1932 Ford Roadster Starting For The First Time Since 1953!!

Since installing the engine into the 1932 Roadster, Matt and Steve have been working on a few things in the background. Steve has fully plumbed the fuel & brake system, and Matt recently modified a set of headers. In today's video Matt and Steve are going to work on getting to Roadster's engine to start in the car with the fuel tank and starter switch. While Steve is wiring, Matt works on building a battery tray to sit under the floor, to hide it, and make it easily accessible under the wooden floor. Once the wiring is complete, it's time to make the engine run!
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[@garyhughes9199]

The engine sounds awesome! Putting this car back on the road after all this time is a noble cause indeed. This is a pure-blooded hotrod if there ever was one.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Gary!

[@tomfortson5147]

Flat head sounds FABULOUS!!!!!!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Agreed!

[@juanperez-wc6hx]

The sound of an old ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) is like music to my ears, like oxygen to my heart and brain , mostly of the time when I'm driving I turn the radio off just to enjoy that sound ,I do enjoy modern cars but to me nothing like an ICE.

[@CapnBubbaa]

DeLorean Roadster sounds RAD!!! Can't wait to see it finished!!!

[@Jeddco66]

Matt,Mike and Steve Show another rises from the ashes.

[@charlesfrazer1166]

I was three years old the last time that car ran! Goes to show what the "old" stuff can do when given the proper love and support! Great job on this car and all the others you've brought back from the brink....

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Charles!

[@IEchuckie]

I was born in December of 1954. Maybe I was convinced in it before it was parked.

[@charlesfrazer1166]

@@IEchuckie probably.....

[@kc5gym]

The idle sounds really good. I like the way the lope changes to a rumpa rumpa rumpa then back to a rumpity rump rumpity rump rump. I could listen to that until the plugs fouled out!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha yep! Gotta clear this one out at idle from time to time just like the old days.

[@pinwizz69]

So friggen, close. Won't be long till she's on the road again. Matt's job on the gas tank cover patina job is absolutely perfect.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Ronnie!

[@87mini]

Awesome classic loping flattie idle!!!! Sounds so fat and happy!!!! Great work!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha yep what a beautiful sound!

[@pjay4972]

that`s one cool old school ford. glad every thing worked out .

[@mikeyt3940]

The flatty sounds very healthy. Music to the ears. Fantastic job guys, you should all be very proud.

[@gkanderson92]

Definitely a milestone. Car sounds great. I feel the excitement to run it around the grounds.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Gary!

[@steveclark4291]

I love sound of the old Hot Rods ! They sound better than the new hopped up cars ! Old Hot Rods sounds like real cars as some of the new ones sounds like a chain saw or something stupid !

[@Jim-np9it]

YOUR HARD WORK IS GREAT AND YOU HAVE MY FAVORITE NOW RUNNING. I AM A FLATHEAD NUT. I LOVE THEM AND THE WAY THEY ARE "CRANKY". MY '40 FORD COUPE AND MY '52 FORD TRUCK ARE STILL FLATHEADS.

[@catman19]

I love flatheads too, bought a 50 ply coupe & pulled out the 440 & droped in a merc 255 flattie. Now i can piss off the mopar guys too when i tell them "yup, still got a flathead^

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Jim! Long live flatheads and nostalgic hot rods!

[@patmccarthy5069]

Can I be seleceted as the test pilot to test drive that classic beast of a hot rod. I always enjoy seeing your innovation to get the cats back on the road.

[@RXRSawdustStation]

She sounds amazing! That lope is to die for! Wow! Nice! Very nice!

[@davidjenkins1958]

Wow !!! You talk about an engine that sounds awesome, that is it. Best sounding engine yet Matt !!!!

[@edwinreece438]

Sounds great, just like my old 46 Ford with headers. That was back in 1957.

[@steveclark4291]

Mike must be in the back ground doing body work on his car ! As I hear hammering in the back ground ! 😆 🤣 😂

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha yep he was knocking out old spot welds!

[@usmclee65]

Thats great, when you got that car in Detroit i lived two blocks from that tire shop in 1969 and remember seeing that car over the years and it was never for sale. Can't believe no one stole it setting there after they closed. I had two car stolen in one year at that house. Really glad you got Matt thanks for getting back, so we can see it!

[@terrancesweeney1870]

Great job Matt, Steve & Mike! One step closer.

[@FoxSpeedshop]

Damn man that last idle at like 22 mins reminds me of the 8ba i had in my shoebox and fired it 1st time with no exhaust. Love a flathead sound. Perfect fit to the era

[@johnhealy4647]

Here's a softy for a full fender roadster. Beautiful Matt. Thank you for your passion!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@georgeparker7409]

Ain't nothing like a flathead with a cam!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Here here!

[@richxts1357]

Yeah Man, she sounds like a "Harley" at idle, it's coming along fine!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Sounds like a mean Flathead!

[@garyoleary5480]

Did I hear Matt tell Steve to save some gas for a banger motor? Can't wait!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Yes just a banger engine we’re test running for a customer before we sell.

