1932 Ford Deuce Coupe Roadster

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Performance

• 1951 Mercury 260ci Flathead V8
• 255ci bored 30-Over (Machined by: D&H Enterprises DeLand, FL)
• 4” Crank
• Hymax 9:1 Pistons
• ISKY Racing 3/4 Cam
• Twin Stromberg 97s Carbs. w/ Edmunds Air Cleaners
• Edmunds Intake Manifold
• Fenton Headers // Straight Pipes
• U.S. Radiator // Electric Fan
• C4 Automatic // Flat-O-Matic Kit
• Shift Kit

Suspension

• 1932 Ford Sedan Chassis (Reinforced by Longley)
• Model-A Crossmember
• 1949 Ford F-1 Front Upper Shock Mounts
• 4” Dropped So-Cal Straight Axle // ’40 Ford Spindles
• Chrome 1932 Ford Front Leaf Springs
• ’32 Ford Steering Components
• Tubular Air-Craft Style Shocks
• 2” Z in the Rear Frame Rails
• Flattened Rear Crossmembers
• 1940 Ford Rear tubular Shocks
• Chrome 1940 Ford Rear Leaf Springs // 2-Removed
• 1940 Ford Drum Brakes
• Front 1939 Lincoln Brake Air Scoops
• 1940 Ford Rear End // 3.78:1 Gears

Original Article: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1932-ford-roadster-7

Ron Hartwell couldn't have known that Fred Steele's channeled 1932 Ford roadster would one day become a poster car for New England-style hot rods. He couldn't have known that it would become one of the 75 most significant 1932 Ford hot rods of all time. He couldn't have known that he was speaking with the future president of the Ty-Rods Club.

1932 Ford (Deuce) Roadster

He just knew, on that day in 1959, as a 19-year-old kid, that one day he'd have a superlow Deuce just like Fred's.

Growing up in Massachusetts, Ron had plenty of exposure to New England-style hot rods, but it was the vision of Fred's rod that stuck with him for 45 years. Not until he retired and moved to New Smyrna Beach, Florida, however, did Ron decide to finally act on that dream.

"I didn't want to clone Fred's car; I still wanted my own design," Ron said.

And Ron wanted to build the car from the ground up, so he bought a 1932 Ford, albeit one with a Tudor sedan atop the chassis. Ron only wanted the chassis, so he built another chassis with modern running gear and transferred the body over to that chassis. The resulting street rod he sold off, keeping the original 1932 Ford chassis.

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