Hot Rods Pic Request....1932 NON Ford hotrod coupes.

Yup...that was a Chrysler Corp styling trick to give the cars a longer hood line and give the impression of a bigger car. Really neat eye/mind trick.

 

Jay Leno always has to come out on top doesnt he ..

 

31 Studebaker coupe

 

Mike B's 32 rocks....i've seen it in person, kinda gives me wood...

Who owns that back 32? I think it was at the cheaters show this year, hung around it to see if an owner came back but never did...

 

That black '32 CHevy makes me want to cut the top off my '31 and steal yours Jeff!

 

Here's some more Bowties and another 32 Olds,that was an old hot rod from near you "Sinister"(2nd row down on left). And yes I have more.

 

I love these threads. We see so many fords its nice to see something different. Post more if you have them.

 

i don't know he told me it's a 32

 

Yeah, well what ever it is, it sure is purdy. I guess maybe he uses '32 since it's built on deuce rails and the cowl. Love the car, in fact that car has set the bar for Non Ford early coupes.

 

32 Hudson.

 

Weasel,...you are correct on the DeSoto havin a split winshield, don't know how that got by me.

 

Here is a '32 desoto located out in bellingham, mass ---its bone stock, I have a buddy in belchertown, mass that has an awesome 32 desoto but I cant find it (the picture).

saw at real nice black one (hot rodded 3w desoto) outside at the GNRS in 2007. I believe it was powered by a 340 mopar block....anyone got a picture of it....I took some but cant find the file. Im sure someone else there that day was all over it like I was too......

 

Here is a thread on a nice lookin rod.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=272979

 

Actually I took that picture of a fellow club member's 32 DeSoto. He was also a HAMBer at one time when he lived in OK. He says the grill is from a Plymouth but the body is a DeSoto. I've seen photos of other 32 DeSotos and they do have a different front end and a divider bar on the windshield, but could that have been replaced with one piece glass? Who knows, I'm no "expert" like Mr Weasel.

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Here's another 32 DeSoto that's for sale on Hot Rod Hot Line .....



And it's powered by a Hemi too.

Love that grill!

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I should have said DeSoto Hemi .....



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Im not as familar with chevys as ford are those grill original on your post they look very close to a 32 ford grill. Was a 32 chevy that close to resemblance.

 

hear is a mock up of my 32 chevy with a 425 nail head intake

 

this was built by Eric Pruess in owatanna Mn, he sold it to a WI guy i believe and he changed a few things around on it, it was a bad ass coupe

heres a pic of my 32 chevy 3 window

 

Well a '32 CHevy is definitely a different animal from a '32 Ford and a '31 Chevy. Meaning if you sit them next to each other ('32 Chevy and '32 Ford) the similarities are that they both lost their visor that year and contain similar body line that marks the front of the window frame. Both started using Cowl vents also in that year as well as doing away with the Nickle/Chrome plates grille shell. The Ford grille shell is rounded off and much more refined looking as well as the body as a whole. From my understanding the '32 Ford also gained another 2 inches in the height of the body making the driver sit "lower" then in Model A's. I am pretty sure that Chevy did not redesign the body as whole but rather lost the visor and rolled the head panel above the windshield to create a fresh look for the 1932 year. Like I said definitely different animal but I think both companies were taking cues from each other at that time, it just so happen that Ford made the better looking car. Not that I would give my car up......unless you are offering me a '32 Ford . But I wouldn't trade for a Model A.

 

This one could definitely pass as a Ford if it drove by fast enough. One thing to look for is the fact that the Chevy Windshield will not have a Chromed or Painted frame. In fact there is no frame to speak of. The frame will also tip you off. While the Chevy frame that year is great and way better looking then a model a frame, it's no '32 Ford. Firewall is sort of flat on Chevys and does not remove itself like the Ford counterpart. Lastly the drip rail on a chevy will continue to follow the contour of the window and meat the other line that runs the length of the body where the Ford separates itself and flows into the deck.

This particular '32 Chevy has a '32 Ford Grille which really looks nice but is also not original.

 

some pics i scanned of my 32 chevy i used own. Not traditional but 4" chop and 4" channel.

 

Another DeSoto .....



The windshield looks flat with a thin divider bar. Two pieces of glass or just extra chrome added for looks?

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Here is a cool 32 Chrysler that was at our Run to the Sun car show last weekend .....



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My friend's rare 32 Chevy Mercury coupe. It used to have a 409 with a dual quad tunnel ram(very rare in itself)

 

EJ Kowalski's Chevy,...it's a '31,...does anybody have any more pics of it?

 

Does anyone any more pics of EJ's chevy?

 

1932 Packard .....

 

This is a 31, 32 Chevies have no sun visor.

 

I notice 32 Ford grilles ending up on some of these Chevys, and it makes sense- Its just the best looking grill of the bunch- Period.
I think a strong reason for 32 - 34 Ford's popularity with rodding (besides the sheer number of them) is the transverse leaf suspension in the front- You don't need big 'ol frame horns to hold parallel leaves in front of the grille. Keep the car looking more compact and tidy when your running fenderless.