This is a tough one for a few reasons, so the only way we can offer any help to you is to be as frank as possible. Sometimes that comes off as not being kind or sympathetic, but you want the truth.

First some questions:

What is the Deuce made from, glass or steel? If steel, is it original or some other manufacturer?

How about the fenders and running boards, fiberglass or steel?


The reason I ask is that if it is an original Henry Ford it will have a certain value, and if it is a reproduction or glass body it will have another value altogether.

Now, I have to be honest from my own perspective on what I see with this car, looking at it as if I were considering buying it from you. On the surface it has a certain WOW factor that most chopped Deuce coupes have. Nice rake, I see what looks like good suspension with some chrome up front, and shiny wheels and paint. But then some things start to turn me off about the car. The tires and wheels are just a little big on the back for my tastes, and stick out beyond the fenders ala 1970's style. Not horrible, but they do.

Then the absence of a gas tank between the bottoms of the fenders leaves it sort of looking "undone" to me. The huge headlights are ok, but for some reason on this one look particularly big and prominent. However, all in all it seems from the pictures you have posted to be a pretty good car.

We can't see the undersides and running gear, and that is the acid test in a hot rod. Shiny stuff only goes so far, and some very nice looking rods have hidden some horrible construction down below. Being new to this, you need to have a knowledgeable (MAKE THAT VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE) hot rod shop go over it with a fine tooth comb. There are a million ways to build a hot rod, and you want to make sure this one was done right.

Now let's talk about your boat, because that is what I do for a living. Viking Sport Fish boats are very cool, but a 1976 boat is very old. Again, not being cruel, but simply honest. Unless the boat has been completely refitted with modern power and upgrades in the last 5-10 years, it is also a tough boat to sell, especially in todays depressed market. We deal in big boats, and our yard is loaded with 2000 model year up boats of this same type, and they are going for a fraction of what they once did. If your boat is gas powered that is even a bigger problem.

The last thing I have to say is that generally trading something you want to sell for something else you want to sell doesn't work out too well. It would be different if you were saying you wanted to keep the Deuce, but you are evidently having problems selling the boat so you think this 32 might be easier, and it might. If they were comparable in value, I do think the 32 Ford would be easier to unload than a 32 year old boat, so you may be on to something there.

You have probably researched what your boat is worth. What is that number in the real world? As for the 32, without knowing the questions I have asked you I would have to say if it is fiberglass the value might be $ 25,000 to maybe even $ 50,000. If it is original steel, it would be worth a lot more IMO. Steel bodies alone bring in the $ 20,000 plus neighborhood, so this one could be a $ 50,000 on up car easily, depending on lots of other factors.

Final note. Everything I have written above is simply my own opinion and could be 100 percent correct or 180 degrees off. But that is all you are going to get from anyone who posts a reply to this question.........simply the posters opinion. To get a true answer you need to have a marine surveyor go over the boat and the have a local appraiser come up with a number. (but even that sometimes falls apart until someone actually reaches into their pocket and hands you the cash) Then you need to have a knowledgeable hot rod appraiser go over the 32 and do the same thing. Then you will have a better idea of what the expected values of each is worth.

Maybe some other, more knowledgeable members on here will have some better input.

Good luck,

Don