[@billbeyer657]

That old flatty sounds mean

[@randomyank7777]

Awesome job , guys ! I'm not sure who is happier , the car , the engine , both , or you guys . I'm happy , lol ! Sounds nice , looks great ! Just a few things to finish , then the actual run in & final adjustments . It should be a real head turner , but then , all of them are . Fantastic work !

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks so much! We’re ecstatic to hear this old gal run again!

[@johnalexander4356]

I love the heavy, "throaty" , rumble that engine makes! Awesome!

[@steveclark4291]

You guys need the little battery operated fuel pump that goes in the gas can and the car ! You can get it at Walmart ! I use one for diesel and one for gas here on my farm ! That way you don't have to lift to can to pour fuel in anything ! I think it uses 2 AA batteries it has and on and off switch !

[@richm.6220]

I cut my teeth on flat heads mid 50's hanging around my brother friends who. I help put motoes in and pulled them out with just using a rope hoist block & tackle by the time I was fourteen, I became very skilled pulling fords R&R plus many straight eights & chevy 6 cyl. now I sit here watching your shop work, I'm now working on a 40 ford cp. 327 ,5 speed TKX with a dodge rearemd 8.7/8 locker yes i'm still a hot rodder at 80 yr old but a loy slower. Keep up the great work Matt.

[@WillyMcCoy50]

Great progress. It'll be great with the white canvas top, cowls and hood in place.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Can’t wait to get that padded top back on!

[@WillyMcCoy50]

@@IronTrapGarage the back windows were fantastic looking on that rag top ...... though I can't recall if they were glass/framed. Been quite a while since you liberated it from that Detroit garage.

[@karlpechotsch9769]

It sounds great. Just love the sound of sitting there and running.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Us too! Thanks for watching!

[@stephenhammer7357]

sounds great, ready for the beach!

[@ajperotti2551]

Can't wait to see this one at Macungie WOT show in Aug 2023. Nice Job. Sounds GREAT!!!!!

[@roberthaynes8467]

Love the sound of a healthy flatty, Christmas wish- long shot- You, Kate and Moon drive this baby around the block Christmas Day. Merry Christmas!

[@IronTrapGarage]

That would be ambitious!

[@allancompton6912]

Remember my father having . A toggle switch on the Old Modal A Fords it was a red plastic ones. Love your shows on the early Fords.👍💖

[@donhoughton271]

Nice to hear it running after so long.

[@desmondcooper3590]

She's beating a mean lick brother!!!!

[@danielkeel9265]

Oh man, I thought the idle sounded all right, from the first start when it got its own fuel, but that last start, wow! Only the deep echo let on to the ear that it wasn't ohv. By the sound of it, you might be the first guy to drive it since Jack himself! That's gotta feel so sweet! Congratulations to all you guys for what you're doing there. Hope the '39 auction went well, if I were in the U.S. I would have bid, painted it black laquer, not waxed it, and let nature take its course for a while. Loved that car. Got caught on it when you fabbed the firewall. Go team itg!

[@frankjamann5671]

Run flatty run,closer to that ride and as always thanks for the video

[@hogmountainhotrods]

Dang that thing sounds good!

[@jStrikesMechanical]

Nice work. Getting them old style engines going feels awesome huh

[@IronTrapGarage]

Nothing beats the feeling of making this old stuff live again!

[@jimstratfordfl]

Awesome job! Sounds great. Can’t wait to see it on the road.

[@patmclean1951]

Steve looked like a gargoyle in the background by the wood stove. 😂

[@maryannherrschaft8842]

Oh,oh That sound, Flatheads Forever!

[@paulmathews5686]

The big thing is , the fact that you are getting these projects " Banged - Out " !!!!! you see how many people over the years drag this stuff home & never do a damn thing with it , and then it get's hauled away for scrap !!! There's a old sayin that know as , a " PIPE - DREAM " , and with most of these pipe dreams there's 1 big problem , " THE PIPE HAS A BIG OLD " STINKY RAG " STUFFED IN THE TOP OF IT " ! keep up the hustle, you guys are making those " pipe dreams " come true ! 2 thumbs up !!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Paul! That’s a big message we’re trying to send with our videos. It doesn’t matter whether you want the car to be perfect or not getting it running and driving and enjoying it during your lifetime is most important. I agree too many of these vehicles sit with big dreams and never make it back on the road!

[@johnkranz4004]

Nice job Matt

[@Dave_Boyer]

Pretty freaking cool! Considering what and where that car came from. So much amazing history, another one saved!

[@catcmeow408]

great job. it sounds perfect. can't wait to see it running at road. i love this project! greets from Ukraine

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank you for watching!

[@TheDiamondback73]

I am in lust! I, personally, think that the car needs to have an overall semi-gloss black paint, so it kinda looks like it did, back in the day.

[@rothgarn19]

That flathead sounds great. It's going to be an awesome hot rod

[@gseyank100]

That motor cranks strong and sounds good.

