Hot Rods Fiberglass Deuce Bodies

Greetings All,

Since I have had plenty of time on my hands sitting in quarntine, I have been giving thought to 32 build. Having a family which all three kids are daughters, money is not exactly falling out of the trees. This led me on a search. I started looking at fiberglass bodies. What I am looking for is chopped five window with as much of the "stock" items as possible with a rumble seat. I typically have been more into the fat fendered cars but have been wanting to a deuce for some time. My question is, does anyone have a suggestions for a body that will meet the requirements (other than a steel car...again, not a ton of money) and any suggestions on a chassis? Appreciate the info all. Stay Healthy and thanks.

 

Far be it from me to try and discourage anyone's dream but with 3 girls a chopped 5 window coupe with a rumble seat probably won't fit the bill, how about a glass 2 door sedan? HRP

 

Check out my build thread, it might answer a lot of questions. I went thru this same process a couple years ago. The most accurate body I found was New Age Motorsports. Not perfect but closer than anything else I looked at. Lots of good chassis choices out there.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/my-32-5-window-project-upholstery-in.1104121/

SPark

 

I was going to mention New Age Motorsports as well, they will build a chassis too. Bob

 

How old will the girls be when the car is finished? If teenagers build the coupe it gets hard to have them all in one place or even have them go with you at that age.

 

BeeBop makes a very nice 5 window body. HRP

 

Can't go wrong with NewAge... closest to Henry Ford features.
https://www.newage-motorsports.com/custom.htm

 

Luckily for me, my oldest and middle daughter are about to be driving and they are fighting over who will drive the tudor sedan if.....the five window comes into play. The youngest will still be a passenger for a while. Who makes the sedan?

 

I would avoid a F/G body manufactured in Ill.

 

^^^^ DITTO ^^^^^

 

If you do decide to go with a fiberglass car....
Please choose my friends at New Age Motorsports. Ed and Chris are great guys. Each of their bodies are made with quality materials and excellent craftsmanship. Please ask me any questions you want.

Nick

(Proud to say that's my car in the advertisement)

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County line in Pauline,South Carolina makes a sedan & a sedan delivery, Harwood also makes a 2" chopped sedan body. HRP

 

It would help to know what area of the country you live in. Then people can recommend something within a reasonable distance from you. Bebob displays some nice bodies at the Nationals in Louisville each year along with some other manufacturers. While fiberglass is less expensive, I wouldn't get something that doesn't have a good reputation already just to save money on the initial purchase.

 

I’m pretty sure that Harwood sold their 32 molds to some guy in Michigan, many years ago. Think he might not be in business anymore.....anyone know for sure?

 

Agreed. I live in PA

 

Sold to a very large fiberglass mfg company, Mark Little (Halfmoon Hot Rods) in Kansas is their distributor. XLNT bodies I had 1 of their (Harwood) Se dan Delivery's

 

Danny I always knew that your sedan was glass. LOL

That is a nice looking sedan body. @Nicholas Coe I would have never guessed that was a glass coupe. Lots of good looking glass bodies here. Gawd knows I would have to ask.

@sedantudor if you are building on a budget and don't have a line on an original frame I would have to suggest that you build your own. here is a link to a HAMB thread on repop rails. hope it helps.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...ails.946003/&usg=AOvVaw3ZAqF7IjgUhX09sJvqREJw

 

Your family is going to out grow the coupe very quickly. Think about a two or four door sedan.

 

In my family when I was a kid it was just my big sister and me. We never had more that the roadster or a coupe. Granted we were a 20th century atomic family and not a modern family.

I got an idea that if I had been raised in North Dakota or someplace where the mercury drops below zero much I would not want to ride very far in the rumble seat. LOL

 

Check the HAMB classifieds..might be better off

 

That's a wonderful compliment. Thank you. I'm really blessed to have the car.

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If this were my situation I'd give some very careful thought to the rumble seat idea. They might have been great when these cars were new, but they are pure misery at anything over about 35 miles per hour. A sedan would be a much better choice if back seat comfort is important to you.

 

I rode in a rumbleseat at 65 MPH for an hour trip once. Once.

 

Perhaps the logic behind building a coupe is that ya don't have to make excuses why the kids can't go..........
Anyone who has been on a long trip with kids will understand. Sometimes the only whine you want to hear is the motor.

 

Here's a family sized steel body for a price similar to a high quality glass coupe.


https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/index.php?threads/1180458/

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EDIT: Guess the molds went to Halfmoon Hot Rods in Kansas!

 

Really like my 32 BeBop body.

 

I would get a Model A coupe before a fiberglass '32 . They are fairly plentiful and reasonable vs a '32. I would also get a Deuce sedan ,even a 4 door, before fiberglass. Just my opinion

 

I wonder if a fiberglass body will save you much by the time you buy all the little pieces that are not included. With the dump the economy is taking I suspect over the next few months there will be a lot of better priced rods hitting the market, esp the tudor/moredor sedans. Coupes and roadsters will probably take a little longer.

 

With the Streetrod market now in the toilet, there has to be a lot out there for sale much cheaper then the build price. You could be driving sooner rather then later while saving money.