Skiball, you mentioned "I've read quite a few of them before......", not sure if you mean the other threads under the Deuce Den forum, or other sites. If you haven't, read the other threads we've had because there is a fair bit of discussion in general about various body manufacturers and chassis builders. Otherwise you may need to be more specific, especially about the frame. It's too complicated to answer a "which is the best" kind of question precisely because of the huge number of suppliers out there. But I can give you some generalities to help your thingking process.

I'm starting with the assumption that you are thinking of a glass body only, as that's what you gave example of. There are shops that make good ones, and there are bad ones. Then there are shops that have some inconsistency. My '32 3 Window body required a bunch of work to get the panel alignment and gaps to look good, it's a Gibbon. Our friend here, Dan J, assures me that they are doing a better job now, probably based on his experience with his '34 sedan body. I purchased mine 12 years ago. Regardless, don't set yourself up for disappointment, or limit yourself, based on your desire to avoid body work. Just about any glass body is going to require some. How much is going to depend on each, individual body, even when considering a given manufacturer. As an example, there are two glass body manufacturers who I've seen personally that can consistently turn out bodies that require the least amount of work to smooth out. One is located in your state, named Minotti. Great glass work! Unfortunately, I don't believe he does '32's (though it might be worth checking), just '33-4 and '37. The other is Outlaw Performance in PA. They do make a '32 3 window, along with a range of others, but I don't care for their's. The quality is top notch, but they chose to delete the reveal around the windshield. I don't know if they did that to ease production, or if they were specifically targeting the "smoothie" market. To me, that reveal is one of the "beauty marks" of a '32, just like the reveal on the side of the frame rail. But it sounds like, with the independant suspension, that you may be leaning "smoothie", so their style could fit you tastes.

After that, the next highest rated company, in my opinion, is Wescott. The company has earned it's high reputation both from longevity in the industry, and because of producing a consistent level of quality. Notice I said consistent, not highest. From a design standpoint, their structural skeleton is probably the best out there. Their glass work is very high quality. But, the body will require panel to panel "massaging" to get show quality smoothe. Not quite as easy as the other two listed above, but a lot better than the worst out there by a long, long shot.

The next best thing you can do, especially since you're in year round rod country, is go to as many rod events as you can and talk to owners. If the person bought the car finished they probably won't have the first hand experience to correctly evaluate the raw body. Their experience will likely be based more on the craftsmanship of the builder than on the body manufacturer. But if they paid a shop to build the car from scratch, then you could get some great feedback. Because, if they had to pay $50-60 per hour to have a body made nice, and it took, say 100 hours (not as uncommon as you might think), then they have a REAL GOOD idea of the body quality. Likewise the guy who does his own work will know how much effort he had to put in (although, for sanity sake he may repress those memories ). And therein lies another message. Even if you plan to do your own body work, it comes down to what your time, or your ability to buy someone else's time, is worth. That's the fallacy of comparing a $5000 body to a $9000 one. If you have to spend another $5000 to get the $5000 body to the same level as the $9000 one then you paid too much at $5000. As often happens when building a car, it's "pay me now, or pay me later".