1932 Ford show rod survivor - Mr Roy

Back in 1956 Mr. Dick Roy of Windsor Ontario and one of the founding members of the Tecumseh Push Rods of Chopped, channeled, chompered – this Deuce hot rod certainly was cut from similar cloth as Chili Catallo’s Little Deuce Coupe, but it has its own unique history sans Californian pop-surf princes.
Ontario Canada took on the task of building a 1932 Ford 5 window deuce coupe show car.

Adopting the East Coast style of a chop and channel, he created a menacing look and stance that still looks great today. Present are the original 1953 303 Olds Rocket equipped with a Edelbrock OL-396 tri power manifold with 94s mounted. The hydromatic transmission is hooked up to an early 1950s Ford rear end that Mr. Roy also installed back in 1956. Mr. Roy stayed competitive with the car for 12 years by making it a constant work in progress. He finally retired the car in 1968, not quite finishing his final creative phase.

Forty years later I was fortunate to cross paths with this great survivor and took on the task with John and Rob Kouw of Cruisin Customs of Holland Michigan to bring her back to life and preserve its as found REAL patina. While under restoration, the brakes, suspension and steering were refreshed.

The unfinished rear fenders were completed to compliment the car as it competed in the mid 1960s. The engine was rebuilt before it was stored away and still runs like new. New cheater slicks are mounted to NOS steal Supremes. While under restoration the original trophies, club plaque and the original photos documenting the many phases of the car were also secured and are included with the sale.

Forty years on this car still steals the show winning best preservation class at the 2009 Detroit Autorama Extreme and was honored as the 2009 #8 event T-shirt at the Hunnert Car Pile-up.

Merci Predicta, au moins ici, il sera apprécié à sa juste valeur!

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