Keep the stang.

 

Sell the camaro instead.

 

''Very cool cars and hard to come by.'' So are K code cars IMO, but the 32 may be rarer. Haven't researched them. I myself would not do it. But I'm partial to Mustangs (and i'd haft to give him money to boot---LOL.) Guess it all depends on what ''you'' want. PS...I'd keep the Mustang.

 

Nah, I bought a mustang because I like them more than most cars

Although I'm a big fan of Mopar.. Shh

 

Caught my eye! Blows my mind someone would build what amounts (IMO) to a RAT rod using all steel 32 cabriolet.

If it had mostly original chassis/frame and modified 32-39 Flathead maybe.

Can't resist preaching just a little. The 32 Fathead roadster or cabriolet is the ICON flat head Ford. This is like someone taking a 65 Shelby, modifying it and putting a SBC in it!

 

Caught my eye! Blows my mind someone would build what amounts (IMO) to a RAT rod using all steel 32 cabriolet.

!

It's an old 67 year old man who did it

 

The car has the original frame, that's been boxed in. It currently has a Ford 8" and that would be plenty for a flathead engine.

Original 32 Fords Cabriolet are tough to come by and probably tougher to find than a K code fastback. They are truly one of the most iconic cars
of our times. More so than the Mustang fastbacks........even the hipo ones lol

I'm not sold on doing the deal. I am going to Florida this next week to watch a rocket fire off at the Kennedy Space Center and then I will go
see the 32 when I get back.

 

i might if the 32 was a coupe, with the flat head, otherwise no.

 

Sell my Stang for that, nope not even if there were two of them!
My 68 has been a 20 year progression to the kind of classic vehicle I want. At my age the last thing I need is to start the process all over again.

 

If there were two of them, I would be on that deal like white on rice!

Sell one and buy another fastback!

 

i am not seeing 32k worth of car there. i would pass.

 

That's my problem too, I see upper 20's for the car. It does run and drive, but it still needs paint, and interior........then I'm sure tons of other small parts. He says he has a lot of other parts for the car (new) and all the metal work is done. Most of the bodywork is done.

 

yep - wiring, engine, bodywork/paint, interior, the list goes on. as someone who is restoring a car right now, i know how much money it takes to get something done right and on the road. this car wont be a cheap and easy finish if someone wants to make it look like one of those ebay cars.

what always worries me though about someone elses unfinished project, is why? are they selling it? is the guy out of money, or am i looking at someone elses gooned up project that they gave up on?

i think even upper 20's might be too high for all the uncertainty and all the work that needs to be done.

 

here is a FINISHED 31 on ebay right now. 40k or best offer.

Ford Model A Cabriolet Roadster | eBay

here is a FINISHED 30 on ebay right now. 32k or best offer.

Ford Model A Speedster | eBay

by the time you buy that 32 for 32k, and put in all the money and time its going to take to finish that car nicely and properly, you probably could buy both of these ebay cars and still have some money left over for taxes/title/insurance/gas.

the guys asking price is WAY TOO HIGH. he is probably asking 32k only because that is what he has in it, not because that is what it is actually worth.

 

All steal real 32 cars do bring more money. I saw a few on ebay for over 40k and on BJ sight for 85k.

It's a long shot right now for me to get it, but I do plan on going and looking at the car when I get back.
He is also doing a real 32 three window that you see in the background. He does several cars a year and
takes them to BJ auction.

These are all steal Cabriolet cars. trying to compare apples to apples.

No fenders on this car and not a show car.
Ford Other | eBay

1932 Ford Cabriolet Convertible - Haggle Me

Ideal Classic Cars: 1932 Ford Cabriolet - Venice, FL

1932 Ford Cabriolet

1932 FORD CABRIOLET CUSTOM - Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions

 

all your cars are proving that the car you are looking at is way too high.

1. reserve not met. bidding stopped at 39K.
2. asking 52k, hasnt sold yet. (probably because the price is way too high).
3. no price found
4. asking 49k, obviously he will get less. would love to know how long this car and the others have been up for sale. the good deals go fast.
5. sold for 93k, but it looks like a very pristine car. however, i give most of the BJ cars or any other nationally televised auction cars for that matter, very little credibility, and i believe are terrible reflections of actual market value. too many times auction cars (especially the high-end stuff), are bought by very competitive guys with huge egos and bottomless bank accounts. add in the chance to get on national TV, seller and buyers fees, and all the hype of an auction, and within a few minutes or so, you have a lot of very over-priced cars. i have also heard a few stories lately about auction cars being sold in shady ways, and side deals going on behind closed doors, so the auction would be exciting and "look good for television". the recent sale of the $4 Million batmobile is one such example.

