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**Ryan** · 04-13-2007, 10:46 AM

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While brainstorming ideas for this very post, I came across a scan of my favorite Hot Rod Magzine cover ever - October, 1951. I've just always loved this cover sho...

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29 sedanman · 04-13-2007, 10:52 AM

Wasn't there a picture of a car resembling this in some pictures I looked at from Viva this past week?

I will have to look and see if I can find it.

53burb · 04-13-2007, 11:37 AM

I have seen a car that looks almost to a "T" to that one that you are inquiring about. KNUX! Pix from MoonEyes'06 photos taken from fellow HAMB'r BoxRod.

attitudor · 04-13-2007, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 29 sedanman

Wasn't there a picture of a car resembling this in some pictures I looked at from Viva this past week?

You mean this? Well that's what came in my mind at first when I read Ryan's entry. --mika

29 sedanman · 04-13-2007, 12:04 PM

Attitudor and I were thinking of the same sedan.

Here is a different picture

53burb · 04-13-2007, 12:05 PM

Shit. That looks like it. A definate survivor in any case. It is always interesting to track down and match something from back in the day. Kinda like that CSI show. KNUX!

tikidiablo · 04-13-2007, 12:19 PM

Too Cool, any idea what hubcaps are on the car that's on the trailer?

**Ryan** · 04-13-2007, 01:02 PM

Here's the thing about '32 sedans...

32's take on a new character when they are chopped because of the a-pillars. There is just something about the proportions there that allow 32's to be heavily hammered without looking stupid. I haven't studied pictures long enough to nail it in words... but, it seems even more profound with sedans... The long and low roof makes em so damn sinister...

Junkyard Dog 32 · 04-13-2007, 02:26 PM

By the slant of the A-pillars, that almost looks like a '34 with a '32 grille shell... The pic is kinda small and fuzzy, but thats how it looks to me...

JOE

FoMoCoPower · 04-13-2007, 02:29 PM

does look like a `34 with a `32 shell

chop&drop · 04-13-2007, 02:30 PM

Chop a Deuce Tudor that much and lean the posts back instead of lengthening the roof and that's the look you get. It get's pretty pronounced. I only chopped mine 2" and had to lean them back close to 1/2 and inch if I remember right.

**Ryan** · 04-13-2007, 02:35 PM

ya think? That cowl looks like a '32 to me...

chop&drop · 04-13-2007, 02:38 PM

Ryan's right - '32 Tudor - got one in my garage

**Chris** · 04-13-2007, 02:50 PM

That is Squeek Bell of the Shifter's car....Axle, got any details on it's background?

**Kevin Lee** · 04-13-2007, 03:47 PM

Not that hot rods don't change, but overall (stance, channel, etc) I don't think either of those look like the car on the cover.

SinisterCustom · 04-13-2007, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan

but, it seems even more profound with sedans... The long and low roof makes em so damn sinister...

Yeah man.....like that black one with flames the Rollin' Bones guys did...pure fuckin' EVIL man.....

If your gonna chop a tudor....whack it...HARD!

lurker mick · 04-13-2007, 04:06 PM

Possibly, it's the Dean Moon sedan that ran at the lakes in the early early 50's.

Mick

29hotrod55kustom · 04-13-2007, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lurker mick

Possibly, it's the Dean Moon sedan that ran at the lakes in the early early 50's.

Mick

so far id have to agree with this one... the duece at viva was strictly a drag car.. not to say it didnt change somewhere along the line but.. so far id say the dean moon sedan is the closest..

Malcolm · 04-13-2007, 04:52 PM

Yeah, check out the grille shell mounting height in the first two (possible) cars, posts #3 & #5 ----- compared to the magazine '32.
The magazine '32 shell just looks taller, especially compared to post #5.

Like Kevin Lee said, hot rods can definitely change through the years, but I'd pick post #17, "lurder mick" out of the three possibilites so far.....

Just my $.02

Malcolm

roadstar · 04-13-2007, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lurker mick

Possibly, it's the Dean Moon sedan that ran at the lakes in the early early 50's.

Mick

The chop sure does look right.

