1932 Ford 40 Series

1932 Ford 40 Series 2 Door Sedan

\'32 Roadsters of which 6,893 Deluxe and 520 Standard were made-were extremely popular with post-WWII hot rodders. The cars that had survived into the 1940s and 1950s were often chopped, channeled, and sectioned with bigger and more powerful V-8s from the likes of Ford, the General and Mopar all getting shoehorned in place of the original V8-60. It broke the mold when it debuted with a powerful, flathead V-8 under the hood-but what was under the hood was almost overshadowed by the stunning, waterfall grill that stood ahead of the engine and the elegant body work that wrapped around and behind it.

For consignment, a \"Deuce\" hot rod. It has been modified a bit with a shaved hood ornament, stainless steel tank in front of the grille, no side cowls and fenders along with some hot flames licking rearward from the grille. Salt flats here we come.

Exterior
This nice solid all Henry factory steel car has smooth body panels and well minded gaps to make it a really nice rod. With a stainless horizontal mounted tank in front of the vertical ribbed grille and chromed headlight casings on either side, dropped front suspension all exposed it is looking lighter in weight to obviously go faster and play the hot rod part. Yellow to orange flames are lit up on the radiator cowl and hood and as they go to the windshield fade into a beautiful satin black. The passenger tub and rear of the car is all bathed in the satin black, and is rust free. A few small cracks are seen in this paint but they are sporadic. On back fenderless sides and a rear tank with just a small chromed bar for the bumper we see teardrop tail lights and a third brake light in the rear glass. Wheels are 14-inch front and 15-inch rear red painted steel with nice shiny trim rings in their edges and F O R D badged moons caps in the centers.

Interior
Flame on! for the interior where door panels are molded to a custom design, then covered in a deep red canvas like broadcloth. Some billet cranks and actuators are in the red field. I stepped over flaming floor mats and sat upon high back buckets covered in more of the deep red canvas broadcloth. A nice red \"couch\" if you will is in the backend has side armrests built into it. All vertical surfaces and the headliner are also in the red canvas broadcloth. Hanging from the mirror are flaming dice and these hover over a curved original Henry design steel dash. It has a nicely deep inset aluminum panel that houses the VDO classic looking white faced gauges. Fronting the dash on top of a the column is a flaming billet red rimmed rally steering wheel with Ford oval in its center. A small billet style shifter is in a field of red carpeting on the floors and it has a red leather boot.

Drivetrain
Under the open side cowled hood is a 350ci V8 with an orange block and some flame engraved valve coverings. For some added bling we see a cast scoop on top and it is covering a Holley 4-barrel carburetor. Also, a chromed alternator is in this playing field as are shiny headers and ribbed stainless hoses throughout. On the back is a Ford 9 inch 3.50 Equalock rear axle and pumpkin. All HOT and ready to roll.

Undercarriage
Underneath is solid steel floor pans and framing which has slight areas of surface rust and road dirt. Since this car was built in the 90\'s it has some aging but overall remains nicely reserved. Glasspack style mufflers are on, and transverse front leaf springs with wishbones are there for the ride. In back, a 4 bar with transverse leaf springs keep the tires glued to the pavement. Disc brakes are in front and drums for the back.

Drive-Ability
I was red with envy and felt hot driving this early 30\'s piece of flaming artwork. It ran great and handled well. Braking was nice and solid, and shifting is a breeze and all smooth on the automatic front. All functions were working as they should.

A 90\'s build still holding its own and looking the quintessential rod fender-less, side cowl-less, custom interior, 350/TH350 power plant flaming motif \"Deuce\". Drop the hanky and hold your hat!

Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.

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