"32 Ford Roadster - Tribute to Gray Baskerville's hot rod

[Phildaupho]

This model is a tribute to the well known ’32 Ford Roadster that was the daily driver of the late - lamented Gray Baskerville who was a popular photographer and writer for Hot Rod and Rod & Custom magazines. In 2007 for the 75^th anniversary of the ’32 Ford, Gray’s hot rod was identified as one of 75 most significant Deuces. A cover story on the car that appeared in Rodders’ Journal made me realize how similar in many respects the 1/24 Revell/Monogram ’32 Roadster kit is to Gray’s car. My intention was not to build an exact replica but a model that captures many of the distinctive features of Gray’s hot rod as I really enjoy building tribute models. With some previous models I have strived for them to be very close replicas but lately my new strategy has been “close counts” or least making the model recognizable or reminiscent of the actual car that inspired it. For instance, with this model, I concentrated on the upside but maintained the kit rearend and transmission. Gray’s rod had a ’52 Lincoln rearend with split wishbones and the transmission was a Powerglide.

ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS

Removed bumper brackets and fabricated nerf bars

Aluminum spreader bars front & rear

Firewall to radiator stay rods are sewing needles

Added radiator cap

Filled holes for door handles and rumble seat handles and smoothed the radiator grill shell top

Removed V-8 emblem from headlight bar

Headlight lenses from current Revell Model A kit

Column shifter steering column from AMT ’49 Merc with a ’40 Ford steering wheel from Rev 5-W kit

Adapted interior from Revell 5-Window Coupe

Black faced gauges added behind drilled out kit dash

Rearview mirrors added the windshield

Grafted in stock hood side louvers from Rev 1/25 Deuce kit

Lowered suspension front and rear

Body painted with Tamiya Italian Red overcoated with Simi-gloss clear. Interior and primer painted with Tamiya Red Brown

 

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by Phildaupho

[PappyD340]

Awesome 32, very well done!

[STU111]

I looked up images of the original car, and your build is very faithful to the original. I like it a lot. Cool looking 32.👍🏻

[Zippi]

It looks the part man.  Very well done on the 32.  

[M W Elky]

It’s spot on . A nice simple duce

[Ace-Garageguy]

Very nice indeed. Gray was a good guy. Nice to see him remembered.

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Phil!

You nailed it. Great hommage to the "rod father", bravo!

CT

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Plastheniker]

Beatifully done!

[espo]

Great job capturing the look of the real car. Correct shade of red and the primer. Realistic looking engine and interior details. The Nerf Bars, wheel color and hub caps, mirrors, and license plate are all correct.   

[karbuildr]

Outstanding build, very well done.

[Phildaupho]

On 12/1/2024 at 3:14 AM, PappyD340 said:

Awesome 32, very well done!

 

On 12/1/2024 at 3:21 AM, STU111 said:

I looked up images of the original car, and your build is very faithful to the original. I like it a lot. Cool looking 32.👍🏻

 

On 12/1/2024 at 5:36 AM, Zippi said:

It looks the part man.  Very well done on the 32.  

 

On 12/1/2024 at 5:53 AM, M W Elky said:

It’s spot on . A nice simple duce

 

On 12/1/2024 at 6:25 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Very nice indeed. Gray was a good guy. Nice to see him remembered.

 

On 12/1/2024 at 6:54 AM, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Phil!

You nailed it. Great hommage to the "rod father", bravo!

CT

 

On 12/1/2024 at 7:36 AM, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

 

19 hours ago, Plastheniker said:

Beatifully done!

 

18 hours ago, espo said:

Great job capturing the look of the real car. Correct shade of red and the primer. Realistic looking engine and interior details. The Nerf Bars, wheel color and hub caps, mirrors, and license plate are all correct.   

 

17 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Outstanding build, very well done.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your comments.

[Bronzekeg]

very well done sir!

[slusher]

Great looking Roadster!

[bill-e-boy]

An awesome rendition of an iconic rod (and Rodder). Well done

[Phildaupho]

20 hours ago, Bronzekeg said:

very well done sir!

 

13 hours ago, slusher said:

Great looking Roadster!

 

7 hours ago, bill-e-boy said:

An awesome rendition of an iconic rod (and Rodder). Well done

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

[Speedpro]

I was a faithful follower of Gray Baskerville. Great Idea building his '32. And what a great job you did! Nicely done Phil!

And thank you for adding the list of what you did, because a lot of builders would not know what it took to put this car together.

[Phildaupho]

On 12/3/2024 at 10:56 AM, Speedpro said:

I was a faithful follower of Gray Baskerville. Great Idea building his '32. And what a great job you did! Nicely done Phil!

And thank you for adding the list of what you did, because a lot of builders would not know what it took to put this car together.

Thank you Paul. I always liked the way Rodders Journal listed all the modifications.

[XYHARRY]

Cool roadster there Phil, a great likeness of the subject car. Well done. 

Cheers, 

David. 😎👍