04-13-2007, 10:52 AM	#2
29 sedanman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 2,324	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Wasn't there a picture of a car resembling this in some pictures I looked at from Viva this past week? I will have to look and see if I can find it. __________________ Tracy Turner

04-13-2007, 12:05 PM	#6
53burb Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Whittier-Alhambra Posts: 2,826	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Shit. That looks like it. A definate survivor in any case. It is always interesting to track down and match something from back in the day. Kinda like that CSI show. KNUX! __________________ "I'm a mean machine, drinking gasoline, you could make my motor hum"

04-13-2007, 12:19 PM	#7
tikidiablo Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: so cal Posts: 873	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Too Cool, any idea what hubcaps are on the car that's on the trailer?

04-13-2007, 01:02 PM	#8
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,604	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Here's the thing about '32 sedans... 32's take on a new character when they are chopped because of the a-pillars. There is just something about the proportions there that allow 32's to be heavily hammered without looking stupid. I haven't studied pictures long enough to nail it in words... but, it seems even more profound with sedans... The long and low roof makes em so damn sinister... __________________ Ryan Cochran "Skating the same line since 1976..." .................................................. .... www.jalopyjournal.com - www.garagejournal.com - www.gearjournal.com - www.fordbarn.com - www.DOGFIGHTmag.com

04-13-2007, 02:26 PM	#9
Junkyard Dog 32 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cable, Wisconsin... Swingin' in the trees... Posts: 2,695	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan By the slant of the A-pillars, that almost looks like a '34 with a '32 grille shell... The pic is kinda small and fuzzy, but thats how it looks to me... JOE __________________ It all starts and ends right now. No..wait... right.... NOW!!!

04-13-2007, 10:46 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,604	Mystery '32 Sedan Â* While brainstorming ideas for this very post, I came across a scan of my favorite Hot Rod Magzine cover ever - October, 1951. I've just always loved this cover sho... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

04-13-2007, 11:37 AM	#3
53burb Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Whittier-Alhambra Posts: 2,826	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan I have seen a car that looks almost to a "T" to that one that you are inquiring about. KNUX! Pix from MoonEyes'06 photos taken from fellow HAMB'r BoxRod. Attached Images __________________ "I'm a mean machine, drinking gasoline, you could make my motor hum" Last edited by 53burb; 04-13-2007 at 11:58 AM.

04-13-2007, 12:04 PM	#5
29 sedanman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 2,324	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Attitudor and I were thinking of the same sedan. Here is a different picture Attached Thumbnails __________________ Tracy Turner

04-13-2007, 02:29 PM	#10
FoMoCoPower Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Burbank,ILLINOIS Posts: 2,521	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan does look like a `34 with a `32 shell

04-13-2007, 02:30 PM	#11
chop&drop Grenade Inspector Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Texas Posts: 313	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Chop a Deuce Tudor that much and lean the posts back instead of lengthening the roof and that's the look you get. It get's pretty pronounced. I only chopped mine 2" and had to lean them back close to 1/2 and inch if I remember right.

04-13-2007, 02:35 PM	#12
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,604	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan ya think? That cowl looks like a '32 to me... __________________ Ryan Cochran "Skating the same line since 1976..." .................................................. .... www.jalopyjournal.com - www.garagejournal.com - www.gearjournal.com - www.fordbarn.com - www.DOGFIGHTmag.com

04-13-2007, 02:38 PM	#13
chop&drop Grenade Inspector Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Texas Posts: 313	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Ryan's right - '32 Tudor - got one in my garage

04-13-2007, 02:50 PM	#14
Chris Alliance Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 11,928	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan That is Squeek Bell of the Shifter's car....Axle, got any details on it's background? __________________ Swenson's Early Ford Parts Instagram pictures: http://instagram.com/swensons_early_ford_parts THEE INLAND EMPERORS

04-13-2007, 03:47 PM	#15
Kevin Lee Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: KC,MO - The cradle of hot rodding Posts: 7,086	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Not that hot rods don't change, but overall (stance, channel, etc) I don't think either of those look like the car on the cover. __________________ – Learning the hard way since '72 –

04-13-2007, 04:06 PM	#17
lurker mick Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: west point, utah u.s.a. Posts: 846	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Possibly, it's the Dean Moon sedan that ran at the lakes in the early early 50's. Mick Attached Thumbnails

04-13-2007, 04:52 PM	#19
Malcolm Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 6,104	Re: Mystery '32 Sedan Yeah, check out the grille shell mounting height in the first two (possible) cars, posts #3 & #5 ----- compared to the magazine '32. The magazine '32 shell just looks taller, especially compared to post #5. Like Kevin Lee said, hot rods can definitely change through the years, but I'd pick post #17, "lurder mick" out of the three possibilites so far..... Just my $.02 Malcolm

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