1932 Ford Chassis without the Reveal.

[alchemy]

HB32 please take a nice clear pic of your K member and pedal set, and post it. Also a nice shot of the smooth frame sides.

I love early '32 parts and am always looking to learn more about them.

While you are taking pics, how about the driver's side of the firewall, the underside of the roof's visor, and the gauge panel and column drop?

 

[hb32]

HB32 please take a nice clear pic of your K member and pedal set, and post it. Also a nice shot of the smooth frame sides.

I love early '32 parts and am always looking to learn more about them.

While you are taking pics, how about the driver's side of the firewall, the underside of the roof's visor, and the gauge panel and column drop?

Cab and running boards are still on but will do what I can. Pedal set is out getting ready to mod the brakes for hyd`s.

 

[OHV DeLuxe]

Light duty pick-up barnfind in Norway, all the familiar cross members, no reveal.

 

[deuce lover]

32 chassis and body parts on a farm where I am living in the south of France.No reveal on this frame.The pic of the firewall pad is of a 4dr sedan,not part of the one with the chassis.

 

[rockfla]

Deuce Lover & OHC Deluxe

Are you frames stamped where they were made i.e France, Germany. England?????

 

[deuce lover]

The frame here in France has lots of surface rust.I couldn't even find numbers on the frame from the steering box forward.Only number visible is on the engine block.

 

[DavidG]

At least some of the Ford Werke frames were stamped as shown below.

Consistent with Ford's conservation practices of the period, nothing useful was scrapped unless there were safety or reliability issues. So those early frames were used up on commercial vehicles like other parts that were obsolete for passenger car use such as the adjustable shock absorbers.

 

[Fordors]

One thing is illustrated by these photos for sure- Never say never when it comes to our beloved old Fords.
OHV Deluxe's pictures show a larger rear window and different body lines so that must be a body built by an aftermarket firm, and in deuce lover's pictures I wonder if that is a roadster pickup cowl, or possibly a Commercial drive-away chassis? I think I see at least one regular Ford running board bracket but there are also two other brackets just outboard of the center crossmember. Interesting stuff, thanks for posting those.

 

[rockfla]

@ Deuce Lover
Not sure what parts of the frame you have access too BUT if it helps each piece of the frame is stamped on ours (as in David's post above), front cross member, both frame rails, transmission cross member, rear cross member and all the bracing from the frame rails to the cross members!!!!

 

[Bulligen]

I had a Martens frame in the late 70s, It was 3 piece welded, it was pretty nice. At the time it was a great choice for a hot rod frame. I do remember at least one other place that was making replacement frames but with no reveal. They were pretty low cost. I don't know what the sense of that was, as the beauty of the frame is the contour of the reveal? I will bet that frame is one of those!

 

[deuce lover]

@ Deuce Lover
Not sure what parts of the frame you have access too BUT if it helps each piece of the frame is stamped on ours (as in David's post above), front cross member, both frame rails, transmission cross member, rear cross member and all the bracing from the frame rails to the cross members!!!!

I will have to ask the owner of the barn for the key and go look at that frame again.What is cool in that barn is a 1935 Delage 8 cyl Limousine.Its as big as a Pierce Arrow.Have to use flash lights as there is no power in that barn.He seems to think it is a commercial chassis.It has the early firewall and the 4cyl is the smaller one.Horsepower rating very different to USA models.This is the 12cv.The larger 4cyl was a 19cv.

 

[DavidG]

If it has the little four than at least the engine was built in Dagenham. If memory serves me right, at that time Ford France was a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company Limited of the UK.

The cowl does not look to be of Ford origin given the lack of a bead on the lower edge.

I like the four-rod rear brakes which reflected the French requirement of the time of separate controls for the hand brake. The photo below is of an early V-8 chassis in a Parisian showroom which also sports the four-rod rear brakes.

 

[vulture]

The knowledge on here is amazing ..... I am always learning thank you

 

[hb32]

Good to see this thread brought up again as I was thinking myself and the original poster were the only ones.

 

[alchemy]

Light duty pick-up barnfind in Norway, all the familiar cross members, no reveal.

That sure looks like a 33-34 rear crossmember in that frame. I wonder what's up with that?

 

[hb32]

Light duty pick-up barnfind in Norway, all the familiar cross members, no reveal.

Nice to see that you also have the hard to find commercial rad cap.

 

[hb32]

Just noticed that I neglected to post pics of mine.
Not great and nothing removed as in fenders or running boards.

 

[Wolfsong65]

Howdy! My father was Mike Martens. He passed away in February of 2024. Here are pictures of the original article about his frame making with plenty of pictures. He is in front of the roadster he and my mother built and took to the 1972 Third Annual NSRA Nationals in Detroit. He won Best Fiberglass Rod with that car. At the time, his were the most authentic reproductions being made. He was the first one to make them, and sold them all over the country. I was very young at the time, but I remember that they were three pieces welded together to form them together, not press shaped. They definitely had a great profile. He also did some other custom frames, but the 32-34 frames were his bread and butter. He was also the furst lifetime member of the NSRA.

 

[Wolfsong65]

Here are the pics

 

[325w]

Had a chance buy a 30 coupe on one of theses frames. Passed because of no reveal