My '32 Story Part II ('48 to '60 w/pics)

Great to see some old pictures of the Halls strip. Thanks

 

i dont know what to say....awsome!

 

This is by far the finest H.A.M.B thread I have read since I joined you guys back in `01. FAR OUT ! .... , Like WAAAY Far out !!!MOST EXCELLENT !!! THANX a LOT for sharing !! Klaz

 

You've done the impossible, posting this. I'm now officially 16 years old again and taking my '29 coupe around the block. It's hard to explain how reading this has been a time machine to my past. At 63 that doesn't happen very often. Well, jumping in the '32 and taking a a spin comes close.

Frank

 

You know how most of us who build cars often think ...."if only this car could talk..... and tell us about it's past life (lives)"? Well your roadster does (talk).

Thanks for sharing the story and pictures.

 

WOW! Awesome! I'd like to see this in a future "Mad Fabricators"

Get on it Evel P!

 

Man I like those stories,, Marshall looks great for 80, I am jealous of him tho, He has more hair than me. Great stuff.

 

Tim,
What a great job both on the story and on the car! Lookiong forward to seeing ya again.

 

Amazing!
That is so cool you traced the history back further, met Marshall and showed him that his old Hot Rod is still around.

 

Cool Dude.

I haven't forgotten your program.

 

Thanks Root, I'm lookin' forward to it!

Thanks everybody for the nice comments, I really enjoyed puttin' the post together. I feel so fortunate to catch up with the history. Take time to talk with the guys that were there back around this time of hot rod history. It's priceless and time well spent.

 

Tim.....It was good seeing you again in Austin for the Roundup. Your '32 Ford has a great history and it was nice of you to show it again to the original owner...Be Safe....Steve

 

Awesome Tim! That car is royalty.

 

Great story, glad you found out the rest of it's history.

 

Cool. Great to see the history and evolution. Really fits with the times when drag racing became hot. Cars with do***ented history is really neat

 

What a great story,..... this is what traditional hot rodding is all about !

 

Bttt for the weekend bunch. Thanks for all the good comments.

 

3dnsouth -

Cool car! ... Great story! ... Here's a higher rez copy of the 1^st page of the 1958 NHRA OK City Nats ENTRIES List:


click thumbnail to enlarge ...
then click the image twice
to enlarge it further

 

Great pix & story!!-------Wish I had the previous history on my 32 roadster, no way to trace it,-----Ive tried!!----I've had mine since 1962------Don

 

wow, now thats really a state of the art ride, no matter which era you pick. I loved the whole story & it sure brought back memories. A GREAT THREAD

 

Thanks a lot for sharing, great story! Great looking car in all its stages.

 

I'm speechless. Fantastic story, great car, and very cool of you to bring it back to Memphis for Marshall to see it again.

LK

 

3dn i can see how you want to leave it as it is . Think of this though as per previous owners each did something of their own taste . If you did a large green dot it would just be your signiture on the car . Now if you do something dont do a green dot but do***ent it well with pics great history .

 

wow! thats some very cool pics and history , thanks for posting..

 

Now for some craziness...I have a pic of that car in my father's personal collection. I scanned it, not great but there is no doubt..
Here it is:



I'm working on a larger version as I type..

 

wow how'd I miss this one!! Very cool TIM. Can't wait to see the car. It is very awesome you found the old Owner. He looked blown away.

I like how they removed the eyebrows around the wheel wells.

 

Thanks Tudor...ol' Marshall really had a good time!! Lookin' forward to ridin' with y'all 'fore too long....

Thanks a ton DeuceFever.....The UNBELIEVABLE power of the HAMB!!!! Great p***enger side profile. Can't wait to check out the pic close up. Absolutely great!!

 

I don't know how I missed this either....very cool story. Great pictures.

 

Haha Tudor - now the pieces start to fall together. I thought you knew who we were drinking beer with at my place . I had a great time Tim, thanks for driving all that way, and bringing all the fresh safety beer! I love this thread!
Tony

 

Great History! Thanks for sharing.