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1932 V8 standard roadster update
Finished, finally.
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Simply stunning.
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Nice as usual !!!!
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Very nice job! Gorgeous!
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Stunning indeed!
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That all black is just fabulous!!! Fantastic job David
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Boy nothing is more beautiful than a Standard open car!
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Beautiful!!....Mark
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The standard open cars are a real challenge. Congratulations on a tremendous accomplishment. It's beautiful.
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10-26-2020, 09:43 PM | #11 |
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I like that you didn't put whitewalls on it....
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Wow David, that's just gorgeous. Would love to see that in person....maybe at an EFV-8 Club Meet.
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Likely should there ever be another one.
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10-26-2020, 11:03 PM | #14 |
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nicely done. Nothing like original.
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10-26-2020, 11:18 PM | #15 |
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spectacular
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10-27-2020, 02:06 AM | #16 |
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Absolutely fantastic David.
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Great job, David. Beautiful car!
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Lovely.
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10-27-2020, 06:17 AM | #19 |
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Outstanding ! Now pics of interior,dash,rumble area and engine.
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10-27-2020, 06:19 AM | #20 |
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Beautifully done, best of luck .
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10-27-2020, 06:28 AM | #21 |
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Fantastic restoration David!
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10-27-2020, 06:31 AM | #22 |
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Absolutely stunning is correct, I love the gold pin stripping. Well done
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Absolutely Stunning.
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Wow that is great, very well done. I hope you will post some more photos of it.
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Yes, all of the above.
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Another fine restoration David! Can't wait to see in person!
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I'm in love! Perfect.
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Beautiful car and restoration is amazing
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Very nice
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Beautiful restoration David, can't wait to see it in person when this Covid epidemic is over. I have a question for you. I noticed that your car has a tail light on the passenger side. Was that stock for a standard roadster?
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10-27-2020, 01:17 PM | #32 |
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I will be up to get it just say when?
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Thanks for the compliments, guys.
woodiewagon46, The second tail lamp was a dealer-installed accessory. The only thing different about it from the left side lamp is the bracket, which was the version used on right-hand-drive cars plus a crossover wiring harness. I am surprised that no one has commented on the car's three rear view mirrors, just like a modern car, given it left the factory with only one. All of the parts used for the other two are genuine Ford '32 components. |
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Wow. Looks great!
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10-27-2020, 03:06 PM | #35 |
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Really great job - I agree with everyone else’s comments. That is one great looking car!
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10-27-2020, 03:11 PM | #36 |
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Wonderful, I did quickly notice the three mirrors because I read the book. I also don't think you are the guy to question on these points. HaHa.
Now for a few million more pics...... |
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David, it appears that the license plate lamp lens is red in the RH tail lamp. Was the dealer installed second tail lamp supplied like this?
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10-27-2020, 03:30 PM | #38 |
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Don't know much about stock restored deuces as I'm more of a hot rodder but I can sure appreciate a top notch restoration like yours
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I noticed the three mirrors, didn't want to interrupt the chorus of well deserved complements. Anxious to see the interior and trunk. Standard roadsters by factory definition are austere vehicles, your roadster is anything but austere, it changes the meaning of standard. "Well done" is an understatement.
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Exceptional restoration!
I especially like the blackwall tires and black wheels. |
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Apart from its standard equipment of an inside mirror, the addition of the post mirrors is the substitution of LHD and RHD deluxe windshield posts for the standard posts. The deluxe post mirrors are the same for both sides. As both LHD and RHD cars were produced in the U.S., any domestic dealer could obtain the posts and mirrors from a master parts depot through his own initiative or at the request of a customer, like a dual temperature gauge or locking hubcap. I opted for the extra mirrors as I'd like to drive the car one of these days.
Gold pin striping on a black car isn't very austere, I agree, and the irony is that the two least expensive '32s (when new ), standard roadsters and coupes, had more linear feet of striping than nearly all the other body types, deluxe or standard. |
10-27-2020, 04:51 PM | #42 |
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How long did it take to finish? You should do a film on the car for all us to learn. I wish I was there to watch you and learn. You have a special gift that few have. Its nice you share it with us. Thanks Dave
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Ken,
You are too kind, but your compliments are sincerely appreciated. However, such a video would be so long and boring that the audience would all be asleep after the first hour. The amount of time I spend just fiddling with the correct fasteners would bring you to tears, for example. As you know, I have several projects that I work on more or less simultaneously so in the end they all take years (and in some instances decades given life's vagarities) to complete and that roadster was no exception. |
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Great accomplishment Enjoy!!!!
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You probably know the 1932 standard roadster is the lightest early Ford V8 making it a natural to enter in the Ford V8 class at the Newport Hill Climb in Newport In. Bring that beast to the hill and see what she will do . Love reading about your projects and expertise !
