Projects My First Hot Rod!

My name is Eric and I just purchased my first Hot Rod! It's a 32 Ford Roadster, all Henry steel.
1946 Ford Flathead with 53 Merc heads, 39 trans, 40 rear end.
The interior came out of the Bob Simons Roadster from 1956!
I'm a younger guy just getting into the Hot Rod community. I was inspired by the Bernie Couch Roadster and will be keeping this car as close as possible to how he ran in the late 40's.
Looking forward to working on the Roadster with the help of the H.A.M.B. community!

 

Welcome and nice hot rod.

 

What a great way to get your feet wet !.... Welcome Aboard !

 

Wow - Congrats - not many here started out with a Cool ride like yours

 

Congratulations , enjoy the summer.

 

Eric, welcome to the Hamb and might I say that is a beautiful roadster, congratulations on your very first hot rod, you started with one of the most desirable body styles in my opinion!

Love the Mercury caps.HRP

 

Welcome and you raised the bar on “first Hot Rod”quite a bit
Nice!

 

Welcome Eric from Bakersfield CA! That is a very nice roadster! Thank you for sharing!!


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That is quite a car for a 16 year old!

 

His profile says he's 27 years old! HRP

 

He's 27 according to his profile.

 

His name is Eric 16 and he says he's a young guy. Is he just trolling as a 16 year old? Watch out girls!

 

Wow, heck of a score for a first hot rod!

 

Welcome to the H.A.M.B. from the PNW. What a great start.


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That's no fair!
Your first hot rod should be like a
A 64 F100 or C10
A 62 Falcon 4 dr (gasser)
63 Biscayne or Galaxie sedan
Some type of Plymouth.

 

First Hot Rod! Now that is the way to go. Good Luck. Bolt that body down.

 

Technically, my first Hot Rod was a 37 Chevy truck. Clear coated the body and swapped the original drive train for a 235, S-10 5 speed, and a 55 rear end. But I have always been searching for a Henry roadster that could be corrected to the late 40's feel.

 

You're way ahead of where I started, welcome aboard!

 

Well you sure set the bar high for a guy starting out! A deuce roadster! What are you doing for a follow up act! Welcome and enjoy the car!

 

Nice car, gonna be a fun ride.

 

That's a very proper roadster. You sound like you know what's what. Stay true to your vision.

 

I'm in my seventies, and he's way ahead of where I am now!

 

Congrats, looks great.

 

Wow! I opened this thread expecting to see a rusty, dented 4 door undesirable junky old car. Woke me right up!

Great looking car. Have a fun time with it. Very nice.

SPark

 

Most guys whose first hot rod was a 32 Ford are in their 70s-80s. You started out with the "holy grail" of cars. Nice one..

 

WOW! Nice car and a great start. Enjoy the ride and have fun.

 

I couldn't be happier for you, the roadster is my most fun car to drive.

 

Welcome aboard , my friend . You have a start to the hobby there . Keep me in mind if you have any questions . I’ll try my best to help you out . There are tons of good people and knowledge on this forum , you will end up addicted as the rest of us are now .

 

Damn that’s a way to get started. Curious what you’ll have when you are finished.

 

Congrats! What a perfect roadster! All the right bits

Gonna follow along on this one!
Matt