<VV> Speas' new Lakewood -- OT Ford

[J R Read_HML]

Ya know, you're right.  The '34s looked more like the '35 and '36s.  My
brother had a '31 A roadster and I had a '35 2dr and a '36 Cabriolet.  You
are probably also right that many (most?) '32 bodies ended up as street
rods - well the ones that did not go to the scrap yard.

Four feet away from me is a Solido - Signature series (Humphrey Bogart)
model of the '34 Roadster.  I didn't even think to look at that when I first
responded.

Sorry for any confusion.  I guess the memory is a little fuzzier than I
thought.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Speas' new Lakewood -- OT Ford


>I wouldn't respond to the list, except to make some important historical
> corrections here
>
> J R Read_HML wrote:
>
>> Yes, there were a LOT of them and were called Model B.  In '32 they
>> had an improved (over Model A) four cylinder engine.
>
>
> Known simply as the "improved Four Cylinder engine" -- I know little
> about this motor, but have friends that do, should I need to know more.
> 1934 was the last year of the four cylinder.  The Model B &18 lasted for
> one year of production, 1932.  The 1933/34 cars were distinctly
> different, although quite similar to each other.
>
>> By '34 (last year for the body style) they had a V8 and were called
>> Model 18.
>
>
> The V-8 was introduced in March of 1932, and it was this 1932 Ford V-8
> that was the Model 18, identical to the Model B, except for the engine
> (and associated parts - clutch, bellhousing, radiator, exhaust, etc)
>
>>   Don't know why EVERY single part would have to be
>> replaced/replicated.  None were saved?  Hard to believe.
>
>
> Original, unrestored or unaltered, 1932 Ford two door sedans and
> roadsters are exceedingly rare these days -- they are literally all
> restored or hot-rodded.  Thus the blossoming of the early Ford
> reproduction parts business, just like Camaros, Mustangs, Corvairs, and
> others, except complete reproduction bodies are available in  fiberglass
> (also carbon fiber) and steel.
>
> Attached is a picture of the specific vehicle of which I am speaking.  I
> am certain there are numerous others, but I am personally quite familiar
> with this one.
>
> Bill Strickland
>
>