Picked up a '32 Tudor today. I've always had a thing for the Tudors. It's an older restoration. All stock but with juice brakes. Not sure where exactly I'm going to go with it, but I'm going somewhere.
Sweet, I'd leave it as except for some serious detailing and plan on a road trip (maybe trailered to Western Washington to where a Hamber might have a spot to park the tow rig and trailer for a few days and hit Northwest Deuce Days in Victoria July 17/20/2025.
Great looking Tudor, I was looking for one for awhile that I could afford. Keep is posted on the progress.... BTW $3.63 a gallon..........it's around $5 here.......
Congratulations, I am a big fan of Deuces, especially the sedans, I have owned mine for many years. HRP
Looks to be a prime example, must have been a popular color choice, I believe black fenders were as original however, David might have knowledge in that regard.
Nice sedan! Don’t be afraid to hot rod it since it already has juice brakes and custom paint. A dropped axle and headlight bar will do wonders.
Hot rodding one has been the plan since I started looking for one. Juice brakes were a bonus. Sadly the greyhound rad cap is missing one of it's front paws and buying another for $500-ish is not in my plan. Besides since the car is not perfect, the pawless greyhound fits the look. Maybe I'll come across one someday for not so much money. My for sure plans are an altitude adjustment, wheels/tires, dropped headlight bar and a 12V conversion. It needs good lights because I am planning to drive it as much as possible in the summers. I want to stay full fendered. I love fenderless, but I don't see many full fendered cars and I want to try something different. I'm also gonna ditch those front bumperette things. Ugly and wrong shape for the car. I also gotta move the seat back a few inches. I'm 6 foot tall and the struggle is real when I try to use 1st gear. People must have been shorter in 1932. HAHA!! A bonus to a Tudor is my 10 and 12 year kids can ride in the back. My son got right in when I got home and wanted to ride off the trailer into the barn. He was diggin' it. My Dad owned a Ford dealership for like 37 years. So I am a Ford in a Ford guy. I couldn't bring myself to put a SBC in this car. I'd really like a hotted up 100hp 239 Flatty. Maybe a stroker and, sorry to disappoint some, a T5. If not a Flathead, maybe a 292 Y-Block. In my other car life, I am into Foxbody Mustangs. I'm pretty knowledgeable about 5.0's and their various options. A basic 302 would be dead reliable and fun. I could mostly make it look the part. I have a nice set of polished real deal Cal-Custom finned SBF valve covers and a set of spacers to clear roller rockers. I could have an easy 300hp 302 with parts I have squirreled away in the barn. I don't know what I'm gonna do just yet. No hurry.
Since the Greyhound lacks a paw, drill a hole in his remaining paw to accept an axle & model car or motorcycle wheel like the high-end cars of the day.
On the topic of lights try the "Brite" (their spelling) bulbs from Ron Francis Wire Works. That is what I am running in my AVATAR. Charlie Stephens
My Fordor was similar. Original car repainted and upholstered in the 70's with hydraulic brakes. I put in a rebuilt 36 engine and lowered it. Removed the spare and added a dropped headlight bar with BLC 903J's. That's about it.
I think a Mercruiser 224 (3.7) would be the perfect engine. There's a great thread on here about them!
About as solid a reason as any I’ve heard, to not run a SBC, but run a Ford engine instead! “My Dad owned a Ford dealership for like 37 years. So I am a Ford in a Ford guy. I couldn't bring myself to put a SBC in this car. I'd really like a hotted up 100hp 239 Flatty. Maybe a stroker and, sorry to disappoint some, a T5. If not a Flathead, maybe a 292 Y-Block”.
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