1932 Ford Roadster B

VIN Y1880322

This is a hand built all steel Roadster with only 942 miles since the build was completed. It was built by a retired aeronautical engineer in Georgia. It is considered to be "New Old School". It was well constructed and always garage kept. A binder with driveline phasing manual and 1965 bill of sale are included in the sale.

Mechanics

1962 215ci Buick V8 All Aluminum
Borg Warner T5 5-Speed Manual Transmission
8" Ford Rear End with 3.23:1 Gear Ratio
Old School Drum Brakes Front and Rear
4 Barrel Motorcraft Carb
Mallory Unilight Distributor
Headers
Custom Built Mufflers
Chrome Tail Pipes
Chrome Alternator
Billet Aluminum Indy 500 Valve Covers
Old Fashioned Air Cleaner
Aluminum Radiator with Electric Fan
Hydraulic Cylinder for Clutch and Brake
1932 Modified Suspension and Chassis
Single Leaf Spring Out Back
Stainless Front Axle
Suspension is Painted and Clear Coated
Great Looking Painted Gas Tank

Body

All New Steel No Fiberglass Anywhere
Beautiful Mirror Finish Black Paint
Removable Foldable Top
Black Hartz Cloth Custom Top
Henry Ford Frame for Convertible Top is Chrome and Oak
Functional Cowl
Gorgeous Chrome Around Windshield
No Door Handles on the Outside of the Doors
Doors Fit and Operate Properly
Door Lips and Jambs are Clean and Solid
Steel Floorboards
Underside is Painted in Primer
Custom Built Frame
Brand New Billet Specialties Wheels
Tires are 205/75/15 Front 265/60/18 Rear

Interior

Beautiful Red Interior
Bench seat with Seatbelts
Aftermarket Gauges
Billet Gauge Panel
Beautiful Paint on the Dash
Custom Door Panels
Ford Deluxe Steering Wheel
Old Fashioned Ignition Switch No Key
Starter Button Under the Dash
Floor Shifter
Parking Brake
Custom Straps for Door Stops
Beautiful Carpet with Floor Mats
Custom Finished Trunk to Match Interior
Battery Hidden in Trunk Cooler
Horn Works
Turn Signal Buttons on the Gauge Panel
Speedo Works
Gas Gauge Works

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History

When Ford introduced the Model A in late 1927 there were several competitors also offering four cylinder cars among them Chevrolet Dodge Durant or Willys. That changed within a few years leaving soon the new Plymouth with its four that was derived from a Maxwell design the sole major make in the Ford's price class with a four.

Although sharing a common platform Model Bs and Model 18s came not only in Standard and Deluxe trim they were available in a large variety of body styles. Some of them like the commercial cars described below were only availabe as Standards and a few other came only in Deluxe trim. There were two-door roadster two-door cabriolet four-door phaeton two-door and four-door sedans four-door 'woodie" station wagon two-door Victoria two-door convertible sedan panel and sedan deliveries five-window coupe a sport coupe the three-window Deluxe Coup and pickup.

Prices ranged from US$495 for the roadster $490 for the coups and $650 for the convertible sedan. Production totals numbered from 12597 for the roadster to 124101 for the two-door sedan. Ford sold 298647 V8-powered 18s in 1932 and except for the fact Ford could not keep up with demand the essentially identical four-cylinder B would have been a sales disaster: dealers switched customers to them from the V8 and even then sold only 133539 in part because the V8 cost just US$10 more.