Thanks @31Truckster ...I'm still waiting to see a couple more pictures of 32 Chevy's. I'm sure there are a couple more out there. For that matter any early 30s Chevy.
@tb33anda3rd @paul55 Now that's what I'm talkin about...Both great cars, and perfect examples of what can be done with those early Chevy's !!!
The only thing I had that was similar but not even close to your beautiful car was a 32 Buick. I know what you mean about the wood.
Old steel body , chopped 4" and channeled 4". 406 roller motor , manual 350, and 456 geared 12 bolt. best 1/8 mile time was 6.68 at 99mph in street trim.
Moose, Your 32 in my opinion has always been one of the pretties 32's no matter what brand you like. Here's a pic of my early 30's Chevy. Tom
Thanks for the complements Tom...I watched your 33 come together over the last couple of years and am totally impressed with the craftsmanship especially with your replacing of the framing with steel which is no easy task . Great job!!!
@Crusty Chevy I always like looking at anything pertaining to old Chevy's. Its my understanding that the 32 Chevy had some of its styling ques borrowed form the 32 Cadillac and in fact was awarded the nickname of Baby Cadillac by customer and Chevy dealers of the time and is considered by many to be one of the best looking Chevrolet's ever built. That may be debatable but it certainly was able to hold it's own in the looks and styling department. As stated above not nearly as many Chevy's vs Fords of the same period survived because of the Fisher built body's use of wood as the body sheet metal framing material. When the wood rotted the sheet metal would fall apart and develop a lasting relationship with its surroundings. It's become common practice for guys who are building hot rods based on the early Chevy's to replace the wood with steel as Tom's 33 above. As I said it's not an easy task to get the body into proper alignment when doing this but well worth the effort.
Stop you are making me cry! Maybe you guys can all hold hands for the photo Stop, I am only kidding! I do love the early Chevy's . I tried my hardest to buy a 31 five passenger coupe back in the 70's for a build but a friend beat me to it. He still has it in the same condition (Original stock nice) But he still won't sell it to me. See The USA in Your Chevrolet!
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