Been an active drag racer since I was 17. I was in Naperville Quebec on Sunday afternoon watching a young Tommy Ivo get his lunch handed to him .. by an equally young Big Daddy Don Garlets... I was hooked... SO after almost 40 years of busted parts ...and long tried tows home in Sundays early hours... with only an odd win thrown in every once in a while..I've paid my dues puting more money than I care to think of where my mouth is. quote: Deuce Roadster answered it perfectly, and RoyalShifter asked the appropriate question: "If you're on this board, why are you asking these dumb-assed questions?" So now that my reflexes are crap ...I decided to change hobbies...driven by my love for cars, I bought a 30 ford sedan project. .. So I'm on this board to learn. PS I'mstill involved in drag racing but as a partner in Canada's first rear wheel drive HOnda ...S2k engine/precision turbo, making over 1000 hp (I think Mel has posted the last Dyno run @ Tagracecraft.ca...) which replaced my NMRA Mustang ( 185 on 10.5 inch slicks...royalshifter have to squeeze them out after that run.) Saddens me to have to qualify my "Dumb assed Question" Thanks for your suppost C9 Robert BUllard \ newbie owner of this
The 32 was just the 'perfect' rod! It drove better, rode better and it had a V8! If u couldnt get a deuce roadster, u found an old 32 4dr beater, yanked the body, and throw an 'A' roadster body on the chassis. 'A V8' hiboy!! [they were faster stoplite, to stoplite]. Hopup the flathead and you were faster than any new car in town. I ended up with a primered 32 2dr. Bolted in a 56 chev,[in 56']. and was one of the first in town with smallblock power.Drove it everywhere, it was my only car for awhile. My buddy had a deuce roadster which he would trade for my 50 Buick sedanet, [on cold friday nights]. All mine till midnite, was a 296" ,Ansen built full race flathead! That thing was a dream to drive, it would stay with the old vettes up, and back down the mountains. deuces werent that plentiful even in the 50,s! I know this sounds like old man,s BS, but i lived it and am glad to have experienced it, and like to pass it on. What is so great, its still possible today. Now all Ive got to do is put that 2dr in the back yard together. [no chevy this time] Dave M riverside ca.
I would trade all my model A coupe stuff for a junk 32 5 window body. I like the lines of them and just the over all looks. IMHO.
Did anybody celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Model A? http://www.deucediary.com/ If you still don't get it, you could read http://www.roadsters.com/deuce/ Dave http://www.roadsters.com/
This thread is now 18 years old, sadly 7 of the members are now Member Emeritus - 3WLarry, Breeder, Bruce Lancaster, c9 , Deuce Roadster, Fab 32 and Old Kid. All were '32 owners with the exception of Breeder and he had a Model A on '32 Rails, these guys were a wealth of knowledge and fortunately most of it can be found here on the hamb if a person puts in the effort to do a thorough search. I believe there are less than 14 members that are still active in 2024. HRP
i have been a member of Hottodders.com since 2005 I think and many of those guys were over there too. Building my Model A project made me realize there’s no pre war guys on that site anymore at all. The hobby is loosing its members
I have a 31 Model A coupe bought in 2008 in California while working in Pismo beach area. I have a 32 3 window project I bought in the late 90s here in Louisiana. When a buddy was pursuing the pair, he could not understand why the 32 was probably worth twice as much as the complete 100% original Model A. I really did not have a viable answer. I may have to have him read these series of posts. Really a moot point at is time. I may have aged out of the hobby. Soon they both will probably both be sold or traded. Reality is setting in I believe.
My obsession with the deuce started when I was 12 years old, I bought a '32 -5W coupe from a neighbor which didn't please my dad, I was instructed to talk to the neighbor and get the car out of my dads yard. The thought of that car stuck with me for many years, I tried to satisfy that itch with model A's and that worked for a few years , then along came 1940 Fords and that too kept me happy and then I traded for a 32 Sedan and I fell in love all over again, I have owned no less than 10 -Deuces and I still like them. I think each person just want's the car of his dreams, to some it might be a 1957 Chevy or a 64 Chevy II, we are all different, but there are a lot of guys that saw the old hot rod magazines with a steady diet of 1932 Fords and the dream to have one never went away, the demand for the '32 continues to this day, look at how many manufactures are cranking out glass bodys & now there is reproduction steel. The Deuce is still a very desirable car. HRP
I got close, a '32 Vicky body with the cowl cut off and stolen. The back half was cut and half to hide it from the view of the neighbors behind a stone wall. I don't think finding a full '32 is in my future, but the same thrill is there just finding a few '32 parts. The original '32 radiator neck surround with a nice original Ford oval I found last week is going on the '32 shell I've had for about 65 years.
