Nice ! although it would be nicer if it was on the front of a ‘32 ……….it would even look nice on one of those Model A’s…...……
I wonder what the ratio of Deuce grilles that are installed on 1932 Fords vs. those hanging in a man cave, or on a Model A, or somewhere else?
I have wondered the same thing. Just looking at this thread tonight and couldn’t help noticing the number of ‘30 - ‘31 model A’s that have a deuce grille and surround………. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...r-you-feel-free-to-post-your-model-a.1328184/ I started to count the ratio, (of A shells to deuce shells), until I realised that there were 86 pages…… Not surprising that there are several manufacturers reproducing them !
There are probably more reproduction '32 grilles, glass & steel, out there that Henry hung on the front of all the Deuces he manufactured. HRP
One of my prized possessions, that was given to me by a good old friend, that had it in her possession for over 30 years. Its from a stove company. I was blown away by what one of these was priced at on EBAY. So very fortunate to have one this nice with no flaws! I was going to make a special laminated place-mat, that would be a conversation starter, to see if anyone would say, " Yeah, I had a set of those headers, they worked great"
My 1932 Ford Grille insert has been hanging on the wall since 1961, swapped the floor mats out of Dad's brand new 1961 Ford for it. Bob
Funny you should ask- I found a 32 grill next to a trash can at the Lebanon Valley fall swap meet about 25 years ago. It was an old hot rod piece chopped god awful oxy-fuel weld old chipped lacquer paint, now it’s hanging in my buddies shop! I think I asked him $25.00!
I really need to find me a deuce grill shell and insert so it can give me something cool on the wall and a reason to start building one.
The only Pine and Deuce in my life is the Pine Air Freshener my wife bought for when I "drop a deuce"
"I really need to find me a deuce grill shell and insert so it can give me something cool on the wall and a reason to start building one." Or so you can trade up for a nice set of floor mats.
The only car parts I have hanging on my shop wall is a grille shell for a 1924 Chrysler, and a single 1950s Chrysler Hemi valve cover... Since I prefer Mopar stuff, those two items are more important to me then a deuce grille shell would ever be.
I’ve seen the Pines Winterfront described as being thermostatically controlled but they were available cable operated also. When I bought my ‘32 5W as a Z’d frame, channeled roller in 1970 there was a Pines in the trunk, it was cable operated and had the plain crank hole cover as seen in the photo. The cover could be rotated for access to crank the engine, but it seems the three rivet holes in the Pines emblem would have prevented that. Ford dealers sold Pines as an option, Hank may have asked for plain covers so as not to give Pines advertising.
I think I read that dealer installed ‘32 Pines inserts didn’t have the logo on the crank cover, but if you bought it on your own it did have a logo.
Somewhere in Whiteplanes, New York in the late 1960's a friend found a NOS Pines in the original box on the curb on Metal Trash day. Years later it was on his 3Window.
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