Hot Rods 1934 Ford RPU

Didn’t know how to upload pictures before, just want to share some with the H.A.M.B. now.

 

She's a beaut!

 

Very, very rare Ford. Last year for an RPU, only around 200 built from left over '33 cabs. Jim Gordon, who run's Gene Scott's former operation, has one. He found the cab in a massive old ford junk yard Gene owned, and built up a nice RPU with other '34 parts.

 

Good looking vehicle!

 

Boy talk about rare! Very nice Pickup.

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Very sweet.and Ford powered too.Looks like it fit with out cutting the firewall.

 

I have seen the roadster pickup that Jim Gordon has, nice job. when I lived in San Francisco in the mid 1950's someone had a 1932 Ford roadster pickup that I used to see parked on Union Street across from Castle Alley.

 

One slick 1934 RPU.

 

That RPU was or still is in Honolulu Hawaii and had been on EBAY awhile back.I wonder if anyone bought it?

 

Beautiful.

 

Thanks!

 

I spoke to Mr. Gordon awhile back and I know that he’s a very busy person and I appreciated that he took the time to talk to me about his RPU. His is tan w/ black fenders , Chevy drive train as I remembered. Thanks for your reply.

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks for your comment, glad you like it.

 

Thanks, yes the firewall is stock and uncut.

 

Thanks for the reply. Spoke to Mr. Gordon awhile back. I haven’t seen his rpu but he said it was tan/black, Chevy powered.

 

The ‘34 RPU looks to have been built in the Jimmy Pflueger style, any connection to him?

 

Thanks for your comment. What part of Arizona are you from? Have cousins in Chandler, Gilbert, and Sierra Vista.

 

Hi, thanks for your comment, all the way from France! Yes, it still is in Hawai’i. It did not sell at that time. I’m still enjoying it.

 

Thank you! Yes she’s well preserved. Have cousins in Gilbert and Chandler.

 

Yes, this particular 1934 Ford RPU was one of the last hot rods in Jimmy’s collection. It is all Ford powered, traditional old school build. He also had a 1933 Ford RPU, Chevy drive train that was sold about 16 years ago. Thanks for recognizing and commenting on this post.

 

I'm calling Northern Az. home.

 

@Tex50, welcome to the Hamb...your in good company...congrats on the new wheels...it's been given a good loving it seems...

 

Outstanding roadster pickup! The bed and box sides are absolutely perfect- I appreciate this detail more after restoring my closed cab pickup.

 

Stogy, thanks for welcome message, I appreciate it! Yes this RPU has been well cared for.

 

Hi Whiskeyjack, thanks for your comments, appreciate it. Have been to Back to the Fifties a couple of times. Unreal event!

 

Pretty nice to see a story involving Antique Automotive’s longest ever employee and the late Gene Scott’s right hand man. That being a Hot Rod unsung hero, Jim Gordon. I call Jim a good friend and so should many new & Ol School Hot Rodders. way before any enthusiasts had a place to buy a set of brackets along cones “PSI”, now there was a place to buy many of the suspension pieces that in one way or another we use today.

When an enthusiast wanted to mount a different set of wheels w/o doing a bolt pattern change along comes “Wheel Adapts”. When the whole “Fad T”craze was on, they were there and many now recognizable “Big Names” used there T products. This place started as a “Obsolete Ford” an OEM Replacement Parts source. Those parts weren’t cheap then nor are they now, but if an enthusiast needed that part, this was the source.

Many recall the R&C 29 A-V8 of Bud Bryan and through this parts source did it get its start.
Jim Ewing, Vic Leon got their “Super Bell Axle Co”. by switching around Gene’s axle companies name from The “Bell Super Axle” line of PSI components as they both worked for Gene, as did Eric Vaughn, Dick Scritchfield & even Billy Vinther an Bill Burke.
Someday this place will be gone.

It’s been a part of my life since I was born, but this is about A 34 RPU. Jim Gordon does have a 34 Pickup and it’s a hybrid.
Gene knew that Jim liked a certain RPU cab that needed a bunch of work on it, Gene wouldn’t sell it to Jim, so Jim went out and bought a 1934 Closed cab driver small block powered street rod. He & Gene attended Street Rod Forever Meetings & Picnics.
Jim has been a member for 3 + Decades. Jim drove his closed cab around for a little while when Gene said to Jim to “get that cab out of the warehouse
and take to Fernwood Autobody, Pasadena”.
Well with that statement that RPU cab was then gifted to Jim as Gene as I said wouldn’t sell it to him.

The body work was started and Paul Winson, a couple of body techs and myself worked on getting that cab in shape. Many hours were spent on it. We finished it up @ A&P Autobody in Monrovia which Paul had purchased from Paul Gialich who’s brother Anthony had past away just before.

Jim brought in all of the front sheet metal, we painted it all at the same time as the cab.
it came out nice..... the interior was stitched at the same place and it looks great 25 yrs later.

I never stated what year this cab is, but it’s a very rare 1932 model which means it has the removable firewall. Hence the reason for the term Hybrid.
A little 32 and a little 34. my favorites......