Ford relives hot rod glory days with reproduction 1932 Coupe body shells
By Stephen Edelstein — January 15, 2014


There’s no more iconic hot rod than the 1932 Ford Coupe, and now it’s back. Sort of.
Ford is offering reproduction 1932 5-Window Coupe (there was also a 3-Window model in ’32) bodies through its Ford Component Sales division.
Announced at the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas, the reproduction body shells are all steel, and are made using some of the original tooling by United Pacific Industries to Ford specifications.
Reproduction bodies are nothing new – the ’32 has been copied countless times, as have the Shelby Cobra and other models – but Ford has really come full circle with this one. What better way to restore an old car than with parts from the company that made it in the first place?

In addition to the ’32, the Ford Component Sales catalog includes a 1940 Coupe body shell, and Dynacorn International produces 1965-1970 Mustang shells under license.
This is the logical extension of Ford’s restoration parts program, which supplies everything from fenders to badges to gear heads looking to fix up an original ’32, or create their own hot rod.
Ford says it’s now possible to build a complete car by ordering parts online, without ever making a trip to the junkyard.
That may become more of a necessity than a choice soon.
The 1932 Ford is over 80 years old and in the intervening years most examples have either rusted into oblivion or snatched up for restorations or hot rod builds. They’ll only get harder to find.
Originality is part of an old car’s appeal, but for those simply looking to replicate classic hot rods like the yellow coupe from George Lucas’ American Graffiti, a reproduction is an easier – and probably cheaper – alternative.
1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe reproduction bodies launched | Digital Trends

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now, if only they were affordable....

Building up a hot rod this way would prove to be expensive even doing all the assembly yourself. I thought the repo metal bodies with fenders and doors where about 15K alone when first introduced. Add five to six K for a chassis. Running train, interior and paint plus glass and many other things. Might get by with fifty K.

"Little Deuce Coupe"


Little deuce Coupe
You don't know what I got
Little deuce Coupe
You don't know what I got

Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me he don't even try
Cause if I had a set of wings man I know she could fly
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
(My little deuce coupe)
(You don't know what I got)

Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill
But she'll walk a Thunderbird like (she's) it's standin' still
She's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored.
She'll do a hundred and forty with the top end floored
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
(My little deuce coupe)
(You don't know what I got)

She's got a competition clutch with the four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar
And if that ain't enough to make you flip your lid
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip, daddy

And comin' off the line when the light turns green
Well she blows 'em outta the water like you never seen
I get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steer
When I get rubber in all four gears

She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
(My little deuce coupe)
(You don't know what I got)
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
(My little deuce coupe)
(You don't know what I got)
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got

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1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Steves Auto Restoration, and dearborn duce, and whoever else, is gonna be pissed. Went to all that trouble to make their tooling, just to be undercut by the greedy ones working with the pacific rim outfits doing the stamping.

Neighbor has one, with a 409 V8 3-dueces carbs. Not my cup of tea, but it's really in prime condition.

Meh those cars don't really do anything for me, not my generation.

I see a lot of them in FL in the villages, the average owner must be 70.

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32's are too much mr magoo for me too, but I love 33-4s.

I enjoy the cars from that era that made it out stock.

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I'd like to post pics, but the guy doesn't allow pics, or I'd post a bunch of it.

Unless you can find/afford a survivor......
I've become a big fan of complete restores on classics/antiques, with complete suspension/brakes/engine-fuel-injection and electronics replacements.


Neighbor's 32 Duece Coupe is damm near R & Red front-to-rear. He bought it that way out of Colorado about 10 years ago. Don't know what he spent, but his limit seems to be $30K or so on his growing collection of classic purchases.

Compared to a restoration/renovation to the same condition, that's probably not a bad price. Once they sell enough to get the price down more than that, the novelty will be gone . . .

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Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Now, if BMW would only do that with a 2002 body..... [/drool]

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....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii

Hey, wouldn't it be cool if car manufacturers started remanufacturing some of their most iconic models on a limited basis like this?I'd love it if I could get a new 126!

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Ufortunate that the original body dies where probably all scrapped.