1932 -1934 Immortal Coupes
3 & 4 Window Coupes, easily the most desirable early Hot Rods
the Duce (32s), 33s, 34s, were converted into beautiful works of art, chopped tops, channeled frames, frenched lights were popular, and remain so today.
The 3-Window Duece Coupe was to become the the Hot-Rodders go to - and a Hollywood legend
Repowered 3-window Duce. Gorgeous, a builders work of art.
Grease monkeys no more ...
Out of the Great Depression people demanded comfortable, "modern" automobiles. Model "T"s were replace by "A"s Retired Model "T"s and "A"s were cheap. In 1932 came the flathead V8 engine. The Hot Rod era hit overdrive ...
Classic 3-window "Duce" Coupe (1932), became legends of Rodders, firmly imbedded in American car culture. Thousands ... from "Rat Rods" to beautiful One-Off show cars get-together at their favorite venues throughout the automotive world.
Three and four window coupes ... 1932, 1933, 1934 were the iconic "center" of the early classic rods, likely forever!
Dropped axles, off with fenders ...
Hot Rods for all, old parts new parts , the Duces enduring style is unmatched
Model "A" repurposed as a beautiful Roadster. Parts were plentiful and inexpensive. And the aftermarket exploded with parts ... even today the aftermarket provides frames, axels, tires, virtually everything to build one of these classics ... from Rat Rods to better than new assemblages of one-off repurposed Ford Model "A"s.
the "T"s and "A"s became America's first automotive art ... crafted by a new
generation of mechanic-artists
Classic 5-Window 1930 Coupe
Beautiful 12-Cylinder powered Coupe
Amazing Model "A"s. Removing front and rear fenders and some work with wheels/tires and hardware converts the Coupes, Roadsters, into beautiful hotrods. Henry and Edsel Ford couldn't have known, much less understood.
A 5-Window 1930 Coupe fitted with a 12 Cylinder V-12 flathead. The 12 Cylinder flathead was standard in Lincolns from 1936 to 1948. Rated at 150 horsepower.
The original Ford V8 flathead went from 65 HP (1932) to 85 HP (1938), ultimately to 125 HP in Mercury Interceptor (1953) models. Engine displacement was modestly increased.
American Graffitti
George Lucus's breakout film featured a Glorious Coupe ...
1973 American Graffiti, a George Lucas film, was released in 1973 starring Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Paul LaMat and Suzanne Summers.
Poodle Skirts,1947. Felt circle skirts, saddle shoes with dog leash and poodle appliqués became popular in the 1950s.
The movie takes place on a single night as high school classmates
say goodbye to their high school days.
Mysterious blond Suzanne Summers , in a 57 T-Bird, mouthed just three words in the movie "I love you" to Curt (Richard Dreyfuss).
Introduced in 1955 as sporty 2-seaters as convertibles and hard tops T-Birds grew into so-called luxury personal cars; 1958 to 1997. A "semi-retro" much smaller 2-seat convertible was offered in 2002/2005 which sold poorly. The end of the T-Bird.
T-Buckets
Take a Model -"T" cabin, add what suits your dreams (and budget)
Combine a Model "T" Body (or parts thereof) with a hot rod chassis and you have it ... a "T"-Bucket.
Endless options. A Model "T" cabin, original, reman, fiberglass, and add chassis, power plant, drive line and the rest and ride in the open air, not too different than an "A" Roadster.