1932 Single year model

[A bones]

Originally Posted by TradModelA

Ok I thought the 33-34-35 were closely related and had only minor restyleing. Thanks for that.

I read once where the fender line up to'34 is referred to as concave, while '35 and later is convex. (fat fenders)

[JSeery]

Originally Posted by fordlovr

There were about 250,000 '32 Ford's made. Today, only about 750,000 remain!!

This is funny and true at the same time!

[john stimac]

Originally Posted by fordlovr

There were about 250,000 '32 Ford's made. Today, only about 750,000 remain!!

The last three lottery winners will each receive more than Henry invested or received for all the gennie 32's ever built

[DavidG]

For the record, 322,962 '32 model passenger cars and 115,322 commercial vehicles and trucks were produced world wide. The combined figure is still well short of 750,000 and John's comment on their value still holds, although not likely when the '32 value is adjusted for 84 years' worth of inflation.

[Andyr]

DavidG............think he was making reference to the titled faux '32's over the years!

[DavidG]

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"There were 250,000 '32 Fords made" is his first sentence and the one I addressed, not his second sentence, which obviously refers to all of the "new" ones created in recent years.

[fordlovr]

Originally Posted by DavidG

"There were 250,000 '32 Fords made" is his first sentence and the one I addressed, not his second sentence, which obviously refers to all of the "new" ones created in recent years.

I shouldn't trust Wikipedia then!!!

[JSeery]

This is a little long, but I found it interesting:

Automotive historians dive into books to determine every facet of an automobile, especially when it was new. Without failure, one of those facts historians search for is production numbers. Usually, this is a relatively simple task, especially when it comes to Ford Motor Co., a company with a well-documented history. But it is not so for the popular 1932 model year.
Consider the production figures for the 1932 Ford given in Ford Motor Co. records and contemporary books and articles. You would think that a simple thing like one year of production records should be the same wherever used. But they are not. The author is not pointing fingers. There are many reasons why production figures vary. For example, does the figure given represent actual production off the assembly line? Does it include both the Model 18 (V-8) and the Model B (four-cylinder)? Is it a domestic production figure only, or does it include Canada? Is it a world production figure? Does it include the station wagons, which are usually listed by Ford under the commercial or light-delivery designation?
Additionally, authors who quote a number don’t always explain what that number represents. For example, does the figure represent total production, or only those cars sold? Is it a calendar year figure or a model year total? In 1932, there were 12,936 Model A and AA Fords assembled in Ford factories. If the 1932 production figure is a yearly one, are the Model A and AA units included?
One example is E.D. Kennedy’s valuable book, “The Automobile Industry” (1941), which states that Ford “sold only 258,000 passenger cars in the United States” in 1932. We can presume that this figure includes both the Model 18 and the Model B. Does it include the Model A Fords sold that year?
It is interesting to note that the Ford Motor Co. itself lists different numbers, depending on which document is used. For example, the “Ford Motor Company World Production Report 1903 through 1955″ lists 1932 passenger-car production as 287,285 units. Does that figure include the Model A Fords built in 1932? The station wagons?
A 1959 report from Ford’s Research and Information Department lists the total as 269,368 and 286,449, if the station wagons and chassis are included. These figures are specifically for the 1932 models.
An earlier “World Production Report 1903-1943″ gives the total production figure for 1932 as 338,426. However, that includes Model A and AA units and Model BB units. The Model 18 unit production is listed as 191,084. But that does not agree with the 1959 listing of 192,261 units.
It should also be noted that production numbers quoted for individual ’32 models do not always agree. For example, take the best-selling Model 18 Standard Tudor. The 1959 report lists production as a combined 99,810 units for the Tudor, while a well-regarded contemporary publication lists the figure as 94,483. The DeLuxe three-window coupe in its four-cylinder version is credited with 970 units by Ford in 1959 against 968 in a current catalog.
All of this can get very confusing, so here’s a suggestion: when quoting production figures for the 1932 Ford passenger cars, indicate the source and any information available and exactly what the number includes. In the author’s view, the 1959 report is the most specific. It indicates that the numbers used are for the Model 18 and Model B and that the total of 286,449 units includes the station wagon and chassis for both the V-8 and the B. It also gives the total passenger-car figure (Model 18 and Model B) exclusive of the station wagons and chassis. Finally, it gives a breakdown for the individual models. The 1903-’55 report does not include a breakdown, nor does the 1903-1943 report.
Readers interested in the entire March 12, 1959, Ford Research and Information Department production report should consult the March-April 1982 issue of V8 Times published by the Early Ford V-8 Club. The Henry Ford Research Center can also be of help. Perhaps some readers have additional documentation regarding 1932 Ford production data and would be willing to share this information with the readers of Old Cars.
- See more at: http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/ho....UAdcDE8y.dpuf

[DavidG]

For those with the V-8 Club's book, see Appendix 4. For those without the book, the first paragraph of that Appendix is as follows: "The following two pages summarize the Ford Production Department's monthly record ("Assembly Record Types") of the number of 1932 model vehicles produced on a worldwide basis. Additionally, ....., the production figures from Ford Australia's records have been added to provide a more complete picture."

The Assembly Record Types documents at the Benson Ford Research Center in Dearborn are widely recognized as the authoritative source for production quantities (by model, by engine type, by assembly plant) and are considered more accurate than the 1959 report cited above which in the fullness of time has proven to be incomplete. The BFRC records were also the source for the production figures cited in the DeAngelis/Francis book, "The Early Ford V-8 As Henry Built It", although those were limited to the U.S. production figures.

While production of '32 models ceased in early '33 in the U.S., their production continued on abroad for several more years with the last ten '32 model chassis produced in Europe in January, 1936. Hence the worldwide figures are the most representative of what Ford produced and only the BFRC "Assembly Record Types" contains the information for all of the calendar years' production of any given model as no Ford model in the 'thirties' production was confined to a single calendar year, nor to either the U.S. or North America.

As no crash testing was performed during the era in question, except for accidents in transit to dealers (a shipload of '32s rests in the bottom of Lake Erie having been sunk in a storm en route from Dearborn to Cleveland), every vehicle produced was sold, whether in the '32 calendar year or later, new or used (demonstrators and cars in company service). With one notable exception, American automobile companies did not then nor do they now "eat" vehicles produced, but not yet sold. Only Chrysler did not always follow the standard American automotive practice of only producing vehicles to extent of firm dealer orders in hand.

[Bruce Lancaster]

"With one notable exception..."
The air-cooled or copper cooled Chevy? I remember that When Special Interest Autos published an article on them, the only known extant car was one that Ford had purchased for study of what the competition was up to...
Engine was described as sounding like "a tin can full of rocks."