1934 in Formal Attire!

[Cadillac Bill]

Thanks for the welcome. We do have a few other Fords, and Ford cousins.

I have huge respect for Henry Ford who put America on wheels.

The Model T sold millions! Maybe 15 million? I think it was the most prolific cars until Volkswagen came on the scene in the early 1960s.

Our Model Ts, 1914 Open car, 1923 Depot Hack, 1925 Calliope (Ringling Bros), 1937 Lincoln V12 Willoughby Limo (Full Classic) American Ambassador in Australia 1941-1946 used by General Douglass MacArthur, 1947 Lincoln Continental V12 (Full Classic).

Maybe one day will get a Ford Flathead V8.

 

[stangblue]

I like it! Extravagant no other Grille like it! Enjoy your Brewster! Thanks for sharing.

 

[JSeery]

Bill, that is one nice collection of cars!

 

[rockfla]

Bill
We received "Full Classic" status approximately 3-4 years ago!!! So here is one....I personally know of at least 3 other cars!!!!

 

[DavidG]

Those semi-custom-bodied Ford Werke cabriolets are the ones that I was referring to previously. There is also a one-of-a-kind Pininfarina-bodied '32 cabriolet shown at Hershey several years ago that would likely receive that status if the owner applied for it. It is, in my opinion, the best-looking '32 Ford on the planet.

 

[Seth Swoboda]

Nice car collection Bill. I like the way you handle your PBR,

 

[rockfla]

Those semi-custom-bodied Ford Werke cabriolets are the ones that I was referring to previously. There is also a one-of-a-kind Pininfarina-bodied '32 cabriolet shown at Hershey several years ago that would likely receive that status if the owner applied for it. It is, in my opinion, the best-looking '32 Ford on the planet.

David,
When this car showed up at Pebble Beach in 2003 we were blown away. We were surprised to find that many years ago that a 32 this unusual was in Hemmings for sale at one time for a relatively low asking price. I am with you in that it is a spectacular car....though the open area between the rear of the tires and the fenders both front and rear need some detail of interest...may skirted fenders Ala' 33/34 style? IMO. For a car of this caliber I also wonder about the rear glass treatment and the chrome surround around the back glass, I would suspect that it should be more of a European style (pictured below) although from memory I don't remember if this car had a head liner???...from experience it is very difficult to find an interior/top person who a)Cares B) Knows or C) Will do a European top/back glass correctly!!!!! David, you being a Lincoln guy, should understand especially on the Zephyr convertibles,the rear glass is done the same!!!!

(Anyone else getting "Upload Error" trying to attach photo's??)

 

[DavidG]

Robert,

It also showed up in the classified ads in the V8 Times and the price was downright cheap. I procrastinated in calling (the car was still in Italy at the time) given that, as usual, I had too many projects going. I finally called and was a week too late. It was a encore performance of when I was offered Edsel Ford's custom-bodied boat-tail '32. Snooze and lose! In fairness, its restoration would have represented very serious money and no doubt did for the lucky fellow who bought it.

 

[rockfla]

Robert,

It also showed up in the classified ads in the V8 Times and the price was downright cheap. I procrastinated in calling (the car was still in Italy at the time) given that, as usual, I had too many projects going. I finally called and was a week too late. It was a encore performance of when I was offered Edsel Ford's custom-bodied boat-tail '32. Snooze and lose! In fairness, its restoration would have represented very serious money and no doubt did for the lucky fellow who bought it.

David
As you know, Edsel's boattail kicked around Florida here for many years....It wound up just south of us here at the time of the purchase....A good friend now (an acquaintance back in the late 60's) past on the car in the late 60's twice. We always tried to listen, look and chase any leads on V8's and especially rare or unusual V8's but somehow that one missed our radar!! Here is the photo's of how not to do a European back window and how "It SHOULD BE" done!!!! I suspect that the Pinin Farina should be the same!!!!

 

[Cadillac Bill]

Bill
We received "Full Classic" status approximately 3-4 years ago!!! So here is one....I personally know of at least 3 other cars!!!!

I stand, or sit corrected! Apparently, I was mistaken.

I am a bit confused. Please understand that I have only been buying coachbuilt cars a short period of time. I thought that the "Full Classic" was awarded to cars on this list.

