Plenty of nice Deuce roadster street rods come up for sale all the time, but this particular 1932 Ford roadster for sale on Hemmings.com has a few attributes that set it apart. To begin with, it uses an original Ford steel body – not from fiberglass, not a replica steel body. Roy Brizio built it, which accounts for how nice, neat, and professional it appears. And it’s seen plenty of miles under those tires with Steve Coonan of The Rodders Journal at the wheel. From the seller’s description:
I got this roadster approximately 7 years ago, not long after we started referring to it as the “Rodder’s Journal Roadster”. It was originally built for Rich Dederian by Brizio Street Rods back in the late 1990s. Rich has been a hot rodder since the 1950s and even had a flathead-powered channeled Deuce roadster in one of Petersen’s Trend one-shot books back in the ‘50s. He had known Roy for years since both of them are from Northern California.
Rich sent Roy a nice original ’32 roadster body and had him build the Deuce highboy of his dreams. He had only put about 7000 miles on it when I acquired it. I loved the car, but wanted to change a few things to make it more of my own. My favorite ’32 highboys have always been the Tom McMullen, Gary Kessler and Barry Lobeck roadsters. My goal was to give this car the same flavor, but with straight black paint. My goal with the roadster I now have was to retain all of the great driving characteristics that Brizio cars are well known for while giving it as much of the McMullen/Kessler/Lobeck-style look as possible.
The first year I had it, I added the rear frame horns a stock-style gas tank and a new full-length grille shell and insert. This work was done at Brizio Street Rods. I also changed the exhaust system, and made a bunch of other small changes to change the aesthetics to more my taste and make the car as suitable as possible for both long-distance rod runs and around town cruising.
More recently the 9-inch Ford rear and coilovers have been removed and replaced with a Model A crossmember, Model A spring and a Winters V8 quickchange with the early Ford style bells. California Street Rods in Huntington Beach, California, performed this work. This year the top end of the engine has also been updated. Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads were installed along with a new Edelbrock Performer RPM intake. I have also tried to backdate the appearance of the engine to give it a mid-to-late ’60s’ vibe. I have always loved the idea of having a Deuce highboy with a muscle car type drivetrain. I like the look, feel and performance of the era. Moon finned-aluminum valve covers and a GM hi-po-style air cleaner were installed with this in mind.
This year I have also had Sid Chavers custom fit one of his new Bop-Tops. I love driving the car without a top, but I do like the extra protection from the sun and rain. The new top proved to be worth its weight in gold in a recent trip to Texas for the Lonestar Roundup. I chose an off-white color, since I though it contrasts nicely with the black paint and polished wheels and contributed to the 1960s vibe. I chose a removable rear window, which does improve ventilation and visibility, particularly on long trips. I also feel the removable rear window gives a more retro vibe to the look of the top.
Original steel Ford body: Windshield chopped three-inches, Custom three-piece aluminum hood by Jack Hagemann, Hood side panels louvered, Original 1932 Ford firewall, Vintique grille shell, Dan Fink custom grille-insert with stock style ’32 crankhole, King Bee seven–inch headlights, ’39 Ford taillights, Stock-style ’32 Ford gas tank, ’32 Ford roadster dash, with Stewart-Warner-style 5-gauge instrument panel with engine-turned insert, Classic Instruments custom Rodder’s Journal gauges, Classic Instruments electronic speedometer, Sid Chavers Bop Top in off white with removable rear window, DuPont Black urethane paint, Paint by Mickey Galloway.
Chassis: Roy Brizio Street Rods chassis, Based on reproduction ’32 rails with 108-inch wheelbase, two-inches over stock, Brizio round tube center crossmembers, Model A-style front crossmember, Model A-style rear crossmember, Stainless spreader bars front and rear
Front Suspension: Complete front suspension chromed, Super Bell 4-inch dropped I-beam axle, Durant Mono-leaf front spring, Super Bell spindles, Super Bell disk brakes, Pete & Jake’s tube shocks, Pete & Jake’s hairpins, Brizio Panhard rod, Pete & Jake’s Vega-style steering box
Rear Suspension: Posies Model A rear spring, Winters V8 quickchange, polished, Winters Early Ford-style axle bells, Pete & Jake’s ladder bars, chrome, Pete & Jake’s tube shocks, chrome, Johnson’s Hot Rod Parts splined sprint car-style sway bar, Custom Panhard rod, Ford Racing 11-inch drum brakes
Engine: 406-cid smallblock Chevy engine, 400-inch Chevy block bored .030-inch over, 4340 forged steel crankshaft, Manley 5.7-inch H-beam connecting rods, JE forged pistons, 9.8:1 compression ratio, CompCams 280HR Magnum hydraulic-roller camshaft, CompCams hydraulic-roller valvetrain, CompCams roller rockers, ARP Polylocks, Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads, polished, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold, polished, Holley 670cfm Street Avenger dual-feed carburetor, Super-Sucker 1-inch tapered carb spacer, MSD Pro-Billet ignition, MSD-6 electronic ignition box, MSD 8mm ignition wires, Sanderson full-length headers, Sanderson complete custom exhaust system, Flowmaster Mufflers, Headers and exhaust system ceramic coated, Powermaster starter, Vintage Air 16-inch electric fan, Walker radiator, Professional Products harmonic balancer, Large capacity aftermarket oil pan, Moon finned-aluminum valve covers-polished, OPG Chevy Hi-Po open element air cleaner
Transmission: Borg Warner T56 6-speed transmission, Centerforce clutch, Hurst shifter
Interior: Complete Sid Chavers interior and trunk upholstery, Roll and pleat upholstery done in black Mercedes leatherette, Dark Grey Mercedes-weave carpet, Mullins aluminum steering column and drop, polished, Bell 3-spoke steering wheel
Wheels and Tires: two complete sets of wheels and tires included ?A 3rd set of ET III wheels with new Firestone dirt-trackers is now being added, Long distance driving set, Front 15×5-inch American Racing aluminum 5-spoke Torque Thrust wheels, polished, Michelin XZX 165-15-inch radial tires, Rear 16×10-inch ET-III aluminum 5-spokes, polished, Michelin 275-70/15-inch radial tires, Around town and car show set, Front 15×4-inch ET-III aluminum 5-spokes, fully polished, Michelin XZX 145-15-inch radial tires, Rear 16×10-inch ET-III aluminum 5-spokes, polished, 12.00-16-inch New M&H 1967-style slicks, 5 Wheel and Tire Combos – Your Choice
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