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Originally Posted by DavidG
Hi Redpond,
Welcome to the barn. As you likely gathered from Chris's thread, I sort of like '32 Fords, all shapes, sizes, and countries of origin and how can I not like your neat truck hidden away in what for once what actually looks like a real barn.
It looks pretty complete with a few typical things missing like the horn, original head lamps, rear view mirror bracket and no doubt others, but no show stoppers; its condition looks remarkable. One of its features that is not often encountered on trucks sold in North America is the spare tire mounted in the left front fender rather than the typical mounting opposite the driver.
The engine looks to be a real prize as it has a counterbalanced crankshaft which the truck's original engine likely did not have. Judging from your photos, the cylinder block was sleeved, hence the standard bore pistons.
As for literature, you're lucky as a lot of 1932 Ford literature survives in both its original and reprinted form. There are four pieces that I consider essential building blocks and all have been reprinted at one time or another and they and original examples show up on ebay and Amazon regularly or are available new from parts dealers. They are: the '32 four-cylinder owners manual, the '32 Service Bulletins, the 1928-32 chassis parts catalog, and the 1932 body parts catalog. Ask Chris if he thinks it is worthwhile, but if he does, the two-volume spiral bound 620 page "The 1932 Ford Book, A Production Chronicle and Restoration Guide" published by The Early Ford V8 Club of America treats Model B fours on an equal footing with the V8s and whether you restore it or leave your truck basically as is, you likely find more than enough in its pages to make it a worthwhile purchase.
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Thank you David- I will get right on those books.
condition really is remarkable all around- only detrimental rust is on the dump bed itself, easy patchwork though. I have seen some 10 year old chevrolets with much worse frames than this truck.
I had not really noticed the spare tire mount as different, but can see the weirdness now, being on the driver side! I will have to dig in to see if it will impede entering exiting once I get a proper socket, and the wheels off.
thanks again.