RAC Gets Another Holy Grail Hot Rod, A 1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe

[@1936fordcrazy]

Oh and to the people complaining and saying its scrap or yard art people overseas are making beautiful cars with rust stains. Travis is plenty capable of saving this car and I for one will be watching every episode.

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks brother!! Always got my back!

[@patrickfahring6086]

I know it will be amazing when you are done. Thanks my fellow hot rodder

[@johnjackett3138]

A steele 32 three window ... a wife that shares Your passion...a couple of good kids...a growing stable of nice old classics..What more could You ask for

[@RACGARAGE]

I couldn’t ask for anything else

[@realnikonlover6207]

Now this is living! Keep the metal dreams alive one car at a time. My buddy GAVE away a complete 1932 Ford 3 window coupe for pennies in the late 1970's; had a brand new boxed frame and a bigblock Chevy ready to be bolted in. I wish he would have sold it to me to this day.

[@JazzStrat781]

That's an amazing find! With your skill Travis you'll get this 32 right again!

[@RACGARAGE]

Thank you! Hope so!

[@1936fordcrazy]

Dude im so pumped for this project. I would have never guessed a 32 let alone a 32 3 window. I cant wait to see you do your magic on it

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks brother!! I couldn’t pass up this opportunity

[@Mercmad]

Nice to see a couple so young ,with so much knowledge of early Ford iron .

[@RACGARAGE]

Thank you!

[@phillipshotrodgarage]

Oh yaeh! That's another one worth saving! It just needs a guy like you to give it some love.

[@RACGARAGE]

On the line of saving and scraping 😂

[@phillipshotrodgarage]

@@RACGARAGE it’s a 3 window, there’s no way you are about to scrap it 😂. I have worse junk in my yard that isn’t anywhere near as cool 😂.

[@mechanics4all405]

you have the skill and ability,to make this fantastic,bit by bit,great project,cant wait,will be worth a fortune,love your work❤

[@RACGARAGE]

Thank you!!

[@dw9096]

Congrats to you and your wife! With your skills, and many hours, you will have the all steel, holy grail 32 3 window that many seek! Can’t wait to see the progress

[@RACGARAGE]

i hope to get to that point soon!

[@williamoneal2763]

As they say..”this will be a labor of love”. But we know you have the talent, skill and just good reasoning on how to approach and make if necessary. Yes, this will be a long time project, but very satisfying. We all look forward to your success. We will hang in there with you and yes we encourage you....best of all your Kelly ❤ knows you can do it. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@RACGARAGE]

Wow, thank you! I’m excited to start

[@williamoneal2763]

So many people only see car as is...a real craftsman sees it in his vision of what it is to be. And Kelly please no negative comments. 😊

[@floridian7143]

Now that's a project! I know you can do it nicely! Will love to see the progress!

[@RACGARAGE]

Thank you! Can’t wait

[@bobgaylord8883]

You need a much bigger shop !! Great buy. This will be fun to watch you build.

[@Ecosse57]

this coupe couldn't be in better hands i'd say. and glad to see one brought back froma grim fate. congrats to you guys!

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah this car was a few bad days away from the part out shop

[@nickc0369]

Congratulations!!! holy grail car and my all time favorite. I can't wait to watch the build videos on this one!

[@michaelmclachlan6596]

Travis, nice score. Now you just need to find a 33, a 34 and a 35 to complete the set!! I’m in, will look forward to seeing your progress on this one. Michael

[@caryford560]

So glad you got it. I know you have the skill and will save it. I have always had to buy my cars in rough condition so I can afford them. Congratulations.

[@RACGARAGE]

That’s the only way I can do it and it’ll be worth it

[@rickn1453]

Holy CRAP! Never would’ve guessed that! Congrats man!

[@RACGARAGE]

That’s why I had to keep it a secret!

[@rickn1453]

Good plan. Looks like you got it from a nice honey hole too!

[@walterpeterson9234]

Thats a project I would love to watch you and your lovely do ASAP. Can't wait

[@psnaith1]

You got this for sure, very very cool project for the shop and you and Kelly

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks!!

[@catman19]

My favorite car of all time, cant wait to see this one done

[@RACGARAGE]

nice! such a great car

[@TwoFeathersFarm]

Ain’t no step for a stepper! You got this! You’re just the guy for the job! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks man! Can’t wait to start

[@IEchuckie]

Don't send it to the blaster. I'm scared for you. Doors ok.

[@Fjant]

Even if the chop is a hack job, the stance of the chop is just perfect!! With youre skills this is going to be a really cool ride.

