American Hot Rod Foundation

Preserving and Celebrating Hot Rod History

November 2022 Hot Rod of the Month + 2022 Hot Rod of the Year

Congratulations to the winner of the American Hot Rod Foundation Hot Rod of the Month contest for November 2022 AND 2022 HOT ROD OF THE YEAR!

This top-winning entry, a 1932 Ford Roadster, was submitted by Alex Finigan…

Body

  • Highboy

Frame

  • Stock

Wheelbase

  • 106″

Tread

  • FRONT: 55″
  • REAR: 56.7″

Brakes

  • FRONT: ’46 Ford w/Chrome drums & backing plates
  • REAR: ’40 Ford

Tires

  • FRONT: 5:50 x 17 Excelcior
  • REAR: 8:20 x 17 Excelcior

Suspension

  • FRONT: 2.5″ Dropped Deuce beam
  • REAR: ’34 Ford, reversed eye spring

Additional Details

Original Deuce Roadster, built in the ’50s and disassembled in the late ’60s. Body & frame bought in 2017. Filled cowl vent & leaded trunk seams.

3″ chop & posts laid back 15*. Top bows narrowed 2 1/2″. ’32 Packard dash with ’40s SW gauges.

Engine Type

  • 1937 Ford Flathead

Bore & Stroke

  • Bored .125″ & 4″ Stroke

Displacement

  • 255″

Pistons

  • EGGE

Heads

  • Eddie Meyer

Intake

  • Alexander

Carbs

  • Stromberg 97s

Cam

  • Isky 77B

Ignition

  • Stock

Exhaust

  • Cast Fenton Headers

Pipes

  • Handmade

Mufflers

  • Smithys

Clutch

  • 10″ Ford

Flywheel

  • Stock

Shift Linkage

  • Stock

Trans

  • ’39 Ford 3 spd

Transmission Gears

  • Stock

Rear End

  • ’34 Ford

Rear Axle Ratio

  • 3:54

Overdrive

  • None

Rear End

  • Stock Model A

Rear Axle Ratio

  • 3.78
  • 1932 Ford Roadster-Alex Finigan
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_01_front
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_02_rear
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_03_rear 2
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_03_side
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_04_three quarter right front
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_06_three quarter left rear
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_07_three quarter right rear
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_07_three quarter right rear 2
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_07_three quarter right rear 3
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_08_Engine
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_08_Engine 2
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_09_interior
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_09_interior 2
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_09_interior 3
  • Finnigan Alex_AHRF_HROTM_2022_09_interior 4

About the AHRF Hot Rod of the Month Contest

The Hot Rod of the Month Contest is a special opportunity available only to Foundation Members. Active Members have a monthly opportunity to enter a car they own. All Members then have an opportunity to vote monthly for their favorite car. At the end of each calendar year, members of our Advisory Board select one car as the AHRF Hot Rod of the Year!

BECOME A MEMBER FOR IMMEDIATE ACCESS CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OUR FULL WINNERS’ CIRCLE

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