MotorCity Ford 1932 V8 Coupe & Roadster
The Ford Model 18 (as it was officially named) marked a beginning of an era of affordable power for the common man. The Model 18 was Ford’s V8 – a configuration otherwise confined to high price luxury cars. Priced from $490 for Coupes ($495 for Roadsters), the V8 was significantly less expensive than any car offering eight cylinders. The concurrent 4-Cylinder ‘B’ Model priced just $10 less would have been a failure, but for Ford’s inability to produce greater numbers of V8 engines and cars.
A V8 has many advantages. Chiefly it offers smooth running, and high power density for its overall length. The engine was barely heavier than an inline-four, and lighter than an inline-six. This made for a fantastic recipe: Small car + big engine = maximum mayhem. All getaway drivers knew this. Famously Bonnie & Clyde, whilst on the run, penned a thank you note to Henry Ford.
Dear Sir: -
While I still have got breath in my lungs I will tell you what a dandy car you make. I have drove Fords exclusivly when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble the Ford has got ever other car skinned and even if my business hasen't been strickly legal it don't hurt enything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V8 -
Yours truly, Clyde Champion Barrow (April 10th, 1934)
After WWII returned servicemen from the theatre of war sought the adrenaline a modified Ford V8 could offer. The culture of hot rodding came to life chiefly thanks to cheaply available pre-war Ford V8s. The Ford V8 was updated in 1933 to the Model 40, and in 1934 to the 40B, offering a styling change to a more shovel-like radiator and hood line.
The Ford V8 was the original Hot Rod. Roadsters and Coupes were the favoured styles, and very few cars from this period are left in original condition.
The 1932 Ford Coupe & Roadster featured here form Chapter 1 of my first book: "How to Build Brick Cars":
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760352658/creativepubco-20
This lego MotorCity-scale Ford 1932 V8 Hotrod Coupe & Roadster has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 120th Build Challenge, - 'Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts', - where all the previous challenge themes are open for use in creating builds for the Challenge.
The Challenge theme chosen is number 109 - 'Deuces Wild' - for any 1932-34 Ford (or similar)
MotorCity Ford 1932 V8 Coupe & Roadster
The Ford Model 18 (as it was officially named) marked a beginning of an era of affordable power for the common man. The Model 18 was Ford’s V8 – a configuration otherwise confined to high price luxury cars. Priced from $490 for Coupes ($495 for Roadsters), the V8 was significantly less expensive than any car offering eight cylinders. The concurrent 4-Cylinder ‘B’ Model priced just $10 less would have been a failure, but for Ford’s inability to produce greater numbers of V8 engines and cars.
A V8 has many advantages. Chiefly it offers smooth running, and high power density for its overall length. The engine was barely heavier than an inline-four, and lighter than an inline-six. This made for a fantastic recipe: Small car + big engine = maximum mayhem. All getaway drivers knew this. Famously Bonnie & Clyde, whilst on the run, penned a thank you note to Henry Ford.
Dear Sir: -
While I still have got breath in my lungs I will tell you what a dandy car you make. I have drove Fords exclusivly when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble the Ford has got ever other car skinned and even if my business hasen't been strickly legal it don't hurt enything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V8 -
Yours truly, Clyde Champion Barrow (April 10th, 1934)
After WWII returned servicemen from the theatre of war sought the adrenaline a modified Ford V8 could offer. The culture of hot rodding came to life chiefly thanks to cheaply available pre-war Ford V8s. The Ford V8 was updated in 1933 to the Model 40, and in 1934 to the 40B, offering a styling change to a more shovel-like radiator and hood line.
The Ford V8 was the original Hot Rod. Roadsters and Coupes were the favoured styles, and very few cars from this period are left in original condition.
The 1932 Ford Coupe & Roadster featured here form Chapter 1 of my first book: "How to Build Brick Cars":
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760352658/creativepubco-20
This lego MotorCity-scale Ford 1932 V8 Hotrod Coupe & Roadster has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 120th Build Challenge, - 'Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts', - where all the previous challenge themes are open for use in creating builds for the Challenge.
The Challenge theme chosen is number 109 - 'Deuces Wild' - for any 1932-34 Ford (or similar)