This roadster was purchased from Steve Fagan of Topeka, Kansas in 1980.  It was driven on the first Great American Race in 1983 from Los Angeles, CA to Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
1932 was the first year for the V-8 engine at Ford Motor Company. This is body type 40 and there were 8,179 built.  Ford decided to produce an eight cylinder after Chevrolet unveiled its six-cylinder.  The V-8 was produced at an additional cost of 50 million dollars.  The V-8 become Ford's longest-lived engine being used virtually unchanged until the early 1950s.  It was America's first hot rod.





Engine:                        V-8                221 cu in                65 HP
Price when new:        $650
Wheelbase:                105 inches
Weight:                        2875 lbs.
Tire Size:                        5.50 x 19
Serial # 18179333