1932 Roadster Project: Shades of Black

[Dennis Lacy]

Finally, after many months of not much building I took advantage of the holiday weekend, sat down and put my ‘32 Roadster project to bed. I started this car sometime last year.

Here’s the story: This roadster is supposed to represent a driving work in progress. Basically, as if the fellow building it got the chassis and running gear done then ran low on funds when it came to final paint and upholstery. Curious if he could paint a car himself, he tried a few of the smaller sheet metal parts like the radiator shell, gas tank, firewall and dashboard only to realize he would rather leave painting to a painter. Rather than have the car sit while more funds were saved to do finish paint, he blew black primer on the hood and body so at least the car would be sort of black like he intends when finished. To keep the project look alive in the interior I fabricated some inner door and body structure and primered the inside a different color.

The roadster is largely out of the Revellogram box with the following changes:

- Complete Flathead V8 from ‘32 Sedan

- Engine chrome stripped and detailed with metallizers

- Engine block painted Tamiya “Mica Red†over dark primer for a red/brown look.

- Custom fabricated flat firewall

- Beehive oil filter from Revell ‘32 Sedan

- Voltage regulator from Revell ‘40 Coupe

- Armstrong bias-ply front tires from Lindberg ‘34 Pickup

- AMT Goodyear slicks out back

- Custom tube front/rear frame spreader bars and front license mount

- Revell ‘40 Coupe dashboard, steering column and bench seat

- Monogram ‘32 Roadster 3-spoke steering wheel

- Kit windshield chopped 1/8†for more aggressive/sleeker look

[123yokomo]

nice build! really nice

[Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants]

nice build! really nice

I agree... nice and clean.

[crazyjim]

Nice build. Would be a super build with SHINY paint.

[Daniel Peterson]

It looks like the kind of rod a guy would drive the livin' daylights out of. Nicely done!! Very believable!

[LAone]

very nice build. i like the story along with it.

[mrm]

One hell of a Hot Rod.I love it.

[Danno]

Clean, and very nicely done!

[outlaw035]

wow that 32 is sweet...dont pay any attention to crazy jim...he been spraying shiny paint without a mask...

[scale trucker]

sweet highboy thats a hot rod..

[Sixties Sam]

Nice looking classic hot rod! The flat black looks good on it. I like the looks of the slicks and bias ply front tires. Well done!

Sam

[Dennis Lacy]

Thank you for all of the nice comments, everyone. It's a pretty simple build but it was a lot of fun and I'm enjoying seeing it in my display cabinet.

[my80malibu]

I love everything about it. Great job on this one.

[Mooneyzs]

Very Nice build. that looks great.

[bsoder]

Pretttty Cool 'lil 32

[W-409]

It's cool. I like the stance alot. Tires and wheels are also looking awesome. It's just like from the 60's. Matt black is nice, but of course shiny gloss black would be better. But when it is a drivable project, I can understand that matt black paint. I like the engine and interior too. It's really great Hot Rod from the past. Great to see this one without stupid high tech parts.

[LOBBS]

That's just sinister.

[David G.]

Everything about this one is just right- great work!

David G.

[Tony T]

Good job! I like it...it does tell the story well!!

Do you need to build another to tell the 'after' story of when it gets finished?

[MikeeD]

When I hear "Hot Rod"...that car is EXACTLY the picture that comes to mind. That, to me, is absolutely perfect! Well done.

[vaughn]

Very nice job.

[Chuck Most]

My favorite type of hot rod- the low-buck DRIVER.

Well, not that there's much low-buck about a Flattie-powered Deuce these days- maybe he should have built a Model A instead. Saved a few bucks on the initial purchase to go toward paint. If I ever own a 1:1 Deuce roadster, it will probably look a little like this.

[deathskull59]

very cool