One of the guys who collects projects for me found this 5 window body in the weeds about three years ago. It had been channelled, cut on, patched back, and a 3"chop started. It was a piece of crap. He had it blasted and DP90ed and collected a pair of derelict doors and a couple of patch panels.........
He ended up finding a much nicer body and begged me to take it off his hands. I'd already started a '32 chassis I was planning to put under a '31 coupe so stepping up to a '32 seemed like a good idea to me. This is basically what I started with. Notice the patches in the quarter panel. This thing obviously had gone in some circles.
I was lucky enough to find rear quarter panels along with patch panels to put the body back together. I used Brookville roadster subrails and only had to modify the rockers to make them work on the coupe.
Dirty,looks kill.Lotsa work in it eh!Sittin theres its bitchin,wait till yer rippin round in it.........Shiny
Wow, nice work. The car is looking great. I am building a 32 p/u now, but have always wanted a coupe. Doing what you did is the only way I think I will be able to own one. Someday. Neal
The top was filled when I got it but it needed to be replaced. A friend parted out a '49 baby Lincoln and offered the top to me. When turn end for end it matches the top profile on the '32 perfectly.
Here's an interior shot showing the T-10 out of a falcon(linkage is as far forward as they come)and the '39 pedals. The center crossmember is a Chassis Engineering piece I found at a swap meet. I fabbed all the brackets to attach the Pete and Jakes ladder bars to it and the 8" rearend as well as the trans crossmember. I think if Henry Ford had lived long enough he would have endorsed P&J Ladder bars. The '39 pedals saved me major heartache,
It's interesting that you should ask. I was just getting to that. This is where I am now. Getting the top fit together. All this really is is the process of hanging three doors. But Oh that windshield.......
This is where the spirit of hotrodding comes in. If you're lucky, you end up with friends all over the country. My buddy Eric moved to Denver for his job and ofcourse goes to every swap meet within 1000 miles of there. So he's at a S.M. and runs across a '32 closed car windshield. Only problem with it is the fact it's chopped 3" and it's chromed so its kinda hard to change... how 'bout $40 bucks? And Oh, do you need any new wood for that old heap?
Doug, never saw the before pics. That is truly awesome. Now I'm really impressed! Talked to Eric tonight and he told me the story of finding the 32 and the windshield. What a guy. Great pics keep posting the progress, please. Keith
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