Hot Rods are just cool. They are origin point of automotive tuner culture in the U.S. and as a result have an attraction across many demographics and ages among car people. They look cool, are fun to drive, and attract attention no matter where you drive them. They are also easy to maintain, with a parts supply that is almost never-ending. Currently listed on AutoHunter is a prime example of these cars, a 1932 Ford Custom Roadster located in Palm Beach, Florida. This 1960s-style Ford roadster is said to have been built by Art Engle and is powered by a dual four-barrel 283ci V-8 mated to a four-speed Saginaw T-10 manual transmission. Finished in House of Kolor Solar Gold Metallic with a Pearl White Sid Chavers Bop Top over a white and gold marine-grade vinyl interior, it is offered by the selling dealer with a magazine article, display board, and clear title.
This car has been featured in Motor Trend, Hot Rod, Street Rodder, Street and Muscle magazine, and Goodguys Goodtimes Gazette. In Street Rodder, it was in the list of Top 100 vehicles for 2013 — high praise indeed.
The exterior of this 1932 Ford Custom Roadster is exactly what you want in a hot rod: a great vintage hue using House of Kolor Solar Gold Metallic paint, which appears to have been done extremely well. The car has great gaps and looks to be in amazing condition, especially for a build from 2013. When a car holds up as well over time and still looks great, you know it was well-built. In fact, except for the paint, this Ford was completed by Art Engle himself over a period of three years, and was inspired by two of his favorite hot rods: the ’32 Ford in “American Graffiti” and the ’34 Ford in “The California Kid.”
The interior is as good as the body, using white and gold marine-grade vinyl upholstery. It has an adjustable memory foam bench seat, floor-mounted Hurst manual shifter, Goolsby pedals, Forever Sharp steering wheel, and a full set of Stewart-Warner gauges.
Up front is a 283ci V-8 that was sourced from a 1960 Corvette. It features a pair of Edelbrock 500cfm four-barrel carburetors, Winters Foundry intake manifold, Lokar throttle, “double-hump” heads, custom-ground Isky cam, 1.7 roller rockers, aluminum five-quart oil pan, and Lakester stainless steel headers. With this kind of engine work, this is definitely not a case of all show and no go. We bet this car is fast!
The underside looks just as good as the rest of this car and is absolutely pristine based on the photos provided. The roadster has a reinforced custom chassis and Currie nine-inch Ford locker rear end with 3.25 gears. It also features ’37 Ford spindles, four-inch drop front I-beam suspension, So-Cal Speed Shop front leaf springs, Pete and Jake’s adjustable rear coil-overs, Wilwood power front disc brakes, and a MagnaFlow 2.5-inch nickel-plated dual exhaust system with removable cutouts.
Art’s 1932 Ford is the essence of what makes hot rods as cool as they are. It has been lovingly built using the very best of parts.
If this 1932 Ford Custom Roadster has captured your attention, then there is nothing left for you other than to place a bid. You will get an amazing hot rod for considerably less than it cost to build, as similar builds never seems to recoup the money spent. As the auction for this AutoHunter Spotlight ends on Friday, April 17, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. (PDT), you better bid if ya dig, Daddy-O!
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