Photo: Harwood Motors
There is no data on how many hot rod shops are out there, but the number is certainly huge. So huge, in fact, that most of the time, extraordinary builds go unnoticed: they get made, sold, used, and scrapped without the larger public ever knowing anything about them. We can only be glad this didn’t happen with the machine we have here.
Officially titled 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe, the four-wheeler is certainly one of the finest we’ve seen in recent times. Just a quick glance at it proves it was made to impress, with every single piece of hardware lining up so right as if it came off some carefully calibrated assembly line.
What we get is a Downs Industries fiberglass body modified and painted black, red and silver by Wild Wes Paintworks. The body is strapped onto a Roadster Shop chassis with a 112-inch (284 cm) wheelbase and special frame rails. The entire assembly is supported by staggered Billet Specialties wheels (17-inch front and 20-inch rear) shod in Mickey Thompson radials.
But the carefully sculpted body would have been nothing without the proper engine to power it along. And, in this particular case, the powerplant is the star of the entire build more than anything else.
Exposed to the elements but painted in such a way as to blend with the rest of the car perfectly, the shiny piece of hardware is a 5.3-liter V8, a twin-supercharged monster with an induction system that looks nothing short of spectacular.
No corners were cut with the interior either. The simple layout is given an extra dose of spice by the glide bench, which was sculpted into resembling bucket seats. In front of it sits a flat-bottom steering wheel with a horn button branded Torq’d (this is also the unofficial name of the build) and a set of Classic Instruments gauges.
The build is virtually brand new, as the odometer shows only 27 miles (43 km); it is selling for $129,900.
What we get is a Downs Industries fiberglass body modified and painted black, red and silver by Wild Wes Paintworks. The body is strapped onto a Roadster Shop chassis with a 112-inch (284 cm) wheelbase and special frame rails. The entire assembly is supported by staggered Billet Specialties wheels (17-inch front and 20-inch rear) shod in Mickey Thompson radials.
But the carefully sculpted body would have been nothing without the proper engine to power it along. And, in this particular case, the powerplant is the star of the entire build more than anything else.
Exposed to the elements but painted in such a way as to blend with the rest of the car perfectly, the shiny piece of hardware is a 5.3-liter V8, a twin-supercharged monster with an induction system that looks nothing short of spectacular.
No corners were cut with the interior either. The simple layout is given an extra dose of spice by the glide bench, which was sculpted into resembling bucket seats. In front of it sits a flat-bottom steering wheel with a horn button branded Torq’d (this is also the unofficial name of the build) and a set of Classic Instruments gauges.
The build is virtually brand new, as the odometer shows only 27 miles (43 km); it is selling for $129,900.
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