Car show will commemorate the 85th anniversary of the 1932 Ford. Immediately following the event, hot rods of all types are invited to join a procession of 1932s as they rally from the Petersen to the Edelbrock Museum.
The Deuce is 85 years old! The Petersen Automotive Museum will commemorate the 85th anniversary of the 1932 Ford “Deuce” with a daylong car show cruise-in and celebration on Saturday, July 15.
The 1932 Ford, nicknamed “Deuce” for the second digit of its model year, was one of the first affordable production cars with a V-8 engine and became a favorite of racers in post-World War II Southern California. The Petersen celebrates this iconic car every five years with a car show and cruise-in open to hot rod fans of all types, with special parking on the top deck of the structure for 1932 Fords.
Immediately following the conclusion of the show at 4:00 p.m. a procession of deuces will rally from The Petersen to the Edelbrock Museum in Torrance to pay tribute to performance icon and Los Angeles native Vic Edelbrock, who helped shape the performance industry and died on June 9 at the age of 80.
“Hot rodding has always been an integral part of Southern California car culture,” Terry L. Karges, executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum, said. “Our founder, Robert E. Petersen, launched his publishing career at a roadster show nearly seven decades ago, so these cars have special meaning for us. This year as we celebrate the region’s roots as the birthplace of hot rodding and honor two recently fallen heroes. We look forward to hosting a huge array of 1932 Fords from across the southland.”
Famed car builder and customizer Pete Chapouris first found fame with “The California Kid,” a 1934 Ford three-window coupe that starred in an eponymous movie alongside Martin Sheen. He later founded a series of companies and eventually helmed the rebirth of the legendary SO-CAL Speed Shop. Chapouris led the restoration of several notable, award-winning cars, including the “Doane Spencer Roadster,” which won the first Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Hot Rod class.
One of the first engineer/racers to modify Ford’s new 1932 V-8 for improved performance, Vic Edelbrock Sr., was there in 1948 when Bob Petersen launched Hot Rod magazine and was in fact his first customer. When Senior died in 1962 Vic Jr. took over the family business at the age of 26 and built it into a household name, with a focus on designing and manufacturing high-quality, high-performance replacement parts for the automotive and motorcycle markets that were made in the USA.
A display of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) winners will also be on display at “Deuce Day,” including the 2010 AMBR-winning 1933 Ford “Possessed,” 2000 winning 1932 Ford roadster “0032,” and the 1923 Ford Model T roadster “Candy Root Beer,” which was the 1971 and 1975 AMBR winner.
Deuce Day will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a cruise-in of 1932s. The event is free to the public, ticket purchase only required for those entering their Deuce. To purchase tickets, go to petersentickets.org. Tickets include entry to the museum. For more information on Deuce Day, visit petersen.org. For more information on the Petersen Automotive Museum, please visit www.petersen.org.
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