[@gregoblv5561]

It looks and sounds GREAT! Of all your cars I think this is my favorite. I love the full fendered cars for daily drivers. It should be a great car to take the lady out for a ride on a nice summer day. Nice job all of you.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching Greg!

[@steamgas100]

love the sound.nothing like a Flathead v-8

[@garycamara9955]

My daughters boyfriend found some cast aluminum adapters for the lower rad hose, they work great. They step the hose up to fit in alignment with the radiator.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Ah cool yea we’ve seen those before. Good find!

[@jimandlinsnow7002]

Another small victory. That engine definitely has a nice bark.😊

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Jim!

[@alanmize5627]

Ford engines have a very unique exhaust flatheads and Y block exhaust notes should be pattented

[@TrashcanGarage]

She sounds GREAT! Sure has come a long way from where you found her back in the Motor City. Nice work, gang!

[@billywird]

You said it man it sounds awesome. My Dad would describe that as "it's Cadillac ing".

[@harrycatrell1471]

Thanks for sharing, Guys! The roadster sounds GREAT! About those heads...did I hear, correctly? Solid copper with no water passages? Interesting.... Enjoy! Be safe! Bro Harry

[@IronTrapGarage]

Copper Bronze alloy. Yes that is correct. Thanks for watching

[@hdvette64]

Now that’s awesome!👍

[@dickaslet6769]

3 thumbs up! The flattie sounds pretty rowdy.

[@michaelguinn5736]

Morning Matt, pretty cool, nice choppy idle... I'm looking forward to this car's completion.... Be safe, God Bless!!

[@mopar4656]

Maybe call the '32, the "Buddy" roadster, seeing as '58 was the year Buddy Holly left us. Oh, and the engine sounds great!

[@dombutler7685]

That's really great!

[@wayneforbes7671]

Great find and a great job preserving it. Oh yeah, sounds great too. Thanks again for the motivation. Keep the videos coming. Wayno from Ohio

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching Wayne!

[@fastyzzzff]

Long time listener 3rd time caller. How about a 10 question interview for Steve. And a FreeTee drive along . As always love yalls content keep up the great work yea Mike stuff . Such a huge win. Sounds like a mean machine .Neato Daddyo

[@IronTrapGarage]

Steve is shy and doesn’t like being on camera much haha. Best bet is to corner him at an event and ask away! Hoping by spring the Free-T will have all the upgrades done and we can do a drive-along video!

[@fastyzzzff]

Thanks he's a keeper. Witty.

[@AM-sp1my]

Great job, Run good nice . We are looking forward to seeing you drive it around,sounds great.👍🏼

[@donnieconatser1232]

Kool car!!!!!

[@gerrymilidantri6457]

Nice work guy's it sounds awesome

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Gerry!

[@Jack-gy7cs]

It sounds great, now to get it on the road.

[@hughsmith7281]

Sounds great.

[@doublezerostockton7505]

Great job on the car !!! Sounds really good!!

[@moxie99027]

Love it! Love it! Love it! Want it.

[@jamesschruder5609]

Thanks for doing this video sounds awesome, absolutely beefy when counting off at low idle. "Happy Holidays."

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks James!

[@richardmarino5658]

Great job guys. I love it. It sounds great.

[@michaelwillette5738]

To quote Gene Wilder: It's Alive!!!

[@johnd.cromwell2923]

Very cool car. And that engine sure sounds great.... good job

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Thanks flat head engines are cool

[@protc]

That flaty sounds badass!

[@BrunoWiebelt]

beautiful sound

[@davidpark9727]

Great ! Been a long journey, but well worth it !

[@deuceman32]

Great job! I love that car.

[@nedharrisjr2991]

Sounds great, like a hot-rod.

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

That sounds so good.

[@donnlowe9129]

Nice lumpy sounding cam. Sounds nice.

[@Red81Camaro]

Looks and sounds great. Nice job guys

[@richardsiddon610]

It lives!😂 Looking good guys..

[@nasnosrace]

Sounds awesome! great rescue

[@steveberta3990]

Sounds Awesome!

[@jerryrusticus6835]

Sounds awesome

[@garycook2355]

sounds Bitchin! It took you all a lot of hard work to get it to this point but it was worth it. 😎

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Gary!

[@knutbkristiansen]

Awesome video

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@HansensSpeedShop]

Sounds awesome so cool nice job

[@bradeastham5494]

Hey great work team! That flatty sounds bad ass!

[@AndyGeesGarage]

To think of the state of that car when it was sitting on that lift to what it is now is amazing. I think if anyone else had got it it’s fate would have been much different, a mega-buck over restoration or parted out. Great save and great build/sympathetic restoration.

[@charlesyoung7436]

That blatty flattie is rather natty!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks so much! I’m just doing these cars the way I feel they should be done. I think with some careful repairs it’ll wear it’s age gracefully.

[@AndyGeesGarage]

@@IronTrapGarage thank you for sharing your work with us

[@kevinfritz1950]

Sounds awesome!!

[@deanbrunner261]

Rappp burble burble go flatty go

[@paulhunter546]

Sounds sweet ! 👍😁