Thread: How much doese your 32 roadster weigh?

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My 32 with Small Block and R700 trans, 8 inch ford rear scaled out at 2350
Harwood body, Just a Hobby Chassis

Rich........

Rich King, Is that with fenders and bumpers? Sadly I think the Model A bumpers are much heavier than the nice '32 bumpers. I plan to have my roadster weighed at a landfill site which weighs a truck with load on entering and reweighs the truck upon exit, but I suspect that scale is pretty rough. I have used that scale to dispose of up to 500 pounds of brush and tree stumps but it looks like a pretty coarse scale.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally Posted by Don Shillady

I plan to have my roadster weighed at a landfill site which weighs a truck with load on entering and reweighs the truck upon exit, but I suspect that scale is pretty rough.

All of the scales in my area that are at landfills have to the certified .. by the state for being correct. I have been told that federal regulations require it. IF you have a circle track racer friend and he is sucessful, he will have a set a four portable scales to weigh the car. They go under each wheel and tell you how much weight is on each wheel and the total weight. My roadster is 51/49 front to rear and 20 pounds heavier on the right side and almost 15 pounds heavier on the right rear.

Deuce, Can you comment on your address as "Deuceland"?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally Posted by Don Shillady

Deuce, Can you comment on your address as "Deuceland"?

It is a name hung on my place by a few friends years ago. They said I had DEUCE on the brain and too much Deuce stuff. I have the Deuce license tag ( and have for 30 plus years ), the little dogs registered AKC name is " Little Steel Deuce Roadster " and I also have a Harley Davidson " Deuce " model ... the FXSTDI.

WOW! That is a pretty good comment!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally Posted by Don Shillady

WOW! That is a pretty good comment

When I was younger and a little more foolish ... I tried to buy all the 32 Ford stuff I could find/afford. I have NEVER seen a reproduction piece fit like a original Ford part. I bought a NOS 32 Grille shell and insert @ Hershey over 25 years ago for $300 or $350. Everyone said I was crazy I have bought 32 Ford 25 vent hoods for as little as $100. 32 3w dashes for 50 dollars. Back when everyone wanted HIBOY 32's, I bought the fenders and stuff they were taking off.

Unfortunately, stuff is too high to buy anymore. With eBay, the price of 32 stuff has gone STUPID $$$
But it makes my stuff worth more $$$ ... so I guess that's good. Problem is ... I just do not want to sell any of it
So the value really does NOT matter ... I just want to live long enough to use it all ...