Fourteen Fords
There were 14 Ford body styles offered in 1932, not counting the commercial vehicle body styles (wagons, deliveries, and pickups). The following Ford Motor Company Production Department figures were published in '32 Ford: The Deuce by Tony Thacker. The first number represents US production of V-8 cars; the second number is for four-cylinder cars.
| Roadster | 568 | 984 |
| DeLuxe Roadster | 7,318 | 3,727 |
| Five-Window |
| Standard Coupe | 31,112 | 20,692 |
| Three-Window |
| DeLuxe Coupe | 21,175 | 970 |
| Sport Coupe | 2,169 | 742 |
| Tudor Sedan | 62,697 | 37,122 |
| DeLuxe Tudor Sedan | 20,200 | 4,082 |
| Fordor Sedan | 9,984 | 4,224 |
| DeLuxe Fordor Sedan | 20,471 | 2,684 |
| Convertible Sedan | 884 | 42 |
| Phaeton | 600 | 613 |
| DeLuxe Phaeton | 978 | 300 |
| Victoria | 8,054 | 526 |
| Cabriolet | 5,962 | 429 |
| Station Wagon | 331 | 1,052 |
| Sedan Delivery | 58 | 342 |
| Panel Delivery | 46 | 3,457 |
| DeLuxe Panel Delivery | 69 | 2,550 |
| Pickup Closed Cab | N/A | N/A |
| Pickup Open Cab | N/A | N/A |
Deuce Library
'32 Ford: The Deuce by Tony Thacker
Osprey Publishing Ltd.
Looking for incredibly thorough and accurate information about '32 Fords? We sure were during the compilation of this issue and found a lot of what we needed in this 190-page, one-volume encyclopedia of the Deuce.
Originally published almost 20 years ago, '32 Ford: The Deuce is no coffee table picture book, but an incredibly well-researched history, following the evolution of this one-year model, beginning in the Model T era. In addition to presenting the facts surrounding the development of the Deuce, author Tony Thacker digs into the personalities involved. Most prominent, of course, is Henry Ford himself, whose vision and personality quirks, while often working against the progress of the company, frequently resulted in revolutionizing the way cars were built.
The story of the Deuce extends into the car's important position in racing, which the book covers well-from the '32's earliest days as the official car of the '32 Indianapolis 500, through the pre-war years, and of course, into the post-war years when hot rodding grew into a nationwide phenomenon
Thacker's reporting doesn't stop with the US. The popularity of the Deuce was global, although the worldwide impact of the car is a mystery to most Americans. This book explores the various exported models, detailing some of the variations from the US models with which we're familiar. Practically every page features one or two rarely seen historical photos.
Tony Thacker, who now works for So-Cal Speed Shop in Pomona, California, has authored and co-authored many books, including Hot Rods by Pete and Jake, Hot Rods by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Hot Rods by Boyd, and the Barris Kustom Techniques of the '50s series. He also writes for numerous rod magazines and wrote the story on European coachbuilt '32s found elsewhere in this issue. '32 Ford: The Deuce, previously out of print, is scheduled to be reprinted toward the end of this year. We'll let you know when it hits bookstores.