You have to start somewhere. Whether you look at flight, nautical travel or whatever, there is a Genesis moment, the jumping-off point that begins the trend that will inevitably expand and grow. For hot rodders of all types, that point is arguably sorted in what is colloquially known as the Ford “Deuce Coupe”. The Deuce is really made up of three years of vehicle production (1932-34) and is centered upon three models: the Model 18 and Model 40, which were just about identical, and the Model B. Really, there was no true difference between the three layouts except that the Model B didn’t come with the new flathead V8. Instead, the Model B was the low-end model with the four-cylinder that had carried over from the Model A. As the first mass-market V8 machine, the 1932 Fords were the ones to have almost immediately. The V8 cars outsold the Model B handily, but within a few years, these were just old cars that were aging out, as soldiers returning from World War II had quickly made new vehicle purchases. That left a lot of light V8-powered vehicles laying about for the creative to get their hands on and do something with.
The Deuce is an iconic shape in the world of auto manufacturing and the culture that whipped up around home-built cars that ran much better that Ford ever let them is pretty much what we owe our existence to. Drag racing, car customization, an automotive aftermarket…all of it roots in the culture that formed around a pile of old Fords. Want to know how a 1930s Ford became iconic? Hit play below and learn a thing or two!
get your facts straight–as in straight “6” in the Chevy.not a V-6 as you stated over and over