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah I do like the chop just need to refine it as you said

[@CarterAutoRestyling]

Yeah! Awesome score! I'm more than a little jealous. The guy who metalfinished those A pillars was a true craftsman

[@RACGARAGE]

He was an “artist”

[@lloydgreen4091]

Good Score Travis Nice Boxing Day Present. Nice to have the chop done already. Great Start actually. I'll certainly be following along. haven't found that Vicky door yet to make Into my chopped 3window shell. Take Care of That Wonderful Family & Best wishes for the New Year -- You're making ITG Jealous lol

[@RACGARAGE]

Thank you!! I don’t know if anything will get him jealous at this point. Haha

[@joelstinson2886]

Wow exciting stuff there super cool. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with it

[@randyhorton8369]

With your skills, it's a diamond in the rough. You'll have it looking great in no time..

[@RACGARAGE]

thanks randy!

[@patrickheinemann3909]

I give you credit, I couldn't imagine starting with a car like that. You definitely are talented enough to fix it. Looking forward to seeing your progress on it.

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks! Can’t wait to start it

[@FoxSpeedshop]

Awesome. Am i jealous? Hell yes. Will i be watching? Hell yes

[@RACGARAGE]

Hahaha sounds about right 😂

[@coherantbliss3483]

Great score...lucky man!

[@micksutton7046]

You've got it Travis! Congratulations Just chip away at it,as you do Well done

[@RACGARAGE]

That's the plan!

[@TheCrackerBox]

Congratulations Brother !! Can’t wait to see what you do with it !

[@larryreece1403]

Can't wait to see this build! Love the challenge.

[@RACGARAGE]

You and me both!

[@briansaier4929]

SWEET !!!!!!!

[@dirtydog8280]

My Brother has the exact same thing they look alike and are identical , 32 3 window with NO floor, doors that have no inner structure and rotten bottoms, The rear panel gone , but has a brookville panel. The rear qtr corners are mucked up and we contacted a guy in Washington state to make new left and right . NOt chopped . I'll be watching , Good luck Brian

[@RACGARAGE]

oh wow yeah alot of these bodys are in this condition. the ones that are left and arent cars already.

[@hotrodbob.]

Very lucky man, Kelly's very understanding and supportive

[@OutOfOrderGarage]

Looks like a great project!

[@robertoandresnunez5935]

Saludos desde ARGENTINA

[@kevinshorter5861]

Pretty cool too!!

[@Dave_Boyer]

Wow! The Holy Grail of 30’s Fords. Congratulations But a 36 3 window is still pretty sweet.

[@brianandlindafairchild1237]

This build will be fun to watch you work your ferrous magic. This thing will build your channel.

[@RACGARAGE]

I hope so! Thanks!

[@johnkranz4004]

Kelly you better get Busy on your part Nice Score Travis it’s going to be a good Build Happy new year

[@robert6g6]

This is going to be a great project!

[@RACGARAGE]

Man I hope so!

[@patrickmazzone9066]

Congrats my favorite car also cant to see it done

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks one of my tops for sure!

[@harrisonwilbanks2380]

“When I get my hands on it” my guy your hands are as in it as it gets… lol

[@thinkdesignbuild8893]

Congratulations, you've got to be happy with that! Looking forward to seeing all the metal work, I've got a 27 reo coupe or cabriolet "body" (not enough left to tell) so will be watching to see how you handle it

[@jeffrochowiak1839]

Will I be alive when this or the 36 is a bodywork done roller? My mind can’t comprehend the work involved.

[@RACGARAGE]

🤣 it’s not that bad lol

[@jeffrochowiak1839]

@@RACGARAGE That is what amazes me, your talent to accomplish something like this. If this was mine, and it was all I could afford, I know for a fact I couldn’t realize the dream.

[@keithballinger5081]

We have complete faith in you Travis, I'm positively positive it'll be bad azz brother.

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks man! Only a few guys think it’s a bad idea 😂

[@TerryDenham]

I was envious when you got the 36 3 window, now you add to your collection a 32 3 window. Man, you're building a great collection. What's next a v12 Zephyr Coupe ?

[@RACGARAGE]

I hope so! I never thought I’d own either of these 3w’s so a zephyr might not be out of the question now 😂

[@TerryDenham]

@@RACGARAGE I have a 32 Tudor Sedan that I'm interested in how you restore the 32 3W. Mine has some shotgun blasts and a huge dent in the "brow", above the front window.

[@Lobo479]

Congratulations! Looks like fun

[@RACGARAGE]

It is!

[@1936fordcrazy]

Definitely take it apart like the roadster it will go much smoother and easier

[@micseph6186]

However the '32 is the one they sing about.

[@jeffpitzer8521]

Lazzie out in Pleasanton Ca. might have inner door patterns. I think he is making 32 3 window bodies in his advanced classes now. Be worth contacting him.

[@robertwishart7954]

Nice find. like others have said, all the experience you've accomplished along the way will get it done You still need the "ospho" lol Still haven't missed an episode of yours or Kelly's.

