32 ford 4-dr sedan 50's hot rod

I recently bought a 4" chopped 32 ford 4-door. It's a very decent old hot rod that I've been after for 42 yrs. It's been in a the garage all this time waiting for me! I'ts complete and in great shape. What I need is a little info. Does the front seat on a 4dr connect from door post to door post like a phaeton does? Does the rear windows [behind the back doors] roll down?
Is there any one within a 100 miles of Crown Point In. that has a 32 Ford 4dr [complete] that would be willing to let me look at the car and take measurements?
billrinaldi

 

...pics bubba...

 

love to show pix but I cant seem to get my pix file to transfer to the HAMB!

 

...email them to me and I'll post them.

 

Come on Bill we all saw the pics at breakfast . Time to share.

 

OK see if this will work. The picture coming out of the garage are the first time it saw daylight for 20 years. It was completely covered with boxes. billrinaldi

 

That is one cool car. I'm hammering my 33 4dr, hopefully it'll be as mean as your deuce. Do just enough to make it roadworthy. Awesome!!!

 

O.K. Bill,,,I have a 32 mor-door,,and no the seat does not connect to anything but the floor,,same as a 2 door,,

The rear windows roll down about 1/2 way and the quarter windows roll down about 1/3 of the way.

And I'm nowhere near ya,,,but I will be glad to help with any questions.

Nice looking car,,,,but ugly tail lights.HRP

 

really diffrent. i like it. are you going to restore it to the way it was in the sixties

 

That one will almost rub out...nice score.

Charlie

 

Wow what a find,42 years,how about a little history on the previous owner and the 42 year chase!

 

Hey I finally got the pix file to open! I'll try a couple more. Thanks hot rod primer! If this old ride can look JUST HALF as good as your black beauty I'll have the BEST I could ever hope for! The car has two 2dr sedan style double fold seats up front and what appears to be reupholstered original rear seat. There is no window mech. on the "opera" windows, just two wood "rails". The next set of pix are after I got the car home and gave it a good bath, as bad as the interior looks, it cleaned up well! billrinaldi

 

Thanks hotrodprimer we compaired bills 4door to my phaeton an things just do not match-up. the two seats like the tudor make more scence. Nice mordor Dude!

 

Too cool! Congratulations. Keep us updated.

 

Looks like the beginnings of a great car.
One of my favorite fordors below.
Dan Flanagan car. Good luck with the build.
BR
March 1962 R&C

 

The original seat frame looks like this.

 

Well,the original seating for the 4 door front is a bench seat,,,

Sorry to mislead ya when I said they bolted to the floor like the 2 door,,,,,I will post a photo for you tomorrow. HRP

 

Nice pick-up good job.


this will be my next project

 

Good lookin car and well worth the wait. I like them 4 doors. Gary

 

One sweet swoop! I like to see more four door sedans.
HOTRODPRIMMER You have one kool ride! You are right, keeping original is the way to go, but God those taillights are awful

 

Are those portowalls on the rear tires? And are those 65 mustang taillight buckets? Nice chop, solid car!

 

Tail lights aside, a preservation order in now in place...

 

Neat and unusual old car. Keep us advised as you progress.

 

OKKAYYY About those tail lights. Today it's nuts to do that! But in 65 it seemed like a pretty good idea. They are 64 Mustang, nicely adapted, but sorry Charllie they GOTTA go!! The history of the car, as best we can find out. It was originally built sometime in the 50s, it has a dropped 32 Ford axle, unsplit bones, original 32 steering box and 41 Ford front brakes. When the guy I bought it from bought it in 1961, the top was chopped 4in. had a locked up 322 nailhead Buick, a 30 something Ford trans and rearend. The 19 year old buyer bought it from a guy named Mike Palermo from the South Chicago [Illinois] area.The new owner junked out the drivetrain and put in a 265 small block, a 59 chevie 3 speed trans. and 57 [or so] rearend. they also did the taillights, the N***au Blue paint job and the very nice wiring job. By 1965 when I first saw the car [and first offered to buy the car] it was the way it is today. The owner got married and the car got buried in the various garages of his life. I still managed to keep track of the car and even got the promise "If I ever sell it, you have first choice" After 42 years,I own it!!! Damn Lucky Me! billrinaldi

 

This is a photo of the original style front seat in my 4 door,,,HRP

 

Damn HOTRODPRIMER the insides as SWEET as the outside!! AND that interior shot shows me the proximity of the seat to the door post Thanks Again billrinaldi

 

Bill,,, thanks,,,,,I'm kinda long legged so the seat is pushed back as far as it will go,,,but ya can still get in the back seat without too much trouble. HRP

 

nice score .. took you awhile but great find man..

 

Come on Bill, your burnin daylight , spring is right around the corner and I want to see that bad girl at breakfast parked right next to me. Dont worry about seats and 1/4 windows, get that little mouse motor runnin, crack them dual quads and burn some rubber BABY !!!!!! Did

 

Did you dump that jeepster yet ? If not put it on the back burner and get to work on that duece. That cars got too much history , dont change anything but those godawful tail lights. see ya soon , Mike