What is a 1932 Ford Model B? Walk around, car tour and story.
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- čas přidán 6. 01. 2024
- What is the difference between a Model A and Model B, in this video we get a quick description of the differences without getting too technical. Also hear the story about this beautiful piece of automotive history. Hope you enjoy! Thank you for watching! I appreciate the support!
I bought my 1932 Model B pickup in 1972 when I was 14 for $100.00 Restored it with my dad and finally drove it my senior year in high school in 1976. I also used it for our honeymoon in 1980. In April I’ll be 66 and I still have it and take my grandson for rides - someday it will be his. I enjoy your videos.
Very cool making memories with the Grandson and he dont even know it! I do the same with mine he's 11.
Thank you very much! Very cool story! That’s what it’s all about, glad you were able to restore it with your dad and are able to pass it along to your grandson! That will be very special for him trust me I know! Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!👊🏻
The fact that this car has been in your family ever since new is REALLY cool. That's a really nice car.
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Super nice car and great story. Glad you're able to keep it in the family all these years and store it safely in a garage. You're a great custodian!
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It is AWESOME! Thank GOD you kept it in its original form! These have been ratrodded to death! So nice to see one this beautiful!
Thank you! My Grandfather never wanted it chopped up, and I promised him I wouldn’t.. I wouldn’t have anyway, I like it the way it is, there are so many other ways to make hot rods now, which is nice and cool in every way, but I like the original design and history behind the originals, just my opinion. Thanks for watching and for the support! I appreciate it!!👊🏻
I enjoy seeing others who love and respect their cars. I love my 28 and drive it as often as I can.
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Good job explaining Model A and Model B differences. Thanks for sharing!
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beautiful. I have my grandfather's 30 coupe and I cherish it. He restored it himself as well.
Very cool! Glad you have it and are able to enjoy it like I do mine! Thanks for watching and for the support! I appreciate it!👊🏻
Drove a cut down B truck on the farm in the 50s. It was called a doodlebug with the frame and driveshaft shortened and the dual rear wheels moved right behind the seat. A cheap summertime spare tractor the cab and windshield were gone, but I remember the vent on the cowling, but forget how we dealt with the fuel tank! We heard about the truck as abandoned in the woods after a lumbering operation and went out with a gas can and a battery. It started up with a little futzing around and I remember well my dad driving it home. So now I know the difference between the Aand the B. My dad was a Ford man starting with a 31 A roadster and then V8s. My earliest car memory is being in a 1936 pickup with him on the way to the feed mill in Deposit NY. Thanks for the run down.
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What a beautiful car! You are far too modest. You must be very proud of the job your grandfather did restoring this gem. I am glad that it gets driven and sees the light of day. It is hard to tell the color from the video but it kind of looks halfway between Ox Blood and Root beer. I like the color. Also, the tweak's you have done make sense, 12 volt, etc. Thank you for sharing!👍
Thank you! I appreciate it! It is a pleasure taking care of this piece of family and automotive history! I love taking it out for drives whenever I can! It brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks for watching and for the support!👊🏻
So nice to see one that isn’t all cut up. I hate “hot rods”
Thank you! I appreciate it! I understand the the appeal to the hot rod, but I just like the more original style myself, especially with these old cars. Plus I made a promise to my Grandfather to never let it be chopped up so this one is staying as is, which I would have done regardless. Thanks for watching and for the support!👊🏻
Thank you for the walk around. It is always great to see such beautiful car.
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Such a treasure! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing great story great car
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Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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Good to highlight the B. Where I come from, NZ, they were all known as B4 in old days but I think the B engine was the better buy in '32. It was a tried & true design with better upgrades over the A engine. The V8 was new design & had many problems in the first year ; most were later replaced by later flatheads but the B4 engine kept on going.
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Thank you for sharing! Great to take in a tour of seldom seen original - stock 4 cyl. "32.
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Very nice 32. Your family story is touching. You are a worthy custodian.
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Nice family treasure, and thanks for the education on how to tell the model.
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Beautiful car! What a gift you own!
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What beautiful art, that dash.
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Beautiful car very nice and well kept
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Very well done video , Thank You
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Beautiful! congrats.
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Great looking car! I'm working on one too. Good luck!