[@RACGARAGE]

Thank you! I do need to find that stuff!

[@linnc7591]

cool find, looking forward to the build, ?will this be a keeper?

[@RACGARAGE]

100% a keeper. I don’t think I’ll have many opportunities to buy another

[@francisrizzo1529]

Looks like Santa hooked up RAC this year, even though those A pillars look like someone melted them and pushed down the roof instead of chopping out a section! Looking forward to seeing how this gets built, hopefully a fenderless highboy with the hood on (unless it has a sweet flattie in it)...

[@RACGARAGE]

yeah i like a hood but youre right, if the flatty is cool enough the hood is coming off!

[@randyrocket461]

PLEASE GIVE INFO FOR 32 FORD FRAME SPECKS !

[@Tacobillsgarage]

A diamond in the rough

[@blairberg1081]

Matt from iron trap maybe one of you're 32 suppliers but hes only just started his 3 window collection

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah but he’s got 2! Thats a hell of a start!

[@joeharrington595]

Good on you, congratulations. You will make it like a cream puff.cherry coupe.

[@georgewallace6661]

Im new to ur channel where you located? Love the 36/37 your buildin saw ya got a Bellos C notch kit have ya seen his 4 link brackets their so clean everything mounts to 1 bracket bags link bars,bags shocks I'm gonna start watching these 19 videos 1st

[@thomasking2081]

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE METAL WORK ON THIS

[@rockyhart3578]

Congratulations! And "thanks" in advance for all the cool content we all gonna get to watch! We all here..... because....we ain't all there 😂

[@RACGARAGE]

Thank you!! I’m excited!

[@mikehoncho5389]

Also that looks like a car Ricky Bobby had about 10 years ago. I probably have pictures of it somewhere when he had it. I’m pretty sure the deck lid was just a piece of flat sheet metal welded to the body. He had a set of nice doors but they must have went somewhere else since then.

[@morgansword]

At least you have a trunk lid to make a frame going kinda backwards to get going forwards if that makes sense

[@RACGARAGE]

It makes sense to me haha

[@WaxMeister]

If not for guy like you over the years, there would be very few nice hotrods around! You have a lot of work ahead of you and I'm looking forward to following the project! But, what about the crispy-coupe?

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks! The crispy coupe is on the back burner but I do want to get it protected

[@DennisHoufek]

Please do A good job on the 32 3 window. Your work is great 😊

[@RACGARAGE]

Do you expect anything less?

[@tradrodsandcustoms]

I dig the shape of the chop! That cars in better shape than my 33 5 window was😂

[@RACGARAGE]

Ahahaha man that musta been rough!

[@tradrodsandcustoms]

@@RACGARAGE it was....it was also only 900 bucks and I'm cheap as hell!

[@RACGARAGE]

@@tradrodsandcustoms oh wow that’s a deal!

[@geneyusko5975]

Good deal . You will make it nice nice. A lot of work but you can handle it.

[@RACGARAGE]

Nice nice! Thank you!

[@garyrhoades1455]

Do you have a frame to set the body on to hold it in place……?

[@RACGARAGE]

the dolly its on is a 32 frame cut down

[@jonathanbrogdon9067]

Well your going to get some negative neilys on this but they cant do sheetmetal awesome find man the holy grail coup a real deal ford not a repop!

[@jonathanbrogdon9067]

And BTW they damn sure have not owned one or bought one in the last 10 years

[@RACGARAGE]

Exactly!!

[@csj9619]

I've never been a "favorites" kinda guy, but if made to pick a favorite car, it would be a '32 or a '36 Ford (3-window coupe).

[@AJStarch]

A 32 three or five window would be a holy grail for me! And I doubt I’ll ever find one I can justify the cost, so congrats! Please replace as little steel as possible though! With your skills and tools it would probably just be cheaper to scratch build one though! 🤣

[@RACGARAGE]

thats exactly what i thought! and this one just came to me. honestly everyone would normally pass on it but here i am the only dolt to take on the challenge

[@franccoch4676]

Gosh you're dealing with the devil, it's a long way To hell. Impatient to see how you'll manage this new adventure 😍

[@RACGARAGE]

Hahaha you got that right

[@williammurfin6354]

Sweet.

[@RACGARAGE]

Thanks!

[@iambicpentameter7177]

Nice car to work on, gonna watch your progress to fix it up properly. What do you figure the original chop was, 3" or so?

[@RACGARAGE]

looks to be a little over 4"

[@tradrodsandcustoms]

Woooohoooooo

[@JuanGuerrero-r2i]

Congrats Dude ; hyperchido

[@nickc0369]

I believe the B pillar may be complete minus the wood that was in there from factory. Depending on how you want to do your build you can fill that B pillar with 1"x2" box steel and it will add some strength.

