Always loved the looks of that sucker. Usta think the pink interior was kinda funky...but it fits in. Cool then;cool now! Thanks for the new views.
Paul is a great old hotrodder. We hung out at the Abilene farmer's market one Saturday morning sellin' veggiess and talkin' old dragcars. Love that coupe.
Boss, Thanks for posting the great photos from 55. I was at the 55 drags in Great Bend and fell in love with this 3 window (all but the pink interior). Just not a pink guy I guess. I have wanted a 3 window ever since seeing this car. 75 now and at long last building a real one.
The latest TRJ issue (#66) has and excellent feature of the Bill Ganahl replicated duece, owned by Richard Munz. The article is replete with Breece's and the coupe's hot rod history.
Love those old shots! I am glad to see I wasn't the only one who had trouble shooting the engine...it's like a piece of jewelry...
Awwww' man. No sh*t ... awesome pics' there. So low, fast, and fenders ??? Nice period tire tuck, with no rubbed paint. Traditional all the way. Got proof. Love it.
I like it and the shirt is interesting.In a free country,you get to pick your own shirt What's wrong with pink ? It's traditional as it gets
The boys at South City Rod and Custom did a rad job cloning this car in the 50's version of it. The original still exists but Breece tore it apart and rebuilt it completely different in the 70's if I remember what Bill Ganahl told me. I think the clone is running the original Olds dash that was in Breece's coupe too. Chrome Everywhere, it's insane in person. Tons of photos on the shops instagram of the build.
Love Love Love..... The vent windows are incredible. I love this car. Interesting that the steering shaft has a joint in it. When I saw it at GNRS the first time I was like "damn it everything else was perfect until that" but after talking to Bill from SCRC he said that it is as it was. They used a early-mid 50's ford Box????
It's not the "the best looking full-fendered deuce ever built" in my view, but it's not bad. It certainly stands out amongst many both then and now, clearly it inspired perhaps volumes of others. I like that what he did took balls. Pink interior, loads of chrome, cross-country drive, such is what spells the individuality and creativity of an era we admire yet I wouldn't grant it Deuce sainthood. It should answer a lot of questions though and settle some friendly arguments too. The recognition then and now is well deserved.
Cool shots Ryan! @HotRodder31 is correct–the original Breece car still exists, and it's actually owned by Richard Munz, who owns the clone as well. Here are a couple outtakes from our location shoot that didn't make it into TRJ #66.
For what it's worth, this is what the original Breece coupe looks like today, or at least what it looked like at the top 75 Deuce display in 2007. Mick
Purple paint, pink interior, and that shirt. He was just 30 years ahead of the curve. (I like the purple version a lot)
Interesting that the owner of the clone owns this car as well... A little surprised he didn't elect to take the original back to it's 50's glory rather than build a clone. Either way though, I'm glad that clone is around. Neat, neat car...
We did a chapter on this car in our Deuce book (when it was selected as one of the "75 Most Significant '32 Ford Hot Rods"). In the book, Pat Ganahl (@pgan) explained how Richard Munz bought the car at the show based on its history. Here's a brief excerpt that might answer your question, Ryan: "Having added it to his collection in Madison, Wisconsin, Munz says he's not sure what he'll do with it. Besides the chopped top, the only '50s vestige is the Olds waterfall dash. Having driven it, Richard says all of Breece's updates definitely work. 'This thing's a bomb to drive!' So he's leaving it the way it is for the moment. We'll see what the future holds."
Can't believe they channeled that coupe. That picture from 2007 looks like an MG from the front. If anyone wore that shirt in my neighborhood he would have gotten the crap beat out of him. I agree with 3W-Larry on the stance, chop and interior. But I must admit it would have been quite a build back in the day.
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