RARE CORRECT FRAME
ALL STEEL CLASSIC HOT ROD
'58 392cid HEMI ENGINE BLOCK WITH HEADS AND VALVE COVERS
2X4 BARREL CARBS
Fabulous 1932 Ford Hot Rod Pickup completely built to top show conditions with a '32 frame, has an extremely rare correct 1958 392cid Hemi engine, correct Hemi heads, dual period Mopar "Weiand" 2x4 intake manifold #7263, dual Edelbrock 4v carburetors with period fuel lines, block fuel dispenser, period chrome air cleaners, ceramic headers, all steel body and bed sides, terrific Ford front end show appearance, very fresh build and restoration, detailed underchassis, it is hard to find such a 'real' pieces in this 50's style build, finished in absolutely beautiful gloss Raven Black with custom Red painted appropriate pin striping, show wood bed with stainless strips, all polished engine accessories with Chevy adapted water pump, electronic ignition with Taylor high performance 'Hemi' spark plug wires, Chrysler "Fire Power" chrome valve covers, the large engine with the Hemi heads that go on the side of the engine bay precludes an engine cover, has the dual chrome support rods from the radiator to the firewall, one can tell that this is a fresh build with under 1000 miles first according to the builder and then from the condition of the heads, they are very fresh, the casting numbers of 1731528-1 and date if 3.20 are clearly shown, (SEE PHOTO LINK), the horsepower should be around 400 plus with the equipment on this engine today, all polished accessories, has the adaptor for the Chevrolet water pump that yields better cooling, the correct '32 front chrome grill insert is supported with the black surround, the very correct Ford 'Duolite' stamped headlights are held in place by the chrome horizontal unit, full chromed front area in the build, complete aluminized dual exhaust with standard mufflers that come from the ceramic coated headers, has the period spark plug 'flame throwers' on the exhaust extensions, fine turbo 400 automatic transmission that has the final road test to make sure it works correctly, this transmission is far better than the original Chrysler unit and needs special adaptor to work, suspension is classic old style but new solid 4-bar front axle, painted red to match the trim on the truck, whole Pete and Jake front end, Vega steering box, the drop over stock on the truck is about 3-4", the bars are painted the red that matches the contrast work around the truck, the rear end is also the 4 bar unit, has a 9" Ford rear axle, the best for this application, adjustable coil-over rear suspension, fresh shocks that are chromed, front disc brakes with steel braided hoses, rear drum brakes, very desirable all steel body with factory stock frame, this frame has been shortened in the build, has very original side frame rails that have been restored with every effort to survive in rust fresh condition, the bed is slightly shortened to yield fine design lines, push out front glass and cowl vent, black full steel sunshade that is hard to install over windshield, beautifully chromed bumpers with support red brackets, dual tail lamps with period Blue Dots, dual headlamps with internally added turn signals, black and red vinyl bench seated interior, the seat is worked and lowered to allow additional space that makes this better to drive as these cabs were small, the height of the cab is stock, the windshield surround is chrome, a '40 fuel tank is used, beautiful '40 Ford Coupe steering column, red steel dash has speedometer with digital odometer, fuel, oil voltage and temp gauges, driver side electric windshield wiper, beveled glass rear view mirror, red carpet kit with red floor mats, period looking Red steel wheels with chrome ribbed trim rings and Ford moon hub caps, tires are Coker Classic white wall radials, fronts 195/75/15, rears 235/75/15, "dice" valve stem covers, front and rear chrome bumpers are held in place by red steel supports, the beautiful wood bed in finished with varnish that is highly polished and set forth with stainless bed rails, the rear tailgate has special Ford V8 contrast red logo on rear, has chrome lower fold down lower bar with the black tailgate supported with the red outside supports, then chains are set up to hold in place, all for show conditions and not move and hurt the body, note the dual chrome exhausts have the very period spark plugs set in for the 'flame' look, solid underchassis (SEE LINK), the steel cab has a period sunshade with the windshield held in place by new stainless, has the correct push out a vent for cab cooling, this Hemi engine is truly rare, set up with excellent compression that is just checked with a dry cold reading, the initial builder built the engine, it is estimated that the rare engine and transmission set up is worth about +/- $20,000 assuming this rare block and heads with 2x4 set up can even be found, then the final work was completed in Atlanta by Fraser Dante, a top street rod builder known to this writer confirms after doing some work on this truck, once one finds these hard to get pieces in the build, he estimates to duplicate this wonderful Hot Rot truck would be at least $75,000, the engine tune and check for Fall 2009, note this has enormous power with serious torque, takes a real driver to handle this true period 'Hot Rod", $46,950