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We had a cb in dad's 31 chevrolet. As you stated, very common in the streetrod world. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing! Love hearing everyone’s stories! Thanks for watching and the support! I really appreciate it!👊🏻
Great story thanks from old New Orleans 😎
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I'm loving ❤️ that car ‼️
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Great video! I love that the car has been in your family since new and you are caring for it so well.
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I found your channel today and subscribed to it today 😀 👍
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Looks great. Thanks for sharing. They make conversion kits to add hydraulic brakes and they won't devalue it even as much as the 12 volt conversion.
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Beautiful! Model-B!
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Love the pinstripe!
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Nice to see one with fenders!
Thank you! I enjoy the fenders also, I like the original look, but also like the hot rod look as well, just not for this car! Thanks for watching and for the support! I appreciate it!👊🏻
Thanks for sharing. Wish I could have kept the BB Truck my father left me. But I enjoy the Model A Coupe he did too.
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fantastic car!!!!
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Thank you 😊
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Nice vid!!!!!! 👍👍
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Nice Cobra 29 if I am correct.
Great radios.
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Nice family heirloom!
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I've had a 1970 Mustang Mach I since 1983, my high school car. I got it from an uncle who bought it 50 years ago later this month, I know the feeling.
@@armandorojo4113 Very cool! Happy for you! That is a great car! My car in high school was a ‘77 Ford Pinto..🤣🤣🤣 Enjoy it! Thanks for watching and for the support! I appreciate it!👊🏻
When I was a kid,all 32 Fords were known a B4's,whether or not they were 4's or V8's. When I think of all of those cars around at that time,I wish I had a time machine to save a few relics for the future.
Cool story and yes, I definitely wish I could go back and save some more of these cars!! Thanks for watching and for the support!!👊🏻
Enjoyed the video. Have you thought of rebuilding another '32? You have a nice model to go by.
Thank you! I have actually thought about doing another’32 rod with the flathead V8! I think it would be fun, but incredibly expensive!🫣 Maybe some day! For now I’ll just enjoy this one! Thanks for watching and for the support! I appreciate it!👊🏻
Hummm, , , , Looks like a "B" engine to me. B head (water pump connection is B). Fuel pump is B. Model A did not need one. Model B distributor (no connection to for manual spark advance. B had internal centrifugal spark advance. I run one on my '29 A.). Nice car. Thanx for the tour.
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I agree. I saw all of those things like you. Also noticed the exhaust manifold. The "A" heads straight down while the "B" heads down and slants back as well One of the biggest differences in the two engines was the "counter-balanced" crankshaft in the B. If those brakes don't stop the car very well, it because they're not right. Get them all back to "correct" and they will lock up the tires !!! That's a VERY NICE car !!! One last thing, the wood in Model A's is NOT structural. While there's quite a bit of it, it's mostly for attaching/nailing the upholstery. Other than the roof ribs, of course.
Model A's didn't have/need a fuel pump since the gas tank was installed higher than the engine. It used "gravity" feed. Another difference between the two cars is the Model A's, all except the 31 "slant windshield models, had sun visors over the windshield. The early A trucks had rather large visors that were a frame covered in the same fabric as the top.
@pappabob29 Thank you for sharing all this great information and for watching! I really appreciate it!! Glad you like the car, she is a special one to me! 👊🏻
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Model Bs and the V8 had different headlights, radiator shell and 17" wheels as compared to the As 19 inchers. The big switch was to a mechanical fuel pump, as mentioned. The dash was quite different, too. I've always thought the Model B was a big improvement over the A. I figured it was converted to 12 volts when you started it.
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If the block has a fuel pump , the block is a model B engine block. Like you pointed out the 1928 to 1931 had a gravity feed gas tank above the engine.
12 volts make that 6 volt starter whirl! Good looking car. Ford always had top notch styling.
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I bought my '32 B in 8th grade. Two door sedan just like yours. Took my drivers test in dad's '31 A because we didn't get the B done in time. If memory serves me your color is Ford Maroon.
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Quail caps were used mostly on model a’s, the greyhound dog on the 32
Great video. So, are all 1932 Ford cars considered "Model B's" or only the 4 cylinder models? Great story. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Only the 4 cylinders were Model B’s in ‘32, the new V8’s were V18’s. Thanks for watching and for the support! I appreciate it!👊🏻
What's that black cone shaped thingy behind the rear plate? CB antenna maybe?