 

No.

 

If i have a Ford it's going to have a Ford motor in it...This may stir things up and maybe it's me but i hate seeing a nice Ford streetrod or what ever with Chebby motor...Be like me putting a 427 bow tie motor in to replace my 428 in my Merc.... just my 2 cent's..

 

Not trying to hijack your thread but I have a 32 Chevy 4 door sedan that my father in law bought that needs restored if you want something cheaper to work on.

 

Thanks for the offer! I really like the early cars and with only two doors lol

I am also a believer in having a Ford engine in a Ford.

 

In oh , no !

 

I agree it's kinda high asking. Does the seller call it roadster, cabriolet or roadster-cabriolet? They are often called roadster cabriolet. They are two separate/different models. The cabriolet is what was later called a convertible. They had completely different tops and roadsters had side curtains. The cabriolet side window was door window with no quarter window so the fabric came all the way to the door edge. The roadster is like a 2 dr. phaeton.

 

It's a true cabriolet with windows in the doors.

 

Two questions:
1) why do you have the Mustang?
2) do you really WANT THE 32?

Okay, 3 questions...

3) Do your visions for the future of the 32 inspire you?

Not a knock on the 32, but for me I just wouldn't feel the same inspiration.

 

#1 I really like Mustang fastbacks, especially 65/66
#2 I have really wanted a real 32 for a long time.
#3 All classic cars inspire me.

I would probably be able to find another K code easier than a real 32 Cabriolet. Although, my hipo is all numbers matching. Not as
easy to come across.

It's not an easy call for me. I think dollar for dollar the 32 is worth more when both are done. It's not really a value issue for me though.

 

I have a chance to buy a real all steal Ford Cabriolet. He wants 32k for it and it's not finished yet. I would have to sell my hipo for it. The fenders are also steel and it has a running 350 in it. I would want to change to a flathead with a C-4.

Very cool cars and hard to come by.

Would you do it?

A friend of mine has a two-tone '32 Model A, in trophy-winning condition, and it even has the correct factory police engine upgrades, and no, I wouldn't trade him my K-engine-equipped 66 Mustang for it.

 

The 32 cabriolet properly restored in a good market is worth over $60k and at one time I know they were at $80k. I have seen a good complete unrestored go for $50k before the banks F'd up the economy. At Hershey one year a 32 cabby body was sold. The guy was asking $8000. The body was a not much as it was the pieces used to make a stock car at one time. A chopped cowl, some bad doors and quarters missing the bottoms and the wheel houses.

Rodded, well that is just stupid. But the value is more dependant on how well engineered the rod is. From my experience only a few well built rods make big bucks and most are not very good. Any of the low production 32 bodies are likely to be worth more properly restored then rodded unless done with very high end componets and well engineered. Anyone can bolt a 350 on a factory built frame, but why?

Keep in mind a propely restored 32 will run 70 MPH with an original driveline. That is with the 4 banger. I should point out that the 39 Ford with the 60HP loved to run up to 80MPH and it was very happy at that speed. You can do a basically original restoration and do a bolton later V8 and have some fun. I should point out that would also be a car just as reliable as your Mustang. The difference is restoring a 30's Ford to original factory specs (not judging points correct mind you) is several levels harder then restoring a Mustang. You must know how to build a race car and approach all the mechanicals understanding how Ford engineered them. The reward is a car that drives very nice and has more get up and go then you might think. When you keep up with the Rods and then pass them when they break down you know you have done it right.

FWIW, I am restoring a 31 Slant Window Cabriolet. I am kicking my self for not buying the 32 cabriolet when the opportunity came along many moon ago.
My brother has a 36 Convtible Sedan. He is planning on going factory, but with a later flathead and a columbia rear.

 

Been there done exactly except I traded for a 32 Roadster that was all done. Sorry I ever did the. Ended up trading up from a roadster to a coupe. Keep your K-code. It will continue to go up in value. 32's don't go up anymore. Way too many glass cars out there so the market is all over. You can build a 32 from the ground up for under $32K. Keep the stang. I wish I did.

 

My first goal will be to try and get the price down and NOT sell the k code to do the deal.

I have a 65 fastback I'm working on right now that I may try to get done to make enough to buy
the 32.......or at least get within striking distance of owning it.

 

No, but I WOULD trade my Mustang for a decent Squarebird.

 

For a 32 Ford...hell yeah...in a heartbeat! Mustangs are a dime a dozen, how many all steel 32's are within reach.