The only original steel 32 sheetmetal I've ever owned was a pristine hood set, I had heard years earlier that my uncle that lived some distance from me had built a welder many years back out of a 32 V8, I had not seem him in years so thought I would go visit him. I asked him if he had any 32 stuff left and he said follow him to his shop, he pointed up and damn! if there wasn't a 32 hood right above my head, I was really expecting to get a grille shell but that didn't happen.
1932 roadster Jack Stewart Hello, If I owned this red 32 roadster, there would be no question as to the asked comparison. It was the epitome of all 32 roadsters used for daily driving and road trips all across So Cal during that time. not only was Jack Stewart a great guy, but he gave knowledge about hot rodding like no other. It was as much fun listening to him converse about the different hot rods. Like going to Reath Automotive and listening to Joe Reath give drag racing builds and tips for better E.T. and speeds. The red 32 roadster was well known in So Cal circles. My ride in the roadster was one of excitement and wonder. Every time my wife and I see a 32 roadster, comparisons to Jack Stewart roadster always comes up but in all fairness, there was no comparisons. Plus, it was the time and era of that style of roadster all folks, or the majority of folks liked and wanted. My wife liked convertibles, but did not care for open roadsters, for some reason. She is game in riding in one, but would prefer to have a nice SBC powered sedan with A/C for style points. What sedan? a 32 or Model A? we know from owning a Model A coupe that it is tight for a couple of teenagers sitting in the seat. So, that was one reason that my brother sold the Model A coupe. he wanted more room. His friend had a 34 5 window coupe and when I got my turn as a passenger many times, even though there were two teenagers, it was comfortable. So, for me, no Model A or 32 sedan. To me they have the stand up grille and the Model A has it over the large bulky grille of the 32 whatever model. There is no reason other than envy for a 32 grille to be on any other make of roadster, sedan, truck, or coupe. Unless one sections the large bulky 32 grille, then it just does not fit on other models. Some are too tall and out of place. Others seem to fit, but a narrower Model A coupe grille is just right in size and comparison to the hood. Going overboard with a 32 grille on a nice 34 coupe is blasphemy… IMHO Jnaki So, for our point of style and discussion, my choice would be a 33 or 34 coupe or sedan. The swept back design just fits the style of body. One year of the 32 bulk was enough… one and done. The 33-34 grille fits the sleek coupe/sedan body and would be my choice over all others. But, it is not fair to compare the 32 to the Model A. There are other hot rods that have far better styling than the stock version, it is a fascination with associating with a one and done style. That is why we all have our own ideas and styles. Would you put a 32 grille on this coupe? No, I don’t think so…YRMV
I miss Randy Nash, aka Deuce Roadster. He was the first HAMB member I met in person and was a really good dude. He was also best friend of my buddy, Buster Henderson, aka 3 Deuces. These guys were hot rodders forever.
Not exactly sure hanging out of the trunk is much better. At least with a cowl tank it'd take a real hit to actually reach the tank
I'd always understood that the Model A was Edsel's masterpiece, and that the v-8 powered '32 was the perfection of the A. I think that the sculpted frame, absence of splash aprons, relocation of the fuel tank and a radiator shell with a grille insert were finishing touches to the revolutionary design change that premiered in late 1927. Among Model As I prefer 28-29 for their more primitive look evocative of the Model T, but they look better on a '32 frame and channeled without fenders and running boards. I do like the stainless steel radiator shell and headlight buckets of the 30-31 but think that the stainless steel cowl band isn't as appealing as a clean transition from hood to cowl. Model A bumpers look primitive, too, compared to the ribbed bumpers on '32s. I like how wheels and tires get progressively smaller as the pre-war years go but prefer spokes to steelies for the hotrod look. 32s just seem to be the perfect canvas for hotrodders to express this art form.
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