Art & Inspiration Anyone have any info on this 1/8 scale steel 32 ford hot rod?

Sweet!

 

Is it cast ? Being 1 of 1 really makes it even more unique. It looks as if its bigger than 1/8 scale?

 

No it seems to be hand formed sheet metal. I need to measure the wheels to see if they are 2 inch diameter as I suspect

 

well it looks like 1/6 scale after all the wheels are about 2.8 0r9

 

My guess is it is based on a real car, early hemis were a bit of an odd ball in oval track not all local stock car tracks were dirt plenty of asphalt too guys.

Lots of nose weight with a hemi making the car tight which would cause a push as the car cornered.

 

This is a pressed steel 32 roadster that was produced probably 15-20 years ago by a gentleman (Stirrnemann?) from the St.Louis area.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135113154332?_skw=metal+1932+ford+model+car&itmmeta=01JA8EQN5V9X7261JE3FGA3GY9&hash=item1f755f1f1c:g:3l8AAOSwG61mdJPK&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAABAHoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKnEqf4DRM48OfG5T0JNS6CQXntfeT5aHucbp/S+xJ2VNLbwL+3mHU25/JRAYnJotom0PCWi7haH9YW0j1J/c5YRgydPg2E/qypG6AAi6ZragmB+tHv8+nGiH3bbWdSFR6Hca+3WYIdpur7FqEqav8jdr/NmhXXF0tg3vPJ51hk6bSxtWrwBDOT4DqKsy09CgQJGxbBZ1lZBMFHhPHAapOz7pEC/8Cg/Dgwt93XTyEVuHhExfoyROl+eXpEjTILPjt9uycmhc9z5IwCw4sZJc7RiEPgi+dU3oq1jpUzr1ZLKPKXVg1AAcn7g2hLk0FkjoyA=|tkp:Bk9SR4bT3o7SZA

 

Thanks boner....

 

Yeah, that looks a lot like what I saw at Detroit Autorama years ago. Sweet.

 

Hi that was hard made by my father's friend Tom Miller a long time Hershey Vendor Tom made this and many other super nice and detailed cars ,the pinstripes and lettering was done by Casey Kennell from Somerset pa

 

Score!! This looks familiar, but I don’t know why. Maybe one of the vintage circle track guys has seen a recollection of a full size version, have you seen this car?!

 

Pic stolen from a YouTube video of Hershey 2024.