I am not disagreeing, just trying to understand. Below from the CCCA website below,

"Browse through the list of Approved CCCA Classic Cars to see if the car you are interested in is a Full Classic™ as recognized by the Classic Car Club of America. If it isn't on the list, it's not a CCCA Full Classic™."
http://www.classiccarclub.org/grand_classics/approved_classics_2016.html

Help me out, here. Is there another place that shows other cars as "Full Classics?"

Maybe here? http://coachbuilt.com/

 

[Cadillac Bill]

Those semi-custom-bodied Ford Werke cabriolets are the ones that I was referring to previously. There is also a one-of-a-kind Pininfarina-bodied '32 cabriolet shown at Hershey several years ago that would likely receive that status if the owner applied for it. It is, in my opinion, the best-looking '32 Ford on the planet.

Blown away that Pininfarina bodied a '32 Ford. Very good looking! I'd buy it! (that means I really like it)

 

[DavidG]

Robert,

Lincoln open cars in the 'classic' era had the same treatment for the back curtain glass, but also without a visible frame on the inside as well. No doubt other domestic 'classic' open cars had a similar treatment.

Bill,

I cannot explain the omissions on the Club's 'official' list, but I seem recall a couple of the cars showing up in photos in the Club magazine taken at Grand Classics and the cars listed in the judging results.

 

[Cadillac Bill]

A few other cars in our collection that are other makes
1916 Pierce-Arrow 6passenger touring car with a custom Frederick R Wood & Son

1920 Cadillac Phaeton

1933 Packard Victoria convertible, custom Deitrich

1935 Auburn 8-851 Phaeton Salon custom

1937 Auburn Boat-tail speedster

1941 Cadillac 62, 425 Cadillac big block, disc brakes

1956 Cadillac Coupe De Ville

1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville

1959 Cadillac series 62

1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

1958 Cadillac Eureka Flower Car

 

[Cadillac Bill]

Bill,

I cannot explain the omissions on the Club's 'official' list, but I seem recall a couple of the cars showing up in photos in the Club magazine taken at Grand Classics and the cars listed in the judging results.

I think that the CCCA list was redone relatively recently and added a few more cars like our 1916 Pierce and our 1920 Cadillac. Maybe they missed some of the other cars??

Personally, I am irritated by the CCCA statuses. They seem arbitrary and miss a lot of great cars! The Fords you mentioned SHOULD be there. They are fabulous! And deserving.

 

[mercman from oz]

Here is a large picture of the 1934 Brewster Ford. Very neat.

 

[Cadillac Bill]

Here is a large picture of the 1934 Brewster Ford. Very neat.

Thanks! My lovely wife is driving. I gave the car to her for Valentine's Day.

 

[mercman from oz]

I saw this similar 1934 Brewster Ford in the Hemmings Motor Museum, Bennington Vermont, back in 2013.

 

[VeryTangled]

A few other cars in our collection...

1937 Auburn Boat-tail speedster

Hi Cadillac Bill, Can I put in a request for a photo or ten? One of my favorite sexy cars of all time! Thanks for visiting us and sharing your info.

 

[rockfla]

I think that the CCCA list was redone relatively recently and added a few more cars like our 1916 Pierce and our 1920 Cadillac. Maybe they missed some of the other cars??

Personally, I am irritated by the CCCA statuses. They seem arbitrary and miss a lot of great cars! The Fords you mentioned SHOULD be there. They are fabulous! And deserving.

Bill
I think too, that the CCCA web site is not maintained on even a semi-regular basis....thus the list doesn't get the "full" and "proper" attention. Truth be told.....it was a very very long process for a "Ford" to finally gain "Full Classic" status. The first American owner of our Coach built German 32 tried, starting in the late 60's, to have it "Classified" a classic.....to NO avail.....I think that Chris Koch's 34 German Cab (Edsel Fords Car) was the First Ford (By that I mean Ford that had the Ford Production Grill unlike your Brewster) to get "Full Classic" status....at what point that happened I am not sure BUT from that point on it made the task a little easier for our argument. It still took us another 3 to 4 years of effort (At least & after acquiring the car) to finally get the CCCA to grant Full Classic status.