Ford to sell a 32 coupe body

[Pete Fl/Wi]

This was news to me.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/01/19/deuce-coupe-revival-ford-brand-new-32-5-window-bodies/?intcmp=features
Pete

[Vic Piano]

Now that's interesting. I wonder if Ford could be convinced to build '39 Zephyr Coupe bodies...

[flat-v8]

Here's their website, it's a Beauty! If you have the money.
http://www.uapac.com/antique/

[TonyM]

Here it is. I am surprised that this info hasn't been up here days ago.

[Krylon32]

Just got mine a couple of weeks ago. Overall it's a nice piece but mine needs some tuneups to be as close to perfect as possible?

[RandyZ]

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I wonder is people at Ford had a heart attack when they read that article with regard to installing a 327 in one.

[kelley's restoration]

4 grand less than a 3 window from brookville...i think
tk

[itsa52]

Maybe they will bring back the 59AB and the '39 3 speed top loader with Zephyr gears too???

[V8COOPMAN]

You won't be buying these at your local Ford dealer. Ford has "licen$ed" this creation for many reason$, I'm $ure, but most-$urely because it is called a "1932 FORD" in the United Pacific literature, as seen below. DD

1932 Ford Steel Body

Part Number: B20000-A

1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe Body

[DavidG]

The article in Road & Track is too typical of journalism today. Don't bother with the facts, just run with the story. Ford is licensing this product like it does many others sold by Bob Drake, Dennis Carpenter, etc. It's not a Ford product, Ford is not involved in its development, and surely won't be setting the price. It will receive a licensing fee and the seller has to meet certain requirements that all Ford licensees must meet. End of story. The Dennis Carpenter '40 coupe body has also qualified as a Ford licensed product, but again Ford isn't any more involved than that.

What rubbish!!!

[VeryTangled]

Hi Everyone, Here's the same article at Road & Track. There's a link to the American Graffiti clip of Milner & Falfa drag racing. http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/news/...-window-bodies

At the Fox page there's a second photo, that isn't on the Road & Track page. The last two snips are from the manufacturer's website referenced above.

-VT/JeffH

[joel]

I believe Dick Spadaro on the barn here is a stocking dealer

[raceron1120]

Originally Posted by RandyZ

I wonder is people at Ford had a heart attack when they read that article with regard to installing a 327 in one.

I was thinking the same thing. It makes one wonder if there may also be a flathead in their future?

That is - a plan to license and/or rerun some of their own iconic powerplants in order to discourage running that 'foreign' junk.

[prpmmp]

Originally Posted by raceron1120

I was thinking the same thing. It makes one wonder if there may also be a flathead in their future?

That is - a plan to license and/or rerun some of their own iconic powerplants in order to discourage running that 'foreign' junk.

Body is foreign(built overseas) Pete

[Ol' Ron]

I hope they fix some of the weak points in the block, we can live with the rest of it.

[raceron1120]

Originally Posted by prpmmp

Body is foreign(built overseas) Pete

ugghhhh. I was thinking the other 5 letter "C" word (Chevy), but - not China?

[prpmmp]

Originally Posted by raceron1120

ugghhhh. I was thinking the other 5 letter "C" word (Chevy), but - not China?

Yeah!! I don't know if it is China,I thought I read somewhere it might be Taiwan!(same thing?) Pete

[nospartsman]

Or you could buy this body with moldings for $24,000. made in Dearborn, Mi 82 years ago and avoid the embarrassment of answering where it was made.....China PH: 859-661-1932

[GSCOV]

Ford Motor Co. is just as smart as Henry was. They know that every body brings in licensing fees and every body will need trim parts, hubcaps, etc. that also have fees attached. Someone told me that the fee FORD gets for every Model T radiator is $75. Guess that's why they didn't need government bail out $$.

[hotrodderhaag]

now i know what im saving my pennies for!! wish it was a 3 window but a 5 will do..!

[2935ford]

Pretty cool way for Ford to make money with no investment involved! A Ford licensed product may or may not be a selling feature.

[itslow]

Originally Posted by hotrodderhaag

now i know what im saving my pennies for!! wish it was a 3 window but a 5 will do..!

You do know the 3-window has been reproduced for almost a decade now, right?

[Ol' Ron]

Most americans are too tall or round to fit in the 3 window.

[2 deuces]

Hell I think the 3 window is a lot mor eazy to get in and out of than a 5 window. I like them both.

[F-6Garagerat]

Originally Posted by GSCOV

Someone told me that the fee FORD gets for every Model T radiator is $75. Guess that's why they didn't need government bail out $$.

I work for Ford. We gave up a lot, took some big risks and busted our asses to avoid taking the bail out. A couple bucks from a few Chinese radiators didn't do it. You can believe that.

[hotrodderhaag]

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Originally Posted by itslow

You do know the 3-window has been reproduced for almost a decade now, right?

Yes i do... The real ford part of the 5 window means a lot .. That's what I liked

[V8COOPMAN]

It AIN'T "real Ford"! DD

[Mr 42]

if you are embarrassed to buy from China, you can buy some Swedish Steel.
http://www.5wcoupe.se/en

You could see one at GNRS

[DavidG]

While I'm sure some of the comments above regarding Ford profiting from its licensing program were made tongue in cheek, I believe that there is a basic misunderstanding of the purpose of Ford's licensing program afoot in some parts of the land.

It is not to raise money as it is highly likely that the royalties collected do not cover the cost of the small department charged with administering the program. At $75 per radiator, it would take the sale of more than 300,000,000 radiators to raise the funds that Ford had the foresight to borrow before Bear-Stearns went belly up and the banking system went into a tail spin. That's in addition to all the other things that took place that F-6Garagerat cited above that combined to keep Ford's hands in its pockets when the others had their palms up.

The real reason for the program's existence is to protect Ford's intellectual property, namely its name, its designs, its records, its copyrights, and its trademarks. Addressing the minor league infractions that have existed for a long time with regard to reproducing parts for the Company's vehicles of the mid-20th century is collateral to the main objective, namely the unauthorized use of the Company's name on and designs of current and near-current model vehicles. That's where there's serious losses in service part sales at stake. In order to address those transgressions successfully in court, the Company has to be able to demonstrate the existence of a non-discriminatory program covering components from both the distant and immediate pasts.

As to the licensed products being "real Ford", that would assume that the licensing department includes a sizeable group of engineers to oversee the production of these licensed products by unrelated third parties so that they conform to Ford's original design in each and every respect, including the metallurgy of any parts made of metal. That group does not exist. That doesn't mean that there's no discipline in the program, but one should not assume that it goes much beyond "good enough" nor that somehow Ford is assuming responsibility for the quality of the parts. It is not doing so.