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I grew up and spent alot of time in the Central Florida area. During the mid 80`s to about 93 I used to have a Chevy truck that I would go to car shows. There I met a guy that had a `32 Ford 3 window...I think it was a 3 window. Absolutely awesome car. Tons of machined billet parts of the car[ I think he worked at a machine shop] The car had in the trunk and on several places on the car the label "Super Duece" Has anyone heard or seen of this car? Maybe have any pics of it?
Did this car also have a logo design with an "S" similar to the Superman logo? Was it painted red?
Mike
YES! That is the one!!
I saw the car at Pigeon Forge,TN many years ago, it was either the Grand Run or the Shades of the Past. You're right, it was an amazing car for the time period, absolutely stunning. I remember the "S" Superman style logo was all over the car, on the engine, in the interior, the steering wheel horn button, and in the trunk. I took pics of the car, they are stashed away somewhere, not sure I know exactly where, it's been over 20 years ago. If I find them, I'll let you know.
Mike
Thats cool Mike!! I remeber the first time I saw that car I was just awe struck. Incredible amount of time it took to build that car. I wonder where it is now.....
Has anyone ever checked out Hot Rods of Dearborn? Some really great stuff from the early (40's and 50's) days. Tons of pictures. Also there is a website called "Carnut" it has 105k pictures, any year, any make. I like to go to the "32" section and the Chevy section (32) there's alot of picture. Alos there is the Mukenthaler. Several thousand pictures (slideshow) of California cruises. I hope this adds duel to the fire..........t
I have some photos of that car somewhere. My dad knew the fellow that did a lot of the machined parts for it. He had given my dad an 8 X 10 photo of it a while back. I'll see if I can find it and scan it.
Is the owner and the car still around?
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I don't know. I have my dad looking for the photos though. Many years ago, I was at the guys shop that supposedly did most of that machine work. At the time, it was really high-tek. If I remember correctly, the car was candy red, not just red.
Thanks Gastrick.
the car you were referring to was my car hence the s for samsonized. it was built by mickey adams from adams rod shoppe with the machine work by bud reid does anyone have any pix of the car. i sold it to a man named randy rainey who renamed it superduece to try and figure out what to do with all the esses. i am an old man now and i am tryin got get pix of all the cars i built i am missing this one can anyone help
I still have not found the photo/s samsonized. Bud Reid's shop is the machininst I mentioned earlier. I was at his shop and he is the one who gave me the photo/s I have but that has been a while. Mike Adams closed shop for a while but has since reopened. I believe it is still named Adam's Rod Shop. He is in West Palm Beach, Florida. He might know where it is at. I'll renew my picture search.
That would be great. But used to work out of his house in pompano. Where are you located. Mike also built a 33 two door sedan for me that ended up in the tampa area
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very cool! Thanks for the info guys
Please give us some history on the Deuce. How long did you have it? Drivetrain?
Don
it started out as a fiberglass full height body that adams chopped and put on a rod shoppe out of new york frame. all the mill work was done by reid. lots of neat stuff like airpline style window winders. dissapearing electric antenna 327 365 corvette motor with 3 2's anodizing by custom anodizing which was owned by crane cams. interior by pompano trim. candy apple red paint. custom machined wheels. got pissed at it after it was put together. the paint kept printing anytime you put anything on it. previously i had sold a 33 two door sedan to a gent named randy rainey. called him up and he bought it. had to do something with all the esss i had milled into the car so he changed the name to superduece. i understand he had some legal problems and he sold the car to someone named marshall last seen at the daytona swap meet about 25 years ago. would love to get pix of the car in its original state and anybody knowing the whereabouts of it now.
Thanks for that info. Bill (Gastrick on here) has a vast picture collection and he may be able to dig out those he mentioned. Sounds like a really sharp car, and if it ended up here in Florida I may have seen it. We have been going to Daytona since about 82. I don't remember a Deuce with lots of esses on it though, but my memory lets me down sometimes. :)
Don
thanks everyone for any help you can give me. Bill if you have a chance please keep looking for any pix Mike
Mike, I answered your personal message. In the next couple of days I will go thru a large box of old pics. I'm hoping the pics I took of your '32 at Pigeon Forge are in it, I will let you know if I find them.
Mike
Hey samsonized
Was the car featured in magazines, i seem to recall seeing it in street rodder. ill try to look through some of my stash this weekend. maybe ill get lucky. Don
After digging thru a lot of old photos, I think I have found a couple of pics of the Deuce in question. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any of the entire car, only 3 pictures, 2 of the engine and 1 of the interior. I hope this is the right car!
Mike
Mike...that sure looks like the car! Thanks for sharing
I live in central Fl. Have been rodding for yrs. Have not seen the car in last 10 yrs. for sure.