford V8 Model 18 Victoria Coupe. Sold new by Gates of Woodford to Mr. Edward Boyle of Woodford Wells, Essex and allocated the Essex registration of ANO 220 which it retains. A Victoria Coupe was road tested by the Motor magazine in June 1932 with a photo of the right hand drive Victoria complete with American style cowl lamps and a quail radiator mascot, looking exactly as ANO 220 does today. ANO 220 has been restored over the past 30 years but remains an essentially unmolested car. It comes with various rare and unique 1932 components like an aluminium sump, Detroit Lubricator Carburettor, early ’32 inlet manifold and ‘32 cylinder heads. These are currently replaced on the car in the interests of performance and efficiency by a Stromberg 97 carburettor, a ‘34 inlet manifold, and 1934 type cylinder heads, but the original parts are with the car. The paint and trim was restored 20 years ago in the 1932 colours of Winterleaf Brown with dark Winterleaf Brown mouldings. The interior is trimmed in Thorn Brown mohair, with carpets and headlining to match. The exterior is finished with a rare spare wheel cover in black with stainless trim. The bumpers are rechromed and all interior fittings have been correctly re-nickelled. Many new parts from quality suppliers in the US have been fitted including running boards from Bob Drake, new Stromberg 97 carburettor, and Firestone USA tyres. The engine was rebuilt 5,000 miles ago, is almost silent and runs as new. One of 3 known in the UK.
Great car and interesting read. It's nice to see what is in other countries and learn more about their automotive history. It's kind of like a virtual museum of cars that we will never see.
I'm in , picked one up yesterday. It is a euro deuce 1934 with the four cilinder , runs and drives. Plan for now is just have fun with it till my coupester is ready and then i will see what my plans will be. I want to build some removable small bobbed fenders at the rear and cycle fenders at the front. Will USA model fenders fit the euro body ? I can by some fiberglass ones to cut up. Here it is , will post better pictures soon.
Cool project. Yes, U.S. fenders will fit the Euro body. Most parts are interchangeable; the main difference being the body. Have fun!
Found a few years ago. Cowl vent different from usual. May be the first ones? Engine number is April Special equipment on rear brakes: Now fixed on my roadster
I mentioned in an earlier post I have a '33 chassis determined by the fact is has Acorn Headlights. Here's a couple of photos showing the dropped headlight bar with straight centre as well. I also have a pair of front skirted fenders that I won't be using, that are for sale if anybody is looking for such a thing
Here are two of my 32 Fords i sold last year when i was unemployed and needed the money. The green one was a Dutch 1934 Model B with skirted front wings that was converted to a farmerstruck in the 40's or 50's. I still have the bonnet and complete cowl with firewall. The black 32 was a Model B that was imported from Denmark (in Holland) in the 90's. Both cars were sold to a friend of mine and he recently sold the black one and was shipped to England. I still have the 32 Tudor V-8 (see avatar) that was built in Asnierres, Paris but that one has an American style body and also have a nice 32 tudor body from Southern France (English style) so enough to play with. Hennie
. Regarding the green Dutch '34 Model B: I always thought only the UK carried the Deuce in '33-34. I have a French '34 brochure, but it doesn't show the "Deuce" as we know it. All '34 models seems to be the same as in the U.S... Do you know of any other European countries (besides the UK and possibly Holland) selling Deuces in '33-34? . Regarding the French '32 Tudor V-8 from your avatar: Would it be possible that all V-8 Deuces sold in France had U.S.-style bodies? All the Tudors (with suicide doors) I've located in France seems to have been produced with 4-cylinder motors. Just wondering...
This photo is taken at the annual Swedish "Hot Rod Reunion" at Malmby. First in line is Hasse-Skrots super low 31 Tudor, the next is my own shopped 34 5W Coupe and then two Euro Deuces. Then a Tudor belonging to Anders Wennerberg. It is equipped with twin plug heads manufactured by Anders and his brother Uffe Wennerberg. I have a pair of those heads myself waiting to be installed . The black shopped Tudor at the back is owned by Staffan Klang. All four cars is from Nyköping, Sweden.
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