Hot Rods OMG, how badly do you want a 32 Vicky?

Hello,

If I had a choice of building a coupe/sedan, it would be a Model A over the 32. The Model A radiator is smaller and looks proportionately better than the larger 32 grille. IMHO The looks of the Model A roadsters and coupes with a 32 grille are accepted, but they take away the classic look of a nice design.
But, in this case, if we wanted a fairly complete 32 Vicky that looks quite nice, this would fit nicely in our small two car garage.


If and when folks use a 32 grille, the modifications are shown to make it fit the lower Model A hood design.

When we were taking photos of old hot rods and custom motorcycles, my wife was usually with me. She gave me a solid foundation for the ongoing scene. The owners of the hot rods and custom motorcycles were all nervous and anxious at the same time. It was not the most calming situation going at the time. It took a while to settle down for the owner/builder and his wife/girlfriend.

My wife started with talking to the woman/girl present. Usually the guy was front and center, while his companion was sitting in the background. My wife’s idea was to get the girl/wife into the action and be a part of the whole photo scene. if anything, it was a good move as the owner usually wanted custom made prints and frames of their hot rod or custom motorcycle.

But, what really would connect was to arrive at the photo shoot in a hot rod or custom motorcycle, just to ease the set up appointment at the location. We had the custom motorcycle part taken with out semi modified Harley. When the owners of the hot rod, custom motorcycle saw us roll up on our Harley, it eased the anxiety greatly… the old tv advertisement that said… “He’s one of us…” stood out as a great example. This 32 black Vicky would have been nice to arrive with an SBC motor and A/C for my wife.
( They're one of us... ha!)

Jnaki

When we were looking for another family car, we looked at several project cars. One was a 32 Vicky that was in rough shape, but drivable. Arriving in that project would have given nightmares to the unsuspecting customers. The cost was higher than most other finished hot rods we saw. Why? Well, the rarity of a Vicky body style, the aspect of being a 1932 one year model and lumped into all of the 1932 expensive Ford models was a part of the hot rod scene.

We saw plenty, but for most they were not in the common hot rod builds due to the high initial cost of a partial or semi finished project. That we found out on our search. Today, 40-50 thousand for a semi finished model is not too bad.

At the time, we had our eyes set on a 32 station wagon and or a sedan delivery. The wagon was long enough to hold our shorter surfboard, camping and photo stuff. The bad thing was, no lockable windows and secure doors. The sedan delivery was less of a cost, still high, but less than the woody. The problem was, it was a sedan and too short in the rear cave for not much more than two suitcases. Definitely, no room for a surfboard, even a shorter one we currently had then.

Note:

The 40k black Vicky model could be swept up for cost, take out the Flathead, sell it to an anxious Flathead person and the cost is instantly lower to start. Plus, look at it financially… 40000 for 48 months is approximately $800 per month. Plus or minus your deposit. Much better than a Ford or Honda…

Now, an SBC motor, trans and A/C installed is all that would be needed to finish the project. Yes, 40k is a fairly high starting point. But, it is the satisfaction that some work is needed to meet your goals and it is sitting for sale and only, if that is your goal.

 

Very true observation, I sold a rough '32 Vicky body years ago, sometimes think I should have kept it, but it would only be another unfinished project like the rest of the stuff I have.

 

Bob, I remember your rough Vicky body. It was more like pieces of a jig-saw puzzle.

 

It is somewhere in New Zealand now, sure would like to know how the build is going.

 

Darn... Papa bought a 32' Vicky new in 32, when Daddy came home from the Pacific after WW II

He bought it from Papa.. Rocket Olds, split wishbones, juice brakes, hydraulic clutch, OD trans

Was goin ta be mine but was sold in 67' , I cried as a 13 year old watchin it hauled away on a trailer

I dont remember a speck of rust

Mama hated hot rods so much Daddy got rid of them all to shut her up

40' Lincoln Convertible, 40' 2 door Ford, 63' Pink Lincoln with 430, etc ...
I found some pics I will post


Ricky.

 

The car seemed a little overpriced?,But could you imagine being the guy to find it in the old barn,this is one of my favorite things to do is look for old cars in backyards and the woods.This is the stuff dreams are made of.Sadly now they are harder and harder to find in the wild.I found a 33 tudor in the woods one time when i was 14 years old,found it on a snowmobile one winter,still have it and im 62 now,was real thrill to find that then. harvey

 

Ever increasing labor costs may well hinder it from reaching production, however, should the day ever come when one of the heavy hitters begin hammering out the rear bustles it would I suspect create a run on the 2 door sedans..

 

There was a tech article in the late 80's early 90's that showed how a guy shortened up the rear upper area of his 32 Tudor to make a Victoria. HRMx or Rodder's Digest?? or

 

Wonder if there is a roof off of something that matched the rear bustle on the Victoria?

 

Scanned the article, here it is.

 

Well, you know what they say……….
You Can't Put A Price Tag On A Good Time!

 

I'm with the guy at the top, Tony Nancys' roadster big yes Vickys not so much, they wern't popular until the 80s' / 90s' when wealthy guys bought them because they were low production numbers. Never made it for me.

 

I wouldn’t pass up a steal on a Vic

but I wouldn’t look for one either.

 

I recently acquired this one.