1932 Ford `Euroliner`

The Euroliner started life as a 1932 Ford three-window coupe from Brookville. Inspired by the ’31 Bentley Blue Train that raced against locomotives in France in the 1930s, the Euroliner may be based on a Deuce, but the cowl and roof header were widened, the windows made parallel, the rear of the roof was cut off and moved, with a pointed boat tail bringing up the rear.

Back in 1963, The Beach Boys famously sang about a “Little Deuce Coupe,” a recording that went platinum. But Posies Rods and Customs sings in steel. So its Euroliner started life as a three-window coupe body from Brookville Roadster, a company known for its exacting 1928 to 1932 Ford metal reproductions. All of Brookville’s bodies are made of the same-gauge steel as the original Ford body, and all parts are totally interchangeable with the genuine article. From there, the body was heavily modified to emulate 1930s European coach-built coupes.

Under a Posies custom-fabricated air cleaner power comes from a Ford SVO 302 assembled by Posies; the exhaust system features Hushpower glasspack mufflers. The cooling system begins with a Walker radiator housed in a chopped 1932 Ford grille shell, and circulates coolant thanks to a Ford Performance aluminum water pump. An aluminum gas tank capable of holding 22 gallons feeds the 302-inch Ford V-8, and a TREMEC five-speed transmission connected to a Posies driveshaft handles manual shift gear changes.

The rear of the body was ‘cabbed’ by using a single panel that enclosed the rear of the body that carried on with the same three beads theme as the firewall. Rear corner panels were formed to meet the side and rear panels. The stock 1932 Ford bodyline was carried through the corner panels across the rear panel. Lower rear filler, floor panels, and driveshaft tunnel were fabricated and welded to the body.

In the words of Bentley Motors: “There are few cars that embody the glamour, speed, and power of the prewar Bentley era better than the ‘Blue Train’ Bentley Speed Six.”