'32 Ford 3-Window - tribute to the Bergman-Gammell-Meyer Deuce Coupe

[Phildaupho]

This model is a tribute to what has become known as the Doyle Gammell 3-Window Deuce Coupe because Doyle owned it when it appeared in Rod & Custom magazine in 1963. Doyle however did not build the car. The builder was Dick Bergen who really wanted to join the LA Roadster club so traded the Coupe for Doyle’s T-bucket. Doyle did not keep the Coupe very long and it later became well known when it looked very different after a subsequent owner gave it a flamed purple paint job and swapped in a big block Chevy. Eventually Bruce Meyer acquired the car and had it restored back pretty much to the way it looked when it appeared in Rod & Custom. More recently Doyle has built a close replica to the Coupe that has become synonymous with his name.

 

ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS

BODY

Top chopped

Flat firewall with dual master cylinders

Sewing needles for radiator support bars

Aluminum tube spreader bars

Widened Moon Tank with winged cap

Added one windshield wiper

I tried to replicate the chrome fender welting but was not happy with the look so it was removed after the photos were taken

INTERIOR

Replicas & Miniatures button-tufted upholstery which the car had when Doyle got it and as it appeared in R&C. He had it reupholstered in tuck & roll

Hung pedals

Fabricated shifter from metal rod and white pin head ball

Parts box steering wheel with holes drilled

Fabricated Tachometer

ENGINE

Rochester fuel injected engine and transmission from Revell ’59 Corvette

Changed generator to driver’s side

Metal headers from unknown source

Exhaust system incorporates wide spaced tailpipes from current Revell Deuce Roadster

CHASSIS

Motor mounts from ’59 Corvette

Rear transverse spring and cross member from AMT 40 Ford

Rear shocks from ’59 Corvette

Triangulated 4-link rear control arms – I could not find any images of the underside and there are many different configurations of triangulated 4-link arrangements so I came up with my own.

Faux beam front axle

Split wishbone radius rods from Revell Model A

PAINT – ModelMaster Manganese Brown Metallic enamel darkened with black enamel

[SpikeSchumacher]

Very sharp!

[thatz4u]

gotta love a 3 window 32 Ford, well done

[Jim B]

Great looking Deuce Coupe.  Very well done.

[karbuildr]

Outstanding replica.

[Alan Barton]

Wouldn't. Change. A. Thing!

 

[ChrisR]

Nice.

[Phildaupho]

22 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Very sharp!

 

21 hours ago, thatz4u said:

gotta love a 3 window 32 Ford, well done

 

20 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Deuce Coupe.  Very well done.

 

18 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Outstanding replica.

 

2 hours ago, alan barton said:

Wouldn't. Change. A. Thing!

 

 

1 hour ago, ChrisR said:

Nice.

Thank you guys. I thought this would be the last Deuce I would build for a longtime but I have recently seen a Tudor that begs to be built in scale. I hope to get photos of it at Deuce Days.

[espo]

Beautiful looking build and attention to detail. 

[slusher]

Very beautiful 32 Ford!

[Zippi]

One fine looking 32 Ford Deuce Coupe.  They always look good in black.  Very nice build Phil.

[Phildaupho]

19 hours ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking build and attention to detail. 

Thanks David

10 hours ago, slusher said:

Very beautiful 32 Ford!

Thanks Carl

4 hours ago, Zippi said:

One fine looking 32 Ford Deuce Coupe.  They always look good in black.  Very nice build Phil.

Thanks Bob - The colour is actually very dark brown. I did build a very similar 3W painted black so it will be interesting to see them together.

[PappyD340]

Super nice 32!!

[Phildaupho]

15 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Super nice 32!!

Thanks Larry

[Koellefornia Kid]

Gotta love a chopped, black 3-window! Looks great!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great-looking coupe. Nice job.

[Phildaupho]

2 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Great-looking coupe. Nice job.

Thanks Donato

[Phildaupho]

6 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Gotta love a chopped, black 3-window! Looks great!

 

On 6/22/2025 at 4:10 AM, Zippi said:

One fine looking 32 Ford Deuce Coupe.  They always look good in black.  Very nice build Phil.

I took this photo with my old iPhone 8 in the bright sunshine so you can see that my Bergman-Gammell-Meyer Coupe is not black like the Coupe behind it but is actually a very dark brown

[XYHARRY]

I thought there was something fishy about that colour. Great tribute and a seamless top chop. Well done Phil. 

[Mr. Metallic]

Very nice build of an iconic car.

[tim boyd]

Phil....YOU ROCK!   Not sure how I missed this one but now that I've found it....gotta to back and study all your details.  Terrific choice of build topic, and you really did it proud with your replica.  Thx for sharing!  TB 

[Ragtop Man]

The golden mean of '32s, along with the Doane Spence highboy. Superb rendering of a historic car!

[Phildaupho]

19 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:

Very nice build of an iconic car.

 

2 hours ago, tim boyd said:

Phil....YOU ROCK!   Not sure how I missed this one but now that I've found it....gotta to back and study all your details.  Terrific choice of build topic, and you really did it proud with your replica.  Thx for sharing!  TB 

 

1 hour ago, Ragtop Man said:

The golden mean of '32s, along with the Doane Spence highboy. Superb rendering of a historic car!

Thanks. I really appreciate your comments. I kind of overdosed on Deuce builds preparing for the once every three years Deuce Days in Scale last July. It likely will be quite a while before I build another Deuce although I do have two in mind to build before Deuce Days in Scale 2028 !!