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2232 pounds with a V8 (dry and with only the spare wheel, not the spare tire and tube).
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David,
Out of slight curiosity it kind of makes you want to weight it doesn’t it. I weighed a restored local 32 V-8 deluxe roadster many years ago as the owner and I were curious and I still had scales from racing days. It came in 120 ish pounds heavier than the Ford advertised weight. (I can’t remember either number right now) It had fluids (no fuel) and a spare tire. We assumed the rest of the additional weight was the modern paint and body filler used. when restoring it. |
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I share Mike’s curiosity with vehicle weight. There’s a truck scale where I work and I managed to weigh three modern vehicles, my ‘50 Fordor and two motorcycles. But now that I’m older with health issues and frequent the Drs. office, I don’t want to step on one of the damn things myself!!.......Mark
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Beautiful car! Great job!
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Stunning
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Early photo of Dave's 1932 Ford Standard Roadster restoration. Simply stunning. |
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Later photo of the restoration of this 1932 Ford Standard Roadster. Beautiful workmanship. |
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Imagine that you were a young fellow in 1932 walking into a Ford dealer....your heart would certainly race upon seeing this car!..... Imagine the same in 2020 and the same thing happens....regardless of age!
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Ideucev8,
Sorry for the slow response to your question regarding the red license plate light lens on the right side tail lamp. Ford did not release either a lamp housing without the opening for the license plate or a red lens for that opening during the '32 model year. It is a period aftermarket item and I think a better alternative than another pebbled clear lens, Ford did release a '32 lamp housing without the opening for the license plate light in 1933 for use in two European countries and one Asian country where the two-filament single bulb was not acceptable under local lighting standards. There isn't enough room on a typical '33-'34 for a second socket, so the revised '32 lamp was mated to the normal '33-'34 tail lamp brackets creating an odd combination with the larger '32 lamp housing overlapping the back of the bracket. The two square nuts built into a typical '32 lamp were deleted as redundant given the built-in D-nuts in the bracket. Given the limited use for the lamp in production, survivors are extremely rare. There is no "DUOLAMP" stamped into those '33 alias '32 lamp housings unlike the license light-less housings some suppliers offer currently. |
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Dave, Yes stunning... I'd expect no less from you. What I really want to convey is my appreciation of you. You sir, have brought back a piece of history for future generations to enjoy.
Thank you Mr. Rehor, thank you.
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Mike,
Thank you, but I'm not sure that I'm that altruistic. For those who wanted to see the interior and inside the deck I've attached a couple of photos thereof. The upholstery is brown with black highlights, but not nearly as dark as the original. It was the best available at the time. I later found a perfect match which is used in my '32 and '33 standard phaeton projects. I also finished another project even more recently and it is very likely the oldest surviving '32 phaeton and likely among the six oldest surviving '32s as whole cars. It was built in Dearborn in the first week of April, 1932 when no other assembly plants had yet started production of '32s. |
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Love them all! Very interesting about this, "very likely the oldest surviving '32 phaeton and likely among the six oldest surviving '32s as whole cars"
Wonderful pictures and cars David! |
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Perfect.
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David, even though I don't have a '32, I always enjoy your informative posts. Thanks for the pictures of your beautiful projects.
I do have one question, do you do all your own painting? The finishes are magnificent for a "low priced" car of that era. |
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I stopped doing my own painting when the paints became nasty, health wise (a long time ago). I am incredibly fortunate to have two good friends who are masters of metal work and painting and what shows in the photos are the results of their outstanding efforts on my behalf. |
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David
Thanks for your reply to my question about the license lamp lens. I have your two 32 books so knew about the tail lamp housings. That red lens is a great way to get around it & use a original tail lamp. I just have to try & find one now. Phil. |
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Just my warmest congratulations! Saw it in 2018 almost done and filled my camera with photos of as many details as you could imagine. You are my 32 professor! My wife was with me so I concentrated to not fall asleep laying on my back under this beautiful Roadster. Think of the wonderful dreams I would have had.
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Phil,
Original aftermarket red license lens are scarce, but you can make one by using the special translucent red paint available to restore modern tail lamps to their original color. It comes in a small aerosol can and used on the inside of an original clear lens it looks exactly like the originals. It should also hold up well by being on the inside of the lens. |
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If you have a lens but not red, my friend can make you red ones, orange ones, yellow ones, whatever you want!!!!
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Thanks for that, great idea. Phil |
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Absolutely stunning David! Thank you as always for your knowledge and for sharing pictures of this beautiful Deuce.
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Outstanding job, beautiful roadster!
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FIVE STAR quality restorations David, I am inspired and appreciative of your talents. Thank you for posting these photos.
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