Our USA Built 1932 Ford Roadster

[rs/ss 396]

Well, the build has started.
Just to catch you up with the play. Hubby and I are getting a 32 Roadster built by Adams Rod Shop in Georgia. Our plan is to fly into Louisville Ky, hire a car and drive to pick up the 32 the next day. We wil stay a couple of nights with Chad (the builder) and then head back to Louisville with them for the NSRA Street Rod Nationals. From there we join the Street Rodder Magazine Dynamat Tour that will head west for the hallowed ground of the Bonneville Salt Flats for the beginning of Speed Week with many stops along the way including parties in St. Paul, Mn. and Sioux Falls SD. Our visit to the Black Hills area will include a get together in Spearfish and a visit to Mount Rushmore and Salt Lake City before arriving in Wendover for Speed Week, about 2500 miles in total.
We then head for San Francisco for the Good guys West Coast Nationals, via Vegas and LA. We fly home after that event.
The car will stay in the US with friends till we return in June 2011 for a 5 month holiday when we will buy and RV and tow the Roadster behind on a trailer, going from event to event, mainly on the east coast, but ending up at SEMA in November.

Chad has sent us some pics of the chassis and body.
They clean the frame and spray with epoxy sealer for fit-up, then he will paint the shiny black and final assembly.
He will send more pics of the body mounted on the frame soon. :D



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[EAT-30T]

nice! :)

your living the dream I tell you! I'd really love to do what you guys are doing!

good on you's! :)

more pics? :D

[TUFF68]

Looking good there Toni. Have they given you a completion date yet, bet your hanging out for that

[rs/ss 396]

Looking good there Toni. Have they given you a completion date yet, bet your hanging out for that

Thanks Marty, were pretty happy.
They should have it completed by mid July and have about 200 miles on the clock, just to make sure all the bugs are ironed out.
Your right...I want to go NOW!!! :rolleyes:

[AUSCAMARO]

Hubba Hubba.... Geeze, there must be something in the water in WA... Hope I drink some ;)

[Nev68]

Sounds like you 2 are going to be livin' the dream.
Good on you.

What are the details of the rod?
Motor?
Trans?
Wheels?
Body colour?

[rs/ss 396]

Sounds like you 2 are going to be livin' the dream.
Good on you.

What are the details of the rod?
Motor?
Trans?
Wheels?
Body colour?


Thanks Nev, it certainly feels like a dream, once we get over there it will feel bloody real, having to drive over 5000 miles in 4 weeks!
32 Ford Roadster replica. Motor is a 290 hp crate motor stock apart from performer manifold, 600 holley and headers, and shiney stuff.
Trans is a rebuilt T700R4 8inch diff (there are a few spare in Georgia due to unique performance and some hopped up Mustang line they build, some movie clone?) :-) 3.5 gears, new head.
48 Ford steel rims 15's on the front 16's on the back, caps and trim rings, wide white radials. gloss black chassis and body with red and white pinstriping, red rims, red leather interior, steel louvered hood top no side panels, bone coloured Sid Chavers cloth bop top.

[cluxford]

Toni, Hiboy or will it run fenders and running boards.

Of all the early Ford's the one I love the most is a smoothed and clean 32 Roadster

Very exciting build please keep us posted

[rs/ss 396]

Toni, Hiboy or will it run fenders and running boards.

Of all the early Ford's the one I love the most is a smoothed and clean 32 Roadster

Very exciting build please keep us posted

Hiboy style all the way :D

[plodge]

looking good Toni, look forward to seeing it in the flesh at Louiville!

[rs/ss 396]

More progress pics of our Roadster. :D

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[AUSCAMARO]

I love those fat whitewalls with the red rims...

[rs/ss 396]

Our 32 is nearing completion, just as well as we will be there to pick it up in 6 weeks.
Rims, white wall tyres and hood go on in the next couple of days and he will crank it up on Friday, their time. :D

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[cluxford]

Toni,

How are you going to get this in the country? Is it glass bodies or original metal ?

I assume you are all over this DOTARs issue and replica rods seems to be one of their targets....

[rs/ss 396]

Toni,

How are you going to get this in the country? Is it glass bodies or original metal ?

I assume you are all over this DOTARs issue and replica rods seems to be one of their targets....

We arent bringing it back to Aus, that was never our intention.
It will stay in the US for 2-3 years as we have Long Service Leave next year and will use while we are there on holidays each year.
If we do take it anywhere it will be to NZ. There rules are much more relaxed, as NZ citizens we only have to have owned it in the US for a period of three months and we will cover that base next year.
There are plenty of great events in NZ and we have plenty of friends over there that will look after it for us. :D

[69SS]

Wow Toni, thats looks awesome, love the red and black it really pops out!

[rs/ss 396]

Wow Toni, thats looks awesome, love the red and black it really pops out!

Thanks Lyndsay, we are really happy with the way it is all coming together.

[6t8]

Beach Hop week in N Z i have been told is out of control.A kiwi mate of mine goes every year.

[Nev68]

Looks classic

[rs/ss 396]

Beach Hop week in N Z i have been told is out of control.A kiwi mate of mine goes every year.

Yes, we have a few friends that go every year and cant speak highly enough of it.
There is also Americana and Muscle car madness (South Island) that are equally as good. As well as the Hot Rod Nationals and Pre 49 nationals. They usually have the last 2 within a week of each other so you can make a holiday of it. They alternate between the north and south island.
We miss the number of events we can go to because we live in WA. :(
Hence our overseas trips.

[rs/ss 396]

Trim rings will go on later Chad is waiting for paint to harden a bit more. Upholstery next week.

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[Nev68]

Bloody beautiful, can't wait to see it with trim.

[rs/ss 396]

Completed pics, only pinstripping to go.
Roll on the holiday, 9 sleeps to go!!

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[Twisted67]

Congrats on a very cool ride.Looks great.:D:D:D

Paul

[L88racer]

Congrats on a beautiful Rod, enjoy the holiday, i'm very jealous.

[tonner]

Congratulations, that will be a holiday to remember.

Greg

[USA-69Z]

thats one one the sweetest little roadsters ive seen... great taste in cars !

[TUFF68]

Turned out awesome Toni, you must be very happy with the finished product. You guy's are living the dream........

[Nev68]

A brand new classic.
Very nice.

[rs/ss 396]

Thanks for the comments guys.
Were pretty happy with the way it has turned out, cant wait to see it in the flesh. :D

[18htan]

Its rolling work of art Toni!

Nice one!

Do you have any concerns about getting it back into Oz with all the trouble on the docks at the moment?

[rs/ss 396]

Do you have any concerns about getting it back into Oz with all the trouble on the docks at the moment?

Not worried at all, it will be staying over in the US for a couple of years before we even think about bringing it back, and it might even go to NZ yet?

[18htan]

Hey Toni.

Thats great to hear. It looks outstanding, I bet you can't wait to spend some time behind the wheel.