In the 1980s and '90s, the 1932 Ford roadster was the preferred platform for Boyd Coddington and many other custom-car builders, who applied brilliant paint, shiny wheels, and other trick treatments ...
Inspired by a visit to Europe in 1932 and penned by none other than E.T. Gregorie, Ford chief designer at the time, the Roadster began life as a 1934 Model 40 frame before going under the knife ...
This "continental" roadster may have started with a stock 1934 Ford (aka Model 40) frame, but its subsequent chassis was radically altered. The Model 40 Special Speedster was unlike anything Ford ...