You are correct, that is the cb antenna mount, I don’t keep the antenna on it, but I do have it. Thanks for watching and for the support!👊🏻
What amazing condition, fantastic.wonder if they had syncho by then?
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Worked with a gentleman in 1951, drove a B, model that he purchased new. It was a very distinct little V8 coupe with General Balloon tires.
Bs were 4 cyl.
@@hotrodray6802 This May be true but this’s little beauty had a V8 emblem on the spreader between the headlights, 4 cyl had no emblem...That little percolator had 8 spark plugs.
@NBZW No emblem for a V8 on my car, she is a true Model B Tudor sedan. No V8.
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@@NBZW Sorry for the confusion! I apologize!👍🏻👊🏻
My dad had a b model when I was a small child! He said you had to anticipate a stop because it had spring type bumpers in case you rear ended someone! Mechanical brakes!
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It may not be a show car, but it's a very good looking ride. I didn't realize you were running a Model A engine. That's interesting. The Model B is actually a better engine, as I'm sure you know. But they're all pretty tough obviously. Enjoy your videos. Spring is coming.
Thank you!! I agree the B is better but it works for now! Yes, can’t wait until spring! This winter isn’t cooperating for videos this year😫.. Thanks for watching and the support! It is greatly appreciated!!👊🏻
Any idea what the original color was? Also, how did the damage occur on the RR fender/ That must have made somebody sick as hell when it happened.. Gorgeous car- love your story!
Thank you! I appreciate it! I think that fender damage happened at some point while in storage at my grandfather’s garage, very unfortunate. I believe the original color of the car was black. Thanks for watching and for the support!👊🏻
Brings to mind Bonnie and Clyde was their similar to this car. I understand Clyde Barrow wrote a letter to Henry Ford congratulating him on the V8 Ford for their getaway.
1934?
I would say the grill is the most obvious difference. Then the windshield. Then maybe the tank. But as an A owner I can tell the whole car is completely different.
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I think the color is 32-33 ford coach maroon . Ita a great car your lucky guy to have it
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Beauty 😅
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Are those 18" wheels and tires?
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In the early 1950's, those cars were plentiful and also very cheap.......The '32 Ford grill shells could be had for 20 dollars, 'cause I had
bought one to put on a '34 3 window channeled coupe with a flathead in it of course..........I'll be 89 this year and I really miss my hot-rodding years........
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What would a 1932 two or fordor sale for today?
It just depends on what’s been done to it and how much the buyer is willing to pay… it’s hard to say and probably a case by case scenario for each car. That’s my opinion. 🤷🏻♂️
Who does it go to after you? Thanks
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• much appreciated : the way you use it makes the car remain ‘alive and breathing’, which is absolutely great…‼️
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You should get that original engine back into it ASAP.
Thanks for watching and for the support, I will eventually when this one tires out and is ready for a rebuild. I’m just glad I have the original one to put back in her when it’s time. A lot of people don’t have that option. I am very grateful to have that option.
Was actually looking for a 1931 Slant Windshield but after seeing yours think I'll try to find a 32 with the V8
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Good luck with that!😅
K.tal.mui.bueno.el.fordsito.tengo.compre.1980.mi.1932.pika.en.v.8.
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many differences between model A and a 32 ford. Grill, fenders, frame, doors, dash, very different cars.
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Super nice car, but it's not AC,it's fresh air
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Is it true that all of the 1932 model B’s are called Victoria?
Not sure but I don’t think so. Thanks for watching and for the support! 👊🏻
Victoria is the name given to the two door sedan body that has a slightly shorter rear side window and the body below the rear window has a radius to it to the rear . Often referred to as a bustle , it is not hinged for access , although similar offerings from GM had a larger hinged bustle to them . They were also known as Victorias .
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 Thanks for your excellent knowledge, I knew somebody would know. What I did not know is that GM also referred to certain models of their cars as Victoria.
No. Victoria's were a specific 2 door body shape behind the doors. Shorter top and sort of a bussel butt. 😁
This is my favorite kind of classic car, restored but usable. I hate the "trailer queen" restoration guys
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Nice ole girl
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