Features Pictures of chrome 32 grille shells

Preety much everything forward o the cowl is different from the cover car.

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/chrome-grilles-on-32-fords-pics-wanted-please.964387/

almost a duplicate of this thread…….

and this one has a bit of info on them…..
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/chrome-grille-shell-for-a-32-ford.1159286/

 

see post 14 in top link in above post……

 

Well, technically that's not a Deuce. The skirted fenders makes it a 33 or 34. Not sure why Ford did that overseas, but it's a sure giveaway. Ford chromed the 32 style shells on overseas 33's and 34's. A European HAMBer will probably be able to give us more details on that.

Also wonder about the A bumper though. That may have been a replacement after the original got smushed or something.

 

I saw that but didn’t wanna bump a 7 year old thread.

 

Grille shell and European bonnet say otherwise,

Anyway, in the town that I live in, there is one similar that has been restored, that is all 1932, car type dash, guards etc, - yet, ironically, registered here as a 1934 Fordson, - because here in NZ they were registered as the year of first registration, - not year of manufacture.
Although the fireman here are determined that it is a 1934, even though it has no 1934 parts on it……

 

picked this one up at hershey this year, i also have one on my channeled 32 3 window

 

Knowing human nature and shiny things, I'm betting you're not the only one that picked that up, considering what was probably a pretty steep asking price it probably has a hundred different fingerprints on it.
Also betting all those that say they hate them on a deuce would love to adorn their shop wall with it, I sure would.

 

A real metalman did the fill on Titus's shell there. That is a lot more than just filling a round hole.

 

And finishing with bondo!

 

I don’t think so, tough to chrome over filler

 

Twas my point exactly!

 

Actually my buddy seen it being set out so he called me and i ran over and made a deal, for what it is it was pretty reasonable.

 

yep, the fill job is really nice!

 

Edco, the thread is about chrome shells, not grilles.

 

My bad !

 

This might have been shown elsewhere, delete if so. However almost looks like a commercial shell , hard to tell ???

 

From the book 32 Ford DEUCE by Tony Thacker.... several European deuces shown throughout with chrome shells .....

 

From the book ...HOT RODS IN THE FORTIES by Don Montgomery

 

I love As and Deuces but for MTC...if you chrome the 32 grill ..that is a digression...most people will think your car is a Model A ...so use a model A grill shell because they are sweet.