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1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe Intro / Update 1

1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe Intro / Update 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: As this project has undergone many starts and stops and periodic build updates (out of context), we have decided to start the build series again.

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About My History with Deuces / About The Car

Automobile enthusiasts have a very diverse, somewhat inexplicable, cross section of their “likes”. That’s what makes the hobby interesting. Personally, I happen to like 1932 Fords and have since before I had a driver’s license – more or less a lifelong passion. So, it’s a pleasure to document this project.

At 11, my connection to hot rodding was grinding away on the rusty frame of my brother-in-law’s ’30 Chev coupe and modelling – 1st. place in a local hobby store contest with my ’32 5-window. Sadly, it was destroyed in a bedroom pillow fight some years later…

I have also had an opportunity to express that passion through a number of scratch-built 32’s that finished up with quite different characters in terms of their function and theme: one a clean, high tech ‘glass 3-window coupe with all the bells and whistles, the other a very low tech ‘glass roadster with some contemporary design elements but with basically a key and a headlight switch.

The “high tech” ‘glass 3-window coupe
The “low tech” ‘glass roadster built for the 75th. Anniversary of the Deuce in 2007

This project car will be a straight-ahead interpretation – in a traditional style (of which there are many).

Update 1: Photos and details of the Brookville Roadster 3-Window Coupe body as it left the factory and as disassembled and prepped for upcoming work. It was one of the very early coupes out of Brookville and changed hands between a few hot rod shops before I acquired it.

As shipped from Brookville Roadster
The wood around and below the rear window. Note the installed window mechanism.
Door / jamb details.
“Exploded” view of the hinge-side wood and the steel fascia.
A trunk versus a rumble seat on this body
A good look at the complete underside of the body. We’ll talk more about the trunk floor in a future update. NOTE: At this point, this body had been sitting around for some time.
Door and all wood removed in preparation of upcoming work
Detail of latch area
Trunk / inner rear quarter
Trunk lid detail – inner
Cowl vent detail – more surface rust.
Header detail
Door detail
Dash / cowl area detail
Inside shot of rear turret and sail panel after removal of wood
Floor detail
Trunk lid support detail. And, yes, more surface rust… Plan is for media blast and epoxy primer for all body-related metal.
Passenger side sail panel marked up. Details in upcoming articles.

NEXT UPDATE: Direction of Project / Project Rendering

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6 Comments

  1. 1kool52 August 9, 2020

    Looking forward to all the build details.

    Is this the one that was started in Calgary some time ago?

  2. Frank Colgoni August 9, 2020

    Yes, it is Brian. “Some time ago” is an understatement. It has been in stop and go and stop and go mode for a LONG time.

  3. ratrig September 2, 2020

    Love those brookville bodies. very nice . Looks like this one would survive a pillow fight. Great stories Frank.

  4. Frank Colgoni September 2, 2020

    Thanks Lee. After the Forum conversion, I’ll be getting back to the project car updates. About the pillow fight: 🙂

  5. Ron Mlejnek August 30, 2021

    I would have the car body “dipped” in an acid bath and then primed with rust inhibiting primer.

  6. Frank Morrison February 8, 2024

    How much asking price?

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