My 32 Roadster
 

Hello all , just wanted to post a few pics of our 32. I posted a pic of it with a Christmas tree in the back and a few people requested more pics of it so here they . This was my Dad's Roadster . He has Alzheimer's and does not have any memory left . I grew up with all the parts to this car . They were always hanging here and there, being moved and played with but unfortunately he never put it together . He always wanted it to be perfect but as far as he got was getting the frame painted. I decided to put the car together as it was, with all the different colors and the parts as they were and had been . Every color has a story and a meaning to me. Some people think it was painted like this on purpose but it was not . The body is as it was when it was drug out of the barn.The fenders used to be brush painted green from a 32 5 window my Dad parted out in the 60's . I pressure washed the green off and ended up what you see (my Dad always wanted the green off to see what was underneath ) Some original black paint and some primer and black on top of that in spots ? Then I polished them.The frame my Dad had painted long ago after hours and hours of work. The gas tank and frame horn covers were painted before I was born.The interior I got for free from a couple of good friends .I still have the seat from the 50's but it is very weathered. The stories go on and on but this is already getting long . Needless to say , the car means A LOT to me. I miss my Dad every day. Having his car and being able to enjoy it (more than words can describe) is as they say " priceless" :D

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Re: My 32 Roadster
 

Killer!

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Nice looking ride Dude !

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Absolutely, positively 100% perfect! I would not change a single thing about it!

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I love your story, treasure your dads memory!

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Enjoy, it every day.Your Dad will be proud of you.

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Wow, good for you in putting that together. its a beaut. I guess by now we all know someone with Alz. I can't find anything to say about that.

bill

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Agree with what's been said already.....that car is perfect, in my eyes,condition,stance,colour ..all spot on.Really sorry to hear about your dad's trouble...my mum is in a similar situation and know how you feel.

Thanks for posting the pix....please don't change anything.

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Nice car!! Great tribute to your Dad.

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Love it, looks awesome, thanks for sharing...

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Cool.

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I got to ride in the car, it rides as good as it looks, and the motor sounds soooo good!

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If that is the same car I saw this June at Lake Tahoe, it was one of my favorite of the show.

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Great looking car.......even better story! Nice tribute to your father.
Joe

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very nice....keep it like it is, drive the heck out of it....and enjoy the memories old and new.....Mike

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yes John it was, Mike is a friend of mine, he is a good guy!

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That is a super nice car and even better story to go with it ! May you cherish it and the good memories of your Dad forever ! Merry Christmas !

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This really touched me. How lucky you are ! What a rolling tribute. If I had a choice of having my dad leave me this legacy or $300,000 grand, I would take what you got. Money is nice but in the end it's still just money. [ My dad's been gone many years - he didn't leave me either one ! ] The fact that you put this together the way you did, says a lot as to your feelings for your dad - The only thing that I would change, would be ownership from you to me ! But then I think everyone that looks at your ride would feel the same. - Congratulations

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...can't see the pictures.

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A wonderful story and a great car! Thank you for sharing!

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Nice!

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My new screen Saver

Fantastic Car........Awesome Story

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Nice car

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I still cannot see the picture, I am logged in what might be the problem?

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God Bless you, I'm sure your father is very proud.

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This is my favorite '32 roadster. It's so dang cool, and the story even makes it better!

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Real nice car ! this is helping me decide about my 34 roadsters look .

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YOUR Dad has a real neat kid to do what you have.
Drive the wheels off of it. He Got his wish, the car is PERFECT in every way!!!!

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Thanks for the great comments everyone!! They mean a lot . I am going to drive the Roadster today just for my Dad . Even if it's just to the coffee shop , it will be perfect !!

I hope everyone enjoys the their day !!!

Here are a few more pics. The first one is just a few of my Dad through the years . He was a huge picture taker and I am fortunate to have thousands of pictures to enjoy .

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24711

Here is when we drug the Roadster body out of the barn. He had a few Roadster bodies along the way but he would sell them and go find a better one. Problem was that he sold the last one in 1971 and had also started a family around the same time so he ended up getting stuck without one . He had every other part but a body . He was always on the hunt and he found this one . There is a cool story that goes along with it but we will start with the pics .
First one is when the door was opened for the first time in 20+ years . We had to dig it out . My Dad was a happy guy !!

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Look at all that old junk that was in there ;)

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Here I am in the back of the truck helping load . I had just turned 14 and he let me take a day off from school to come play !!

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My Dad and I after she was loaded

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Unloading

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And the last for now , she is safe and my Dad was super happy and excited . This is in a good friends shop where the car stayed for a while . We lived in a residential area with a 2 car garage so he had to make room . I will post a pic of that later . It was a tight squeeze .

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Merry Christmas Dad ! We all miss you .

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I first saw this car on the HAMB
This really is a great story and car.
You have done the right thing.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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Great story! Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas...Pat

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Way cool story & car !!!
Thanks for sharing.....

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What a great story and car. Don't ever sell and leave it just as it is. You will never regret it.

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You are lucky to have enjoyed your time with your Dad, and he is lucky to have you carry on where he left off. What a great story. Hope you have a son to carry on from you. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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Man,that is gorgeous!! Good on you,good on you!!!

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That is just great! The story and the car. Thanks for sharing..it reminds me once again of what is actually important.

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...'still can't see the pics. I'm signed in but no pics. What gives?

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beautiful car......................don't change a thing...keep on driving. A touching story....you are making him proud!!

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I admired your roadster @ Deuce Days in Victoria. Knowing the story behind it doubles it's coolness. Thanks for sharing the story behind it. Stan

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I have admired your car ever since I saw photos of it, I guessed there might be a great story to go with it, sure enough you have just given us a a wonderful account.
Your car is perfect, the nicest 32 roadster ever in my opinion, stance, engine, etc but best of all is your connection with your father.
Many thanks for posting.
Gordon.