In the early 1960s, I watched an oval track speedster race car doing testing and tuning. It looked a lot like this car - just a bit bigger. It was a dark red. No chromed axles and such - just painted red and cream. It sounded so ferocious and was capable of drifting in the curves. One of the men there said it was doing over 130 mph on straightaways. When it pulled into the pit area - they opened the hood, and I was amazed by the gray engine with polished aluminum and chrome parts. They began fiddling around with a magneto. I was only 15 at the time on my bicycle with some friends. The Speedrome had opened gates to the pits and did allow the public to watch the cars on the track. The engine just fascinated me and I noticed it was a six-cylinder flathead engine. - so I asked if it was an Offenhauser. One of the men working on it looked at me and laughed. He said; Nope - it's a 1939 Studebaker truck engine that's been heavily modified. My dad had been a Studebaker owner since 1952... and I couldn't wait to tell him about this race car during supper. Later on, my father went over the river to the Speerome to look at the race car. I didn't go. But - I still can remember the incredible roaring sound it made. That day, and that car, made me want a red sports car to drive. Sometime later, in the fall of 1966, I got a Red, 1963 Austin Healey 3000 to drive that was my own car - not the family car. I was on top of the moon.

WOW! Now that little car rows my boat! Beautiful!

Saw this car run when were there last year. Simply amazing, enjoyed every minute we were there. Looking forward to returning!

Absolutely gorgeous

Super cool, that overhead cam bit is really neat to see one.

I want one. Two seater with a small luggage compartment so the hussy can come along. Modernised old style big 4cyl maybe mechanical fuel injection. Powerful, like what they run in speedway midget cars today but yeah looking old would be good. This thing is beautiful.

@juanziegler1471

3 жыл бұрын

Dames dig that shit lol

@MrShobar

3 жыл бұрын

@@juanziegler1471 "Dames". What decade are you living in?

At first I thought the rockers looked like Y block. When you said there was no top end oiling, I knew they were! 😂

Absolutely speechless you got my donations to preserve and display these beautifully crafted machines 🗿

Thanks buddy for sharing that with us it was a really really cool episode

Glad to see and hear such a great car from the past

Cool car awesome history love the restoration keep up the great vids

Pretty Amazing... Thanks for Sharing

Thats a thing of beauty

Wish it was mine. I'd be driving it thru town!

Fun to watch. At one time, didn't someone add a hand pump valve train oiler for racing? 👍👍👍👍👍👏🏻🇺🇸

I hear a serious rod knock. Babbitt bearings do tighten up with heat but dang it hurt when you revved that motor cold.

@colinmunro7337

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking there's no rod bearings on the rods!

@achillebelanger9866

3 жыл бұрын

I heard it too!

Mike Wolfe bought a dirt track racer powered by a Harley knuckle head engine.

A 1932 Ford Model A. Now THAT is rare.

@gregorytimmons4777

3 жыл бұрын

@Sharron Clark 1928.

I'd love to see it run in the UK at Shellsey Walsh hill climb or similar,along with it's UK and Euro contemporarys .

Beautiful restoration of a timeless classic. Sounds wonderful but it also sounds like there is a loose tappet.

You have too many favorites

Lucky.

I built plastic models of these cars in the late 1950's! Just remembering.

Beautiful car! So classic and a design that just spells racing... On camera it mostly sound like a stonecrusher though. 😁

It would make a nice daily driver.

Would have sounded like a beast with the Offenhauser engine! Too bad that has been taken out and the model A Ford engine installed in its place.

Now this Dude just goes right for the money - opens the hood and starts that baby right up!

Hell ya !!!!!! 🖖🏽

Call me crazy but I think they fire it up on a regular basis. I'm totally jealous, Beautiful car.

Where are you at ? I would like to see your place

sounds like it has rod knock...

Thanks for correcting the engine type, but why have your title say 1932 model A, 32's were never model A's ????

@Wooley689

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because the engine is Model A

@gregorytimmons4777

3 жыл бұрын

@Sharron Clark About 15 years if the model T. began around 1910 or so. Model A began in 1928. Typically what you refer to is a "23 T Bucket Roadster."

@Mercmad

3 жыл бұрын

It's a model B engine. 4 cyl 32 Fords were known as B 4 s and the 8 cylinders as V8's. The next was the 1933-34 C engine . The B4 has a seperate crank case /bell housing .As a kid we called all 32 Fords B4's because they were the most common.

@oskawurmli9600

3 жыл бұрын

Sharron Clark the model a began production in 1928, they changed the body style in 1930. They then finished production in 1931, it was then followed by the ford model b (4 banger) and model 18 (flathead v8)

Nice looking car, though the rear tires look awful wide.

Where is Dale?? Is he OK?

So the french press was not pumping enough coffee through the system. Like a typical monday morning.

@fastinradfordable

3 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s some crazy shit. And your still here to talk about it!

I spent around twenty minutes looking it over when there. Did not have the pleasure of seeing it run though.

Is that a Model B? 1931 was the last year for the A. 2:00 yep...

No pesky valve covers needed back then.

To my ears all that rattle is piston slap, at least I sure hope it is.

@garychandler4296

3 жыл бұрын

No, I'd hope it was a loose body panel, easy to fix!

The engine has blow-by from worn rings. Plainly evident when it is started.

@whalesong999

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, noted that, wondered who else might have. Also, if my discernment is on track, sounded like some piston slap in there as well.

Sounds like something in the body is rattling like a mother fkr.

Pity the camera man moved away from the as it was getting going. Might need a better time spending on what's being displayed. But otherwise a good camera man.

@servicarrider

3 жыл бұрын

I can sleep tonight knowing that you approve.

Those tires are not period correct- they’re from the 1960s

I really appreciate all the videos but our buddy goin uha uha all the time makes me crazy . Does it bother anyone else .

Unfortunately she sounds a bit noisy! Maybe time for a refresh?

The 1932 Ford was *NOT* a Model A!

@whalesong999

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I heard him say Model "B".. .

@daryllect6659

3 жыл бұрын

@@whalesong999 Read the title again- *The 1932 Ford Model A Racer*

@whalesong999

3 жыл бұрын

@@daryllect6659 Well, that is confusing. I passed over the video title - didn't register - but his commentary says it's a model B at about the 2:00 point though he started out saying it was an A model. I guess we both have pertinent points.

Sorry but this video is all about you and the engine.... not about the car. There isn't even a shot of the entire car in this video. You obviously like to be in the spotlight . Next time try showing the car more. Thats why we're here.