[blucar]

All of the preceding dialog about the '32 Ford roadster brings to mind a well documented situation with a '32 Plym conv coupe several years ago.
The '32 Plym conv cpe's are the '32 roadster of the Mopar world. The '32 Plym was the last of the 4 cyln vehicles in the Plym line, the engine was far superior to the Ford 4 cyln, the Plym engine was 196. CID with 65 HP, hydraulic brakes and a wheel base of 112".
Many years ago a '32 Plym PB conv cpe came up for auction at one of the big auctions, the car went for big bucks. Several weeks after the purchase, the new owner joined the Plymouth Owners Club, when he registered the car with the POC he was informed that the serial/body number was for a '32 sedan. The owner of the car took the POC to task about their claim that the car had sedan numbers, the owner then went back to the auction house, they claimed that the car had been varified by the previous owner (s). Research at the POC documented that the serial/body numbers were correct. The POC and Chrysler Historical has records of every DPCD vehicle made since 1928.
The rest of the story: During the 1970's a man wanted a '32 Plym conv cpe, but could not find one to his liking, he purchased a very nice 32 sedan, found a '32 conv body and cloned the sedan into a conv, that was perfect in every respect. The car was registered with the POC as a convertible coupe. The car was owned and shown by the creator for many years, then it was sold as a convertible.
The auction house returned the full purchase price to the new owner, they in turn resold the car as a '32 conv cpe.
So, is the '32 Plym a fake, or is it a coach built 32 Plym?
My brother has a '37 Ford 4dr that falls into the same catigory. He bought the car in the mid '70's, a very nice stock appearing car. He had owned the car for many years when he found out the serial number on the title did not match the numbers on the frame, it also had '39-41 hydraulic brakes.
The serial number issue did not come up until he moved the car to Idaho from California. To over come the brake issue my brother tells anyone that asks that the car has special order hydraulic brakes.


Moral to the story; You have to be careful how deep you go in DNA research, you might not like what comes up.