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If you are looking to buy a '32 body at a reasonable price and still get a quality piece, check out BeeBops. I have seen his bodies, and would have seriously considered one had he been making them when I started by deuce. Yogi's handles BeeBop bodies, and he can usually provide you with a discount if you go through him rather than buy direct.

www.bebops-glassworks.com

www.yogisinc.com

Originally Posted by DA34GUY

Flathead + 10K * for a good 1
Check out H&H Flatheads
Ya better have 65K + in yer piggy bank just to buy the parts.

I talked to H&H in Pleasanton a few weeks back. Their basic stock flathead was $6500 turnkey, and the polished model with a supercharger and dual carbs was $14,500 so I would think that you might get a nice old school flatty with a cam, a bit more compression and a brace of carbs for Don's $10K. Based on where I am today with a glass N&N body and premium roller I wouldn't argue with his $65K piggy bank for a steel body. Then you get to decide what to farm out, and what you can do yourself.

Originally Posted by rumrumm

If you are looking to buy a '32 body at a reasonable price and still get a quality piece, check out BeeBops. I have seen his bodies, and would have seriously considered one had he been making them when I started by deuce. Yogi's handles BeeBop bodies, and he can usually provide you with a discount if you go through him rather than buy direct.

www.bebops-glassworks.com

www.yogisinc.com

Ya ever seen a BE Slops 4 or 5 years later.
You'd change yer opinion real quick!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by rspears

I talked to H&H in Pleasanton a few weeks back. Their basic stock flathead was $6500 turnkey, and the polished model with a supercharger and dual carbs was $14,500 so I would think that you might get a nice old school flatty with a cam, a bit more compression and a brace of carbs for Don's $10K. Based on where I am today with a glass N&N body and premium roller I wouldn't argue with his $65K piggy bank for a steel body. Then you get to decide what to farm out, and what you can do yourself.

Yer right there Rog.
The black roadster above was done for a customer, all done in house less upholstery and chrome.
The final bill on it was right @ 85K
A coupe would run $100k +

I built a wescott coupe and have no complaints at all. I wanted the cowl vent and door hinges plus the roll down rear window. It is a first class body right out of the mold. Yeah they are high $$ but its all in what you want. If I ever build another 32 coupe I will look very serious at a brookville chopped and filled roof from Waldens, but its back to that $$$ thing again. There are a lot of bodys on the market. Do a lot of looking and asking questions. Right now you can buy cheaper than building if you can find something close to what you want. Oh yeah I have a friend that has a gibbons that came from south carolina, saying that he had problems with it is being kind. After splitting the floor to even get it on the frame you get the idea, ITS JUNK............

My friend sent Gibbon 5 grand for a 34 3 window body and got nothing. I think he is out the money.
Tim

You THINK he's out the money? Man, that ship sailed almost five years ago.

Has anyone seen a Redneck body lately? I was checking that out, about $12+, but the stock height looks different.

Originally Posted by 1960apache

Has anyone seen a Redneck body lately? I was checking that out, about $12+, but the stock height looks different.

Haven't seen one lately, did one for a customer about 4 years ago, very nice body!

Redneck's '32 body is not chopped so that's why it looks different.

Originally Posted by rumrumm

Redneck's '32 body is not chopped so that's why it looks different.

Redneck custom fabricates to your order on the '32 coupe, "Our 32 Ford kit cars are all built to your specifications. When you purchase one from Redneck you'll receive standard features most competitors don't offer. Build your own 32 Ford Coupe with a custom chopped (1"-3" or more) or angled top." Like Lynn says, their promo shots are often stock roof height. I recall talking to a guy at GGNW Nat's in Pleasanton about his nice looking car and that his car was a Redneck body, but I cannot recall which car it was out of the 200+ pictures I took When I was looking I could not see paying 2X for their body, but they do make a good product that holds up well over time.

I just contacted Redneck's and they do have a chop available for an extra cost, but it would put it within $3-$5000 of the Wescott, which is already chopped, but then with the few add on's, the Wescott is within $4k of the Brookville, but the Brookville is not chopped, so actually the stock height Redneck's is looking pretty good at this point.
Has anyone heard what the Brookville's are selling for, or is the demand still strong enough that they can still easily get the $25k+ retail price?

Call Brookeville and ask their back log on coupes.
Yep they are still sellin and they ain't gonna budge off the price unless yer a dealer, which ain't a lot.
If yer budget is gettin in a squeeze now and haven't even started, your in for a rude awakening.
Build it on paper, and 25-30%
Ya might get close.
Have built too many for guys who think ya can do it for XXXXXX amount and when it's done it's XXXXXXX amount +++++

If you 'hit' Brookville at an NSRA or Goodguys show, they will quite often discount anything they have with them so they don't have to take it home. Other then that, a friendly shop owner might be able to come up with an appropriate price if you end up buying lots more parts from him. My '31 Brookville had a bunch of bucks off list - no shipping or crating charges and a couple of other options were priced right. Much of the rest of the car did come from my dealer so he made out otherwise. I did pay a price on quality though as body and paint prep went on forever. If you are an accomplished body man, then not a big deal.

Oh yeah - the final cost - gasp, gag!! In my case about 2x what I thought it would be and if I were to do it again, probably could do it within a time and dollar budget as my past vertical learning curve - it's now closer to flat/horizontal

Just when I think I have it all figured out, someone throws a fly in my ointment.
That's what I am finding about the Brookville. I have restored quite a few Vette's and for me, fiberglass is 10 times easier to work with than steel.
I have been reading some other post's and found these guys, New Age Motorsports, that do a chopped 5 window, which is really growing on me. I just need to find more pics of the style I plan to do.
Also, I am finding the additional bodywork that people have had to do is minimal on the Redneck's, Wescott's and also the New Age.