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[Robert/Texas]

I love my 1934 Ford roadster, but this is the best 1932 roadster that I have ever seen.

https://www.hemmings.com/listing/193...20Daily%20List

[rockfla]

I hope, one day, you get a chance to see this one....with all due respect to the one you posted...BUT you will look long an hard to find a nicer one than this!!!!! I hope I am not overstepping my boundaries....but it just a fabulous Roadster that even these pictures don't accurately portray.

[ford38v8]

I will not be able to offer my opinion unless and until they are both side by side in my garage for comparison at my leisure.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Robert/Texas

I love my 1934 Ford roadster, but this is the best 1932 roadster that I have ever seen.

https://www.hemmings.com/listing/193...20Daily%20List

Dual side mounts are a pain in the ass...

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by rockfla

I hope, one day, you get a chance to see this one....with all due respect to the one you posted...BUT you will look long an hard to find a nicer one than this!!!!! I hope I am not overstepping my boundaries....but it just a fabulous Roadster that even these pictures don't accurately portray.

[Tim Ayers]

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Is it certainly a nice car and I actually like the color, but I just can't find love for 6 wheel roadsters. In my opinion, which isn't worth much, those dual side mounts really hamper and jumble up the beautiful lines of the car.

Curious: Did Ford even offer dual side mounts or was this an aftermarket add on? I shudder to think how many pristine front fenders were cut to add these spares.

[ford38v8]

Tim,
To paraphrase a common response on another subject dear to the hearts of many V8ers, I bet you wouldn't kick it out of your garage!

[Flathead Fever]

Beautiful cars. I rarely see a stock '32 roadster anymore.

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by ford38v8

Tim,
To paraphrase a common response on another subject dear to the hearts of many V8ers, I bet you wouldn't kick it out of your garage!

Very true. LOL. I didn’t mean my post to be disrespectful. I truly just never got the appeal of dual side mounts.

But you know the first thing I’d do to it. LOL

[34fordy]

Originally Posted by rockfla

I hope, one day, you get a chance to see this one....with all due respect to the one you posted...BUT you will look long an hard to find a nicer one than this!!!!! I hope I am not overstepping my boundaries....but it just a fabulous Roadster that even these pictures don't accurately portray.

Looks like something a guy might see in DavidG's garage? LOL Gorgeous!

[DavidG]

34fordy,

You're right, Robert's photos were taken in my indoor junkyard. But comparing the two is a bit unfair, apart from one being a standard model and the other being a deluxe model, given that their restorations likely took place nearly fifty years apart. The amount of information as to originality is much more readily available now than it was fifty years ago.

If Pete would enlarge the rear view of the black one and a comparable view of the green one you will note the difference in the pin striping between the two cars. As for the choice of color of the interior, one cannot help but wonder what they were thinking (personal choice?).

Nice car, but in my opinion, grossly overpriced. A roadster with the correct interior and striping pattern restored at about the same time that was advertised on facebook last fall sold for 2/3rds that amount.

As for '32 side mounted spare tires/wheels, only U.S.-made commercial vehicles and some big trucks had one as standard equipment. They (one or two) were optional at extra cost on passenger cars. Original invoice copies suggest that even two was not unheard of, likely representing orders backed up by retail sales. To each his own, then as now.

[Newc]

I am tooo poor, but I would require a Dearborn judging, not 'best of show' Newc

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by DavidG

34fordy,

You're right, Robert's photos were taken in my indoor junkyard. But comparing the two is a bit unfair, apart from one being a standard model and the other being a deluxe model, given that their restorations likely took place nearly fifty years apart. The amount of information as to originality is much more readily available now than it was fifty years ago.

If Pete would enlarge the rear view of the black one and a comparable view of the green one you will note the difference in the pin striping between the two cars. As for the choice of color of the interior, one cannot help but wonder what they were thinking (personal choice?).

Nice car, but in my opinion, grossly overpriced. A roadster with the correct interior and striping pattern restored at about the same time that was advertised on facebook last fall sold for 2/3rds that amount.

As for '32 side mounted spare tires/wheels, only U.S.-made commercial vehicles and some big trucks had one as standard equipment. They (one or two) were optional at extra cost on passenger cars. Original invoice copies suggest that even two was not unheard of, likely representing orders backed up by retail sales. To each his own, then as now.

[ThirstyThirty]

Thanks for the link! as far as I am concerned... I have never seen a full-fendered Deuce Roadster eng mod or stock that i did not think was just about totally perfect!

the '1932 6 Wheel Roadster' listing here on FBarn is one case in point! Price is fair, as to me availability is more the issue than just price. 32's have always been pricey!

Seller is now seeking offers ~

[rockfla]

Originally Posted by Tim Ayers

Very true. LOL. I didn’t mean my post to be disrespectful. I truly just never got the appeal of dual side mounts.

But you know the first thing I’d do to it. LOL

Tim


You brought up a very interesting question, one that got me looking through my photo archives....As you know, I am more the "Euro-Ford" guy in my wheel house....Its interesting that the "customs/semi-customs" of the day (at least in German offerings), pretty much ALL seem to sport "Dual" side mounts even going back to Model A days. Of what small evidence I have, the standard line offering of 32, at least pictured in the brochure shows the standard rear mounted spare OR none at all. NOTE all of the sedans are of the Dagenham English version with the suicide opening front doors. The last photo (I highjacked as you can see) is interesting in that it doesn't which you now have me looking at it in comparison to make up my mind and personal taste with regard to your question about dual mounts.

[mfirth]

Well, I'm "green" with envy ......... Thanks for sharing !!!

[34fordy]

[QUOTE=DavidG;2391979]34fordy,

You're right, Robert's photos were taken in my indoor junkyard.

Amazing what you can find in a "junkyard!" Is this one of your restorations David? I can only imagine the feeling of sitting in the driver's seat or rubbing it with a very soft cloth. Aaah

[rockfla]

[QUOTE=34fordy;2392093]

Originally Posted by DavidG

34fordy,

You're right, Robert's photos were taken in my indoor junkyard.

Amazing what you can find in a "junkyard!" Is this one of your restorations David? I can only imagine the feeling of sitting in the driver's seat or rubbing it with a very soft cloth. Aaah

34Fordy
Speaking from first hand experience with DavidG AND (not seeing in person BUT from what I have seen in photos of his work) KUBE....The fruits of their work are "THE" sweetest......Second to "NONE"....... and even seeing in person..... is the work of perfection!!! A true treasure to behold!!!!

[Tim Ayers]

Since a lot old Fords have been changed, messed with or hot rodded over the years, it's neat to see one that is dead-stock as it left the factory from someone who knows what is what.

[DavidG]

34fordy,

Yes, it's one of my restorations, but like all of them, it is the product of the efforts of numerous pairs of skilled hands.