In honor of the 90th anniversary of the legendary ‘32 Ford, over 100 examples gathered at the Grand National Roadster Show.
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Monty Belsham’s ’32 by Squeeg’s Kustoms in Chandler, Arizona, won the AMBR in 2020.
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Darryl and Terri Hollenbeck have hot rods in their blood. Darryl is a third-generation hot-rodder and Terri is sister to Roy Brizio and a daughter of Andy “The Rodfather” Brizio. In the family there are multiple AMBR trophies. The Hollenbecks put 10,000 miles on their hot rod, including a drive to the Lone Star Nationals in Austin, Texas. The color is a standout; they couldn’t agree on what to paint it—one wanted green and one brown—so they compromised with what Terri calls “guacamole.” Their car won the AMBR in 2016.
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Tom McIntyre’s ’32 3-window rebuilt by Rolling Bones was originally a race car. It still has the number 78 on the doors, which they found when going over the paint. Last summer Tom drove it across the country, from Rolling Bones’ shop on the east coast, to Bonneville, to the Monterey Motorsport Reunion, and then back to Los Angeles. He is a cool cat.
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This one was built by So-Cal Speed Shop chief the late Pete Chapouris decades ago.
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Here’s the AMBR-winning “Lucille,” with the hood propped open, the trunk lid open, and the top up. It was built by Devlin Rod and Customs of Wichita, Kansas, for owner Jeff Breault.
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John Mumford’s AMBR entry with Hollenbeck’s paint on it was technically a ’33, but there are no rules for this list I’m making here. It’s a beautiful car with more sheer presence than anything at the show.
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This is the ‘32 Ford Coupe of Paul Gauntt, built by Troy Ladd’s Hollywood Hot Rods. It won the Slonaker Award as the best non-roadster at the Roadster Show.
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Brizio Hot Rods brings cars to the Roadster Show every year. This one is Scott and Sofia Gillen’s ’33 Coupe.
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“Blind Date” is a ’32 Ford Coupe made by Mike Goldman Customs.
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The Suede Palace is a huge hall that was packed with different takes on hot rodding. Here’s one.
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The Suede Palace is a huge hall that was packed with different takes on hot rodding. Here are a few more.
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There were a couple of these parked in front of a vendor. They looked real authentic, though neither of them were technically ’32s.
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Simon Gluckman’s 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe Hot Rod, ~ Little Eve, built by Hollywood Hot Rods.
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Jim Ramirez’ 1934 Buick Custom Coupe.
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Hot Rod Chavik built both the cars in this shot. The red roadster is a renovation of the Sharpen Brothers’ car built in the 1960s. The green car is a recreation of a 1933 Shafer Buick 8 Indy car.
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The Suede Palace is a huge hall that was packed with different takes on hot rodding. Here’s another one.
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Unrestored is always the way to go.
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There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly, they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
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There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they were. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
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There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
Mark Vaughn
There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
Mark Vaughn
There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
Mark Vaughn
There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
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So-Cal Speed Shop had a number of cool entries.
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There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
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There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
Mark Vaughn
There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
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There were a lot of cars with no tags on them to identify who owns them or what, exactly they are. But they look cool and we figured you’d want to see them so here ya go.
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This is the Stone’s Metal Shop coupe riding on ’32 frame rails.
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A car called the Belond Exhaust Special won Indy in 1957 and ’58. You can still get Belond Exhaust headers here.
Keyword: Our 32 Favorite ‘32 Fords from the Roadster Show