[@RACGARAGE]

i think the b pillar is from a different car to be honest. i think 3w coupes have only a wood b post

[@mikehoncho5389]

@@RACGARAGEyou are correct, originally just wood.

[@GeoffBrown-rg7yq]

Well done...... Think ya going to need a larger Shop???😊

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah I’m done buying cars. Need to save for a shop now

[@GeoffBrown-rg7yq]

Sounds like a good plan???😅

[@hotrodbob.]

There is a 32 firewall on marketplace

[@mysteriousstranger239]

The potential 👍👍👍

[@RACGARAGE]

So much potential!

[@mysteriousstranger239]

@@RACGARAGE By the work I see you do I think you can take it all the way

[@tokeypokey]

I was gonna ask when that 35 was gonna get some love but this one takes priority

[@RACGARAGE]

I’m going to soda blast the 36 this winter and protect it

[@tokeypokey]

@@RACGARAGE i still kick myself for passing an almost done one up to buy a new truck

[@mikehoncho5389]

What is something like this worth these days? I have a couple 32 3w’s and three 35 pickups that I wouldn’t mind getting rid of. I haven’t followed the value of the 30’s ford stuff in about 15 years. One of the 3w is in a bit better shape than this one, it hasn’t been chopped. It’s missing the doors, deck lid, and floor. The other one hasn’t been chopped and it’s a rust free car but missing the floor. It was channeled back in the 60’s. The doors are just about perfect. All the garnish moldings are chrome. I have a couple grilles, 3 firewalls, front fenders, running boards, bumpers, axles, probably a lot I’ve forgotten about. I doubt I’ll ever get to doing anything with the stuff.

[@erniehoffer1784]

Great video. Do you have a '32 frame?

[@RACGARAGE]

I don’t, looking for a chassis but don’t know if I’ll find anything in my price range yet

[@hotrodbob.]

WOW that one is ROUGH, if anyone can make it right it's you. I myself wouldn't have gone that deep.

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah it’s rough but I’m not scared at all

[@vidars2606]

You need more space!

[@cannednolan8194]

Pretty rough good thing you had a fire wall.

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah it was nice that I had one waiting

[@howarddavis2193]

Cool Car It is Rough but Still Savable in my book I could be wrong but Suicide doors were 33& 34 you said it is a 32 Right ? Any way Good Luck and Good for you .

[@RACGARAGE]

33-34 did have suicide doors but 32 3 window coupe was the only 32 with suicide doors. This car gave the inspiration for 33-34 styling

[@michaelgillespie1206]

Needs a lot of work, but I wish it was mine.

[@RACGARAGE]

Haha yeah that’s what I said when I saw it

[@brucecoleman6014]

You can fix it. Lot of work

[@davetyson2331]

needs some work but nice have fun with it

[@RACGARAGE]

we will for sure!

[@hotrodsneverdie]

Kennedy bros just sold a ton of doors

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah I checked with them, only one left and it’s chopped backwards 😂

[@brucecoleman6014]

You need a sandblaster

[@Racing4Last]

I had an idea it was a 32 but I said 32 roadster but man that is sick

[@RACGARAGE]

Yeah I had no idea I’d ever own a 32 3w

[@elmerhenry1023]

I guess you will have some 32 skins for sale soon .l hope

[@RACGARAGE]

Depending on how much I have to shell out for doors then yes 😂

[@IEchuckie]

I think you're thinking with your heart and not your head. This is your toy. Another toy. Concentrate on the jobs that pay the bills. The jobs that pay the bills also pay for your toys. Just my opinion after many years of trying to get the toys done enjoy

[@RACGARAGE]

I paid for this with toys

[@fueladdictiongarage7048]

👍🏻🍺

[@joewolf4483]

Cool ... the Holy Grail of hotrods ... looks ruff but nuthin you can't handle ...

[@RACGARAGE]

Exactly what I thought. Can’t wait to start it

[@classicvolvorestorations3848]

Not for. North America so know next to nothing about old Ford’s so please excuse my ignorance, what’s the reasons why the 32 is the holy grail?

[@classicvolvorestorations3848]

Not from

[@RACGARAGE]

Just a ton of hot rodding history revolves around a 32 and a 3 window is very rare one year only and totally different from the rest of the 32 lineup. It’s a totally different car. Almost nothing is interchangeable with the other 32 cars. And that’s rare for early fords

[@classicvolvorestorations3848]

Great score. I remember ZZ Tops Ford Hot rod from when I was in primary school, had to google and it’s a 33, close but no cigar. All the best with the resto, enjoy your channel and keep up the great work. 👍

[@waynespyker5731]

Sounds like a plan! Partial frame for a body jig.

[@Tacobillsgarage]

I knew it

[@michaelhallas6450]

😢

[@RACGARAGE]

Why so sad