Spuds Garage is honored to document and offer this
historic example selected as 1 of "The Most Significant 32
Ford Hot Rods" for the 75th Anniversary of the 1932 Ford
(1932-2007). During and leading up to this Historic event
presented by Ford Motor Company, several prominent hot-rod
historians, serious automotive enthusiasts and
journalist's joined together to document, proudly revisit
& present their part of Hot Rod history, encapsulating these
cars forever. With that said, the History of the "Jackman
Brothers Deuce Sport Coupe" is best told by those who
lived it and wrote about it...
"Jackman Brothers Sport
Coupe"
"The Model B-50 Sport Coupe is one of the rarest of 32
Fords. Based on the 5-window coupe, a fixed soft top
replaced the rear quarter windows and steel roof
structure. only 2,911 were produced and the body style was
dropped in 1933. Thus not many became hot rods.
An exceptional
exception belonged to Tom and Harry Jackman of El Cajon,
California. Their father, Tom Sr., had been involved with
cars since the 20's and owned oval track race cars for
many years. He got the boys started when they were 10 and
11 years old. After "some old junkers" their father bought
them this car for $75. With instructions to "do the job
right and stick to it", they tore the car down to
the last bolt and reassembled it three times. They felt
building the car taught them "patience, thoroughness and
the ability to be meticulous," as they wrote on the spec
sheet of the show entry. Their work was rewarded when they
won the Sweepstakes trophy at the San Diego Custom Car
Show in 1959. They were then 16 and 17 years old.
The car appeared in Hot Rod Magazine twice, August of
1959 when it was black, and again in 1962. In its final
form everything but the body and engine was chrome plated
including the frame. Scalloped and pinstriped clear Plexiglass floorboards showed off the chromed
transmission and detailed chassis components. The engine
was a 312 c.i. 1957 Thunderbird Y-block with Isky cam and Edelbrock dual quad manifold.
Individual chrome headers extended all the way to the rear
bumper. Candy Wild Cherry paint and silver tuck and roll
contrasted the white padded top and running boards. Chrome
wheels and '50 Merc hubcaps were sometimes
replaced by polished smoothed Halibrands.
Ironically, the Sport Coupe won dozens of awards intended
for roadsters."
Credit: Show Display
"When we first spoke with Harry Jackman over a year
ago, the whereabouts of the Sport Coupe were unknown, but
the significance of Tom, Harry and their friend's hot
rodding that Deuce more than 40 years ago was very clear.
In early 2006, Hot Rod Hotline, through its extensive
website coverage and contacts, located the body of Harry
and Tom's car in Kansas. Pete Mustain had purchased it,
now mounted on a different chassis, with plans to build a
hot rod. In an unusual but terrific turn of events, Pete's
plans have brought the Jackman body full circle - back to
a
look similar to its first Hot Rod Magazine appearance.
When Harry was unsuccessful in his attempts to buy
back the original body, he approached the event organizers
to see if we would be willing to exhibit (along with the
originally bodied car) a recreation of the 1962 version.
With the support of Pete Mustain, the consent of the
Selection Panel and about eight months to go, Harry and
his friends went to work.
Hot rodding has always been about the experience of
creating your dream car. In the case of the Jackman Sport
Coupe, the '62 Hot Rod Magazine is Harry's dream car, and
the 59 Hot Rod Magazine version is Pete Mustain's. Both
men and their circle of friends have made outstanding
efforts to have these cars here. The "75" organizers are
honored to present this pair of Deuces."Credit: Greg Sharp and Larry Erickson
In closing and once again we are honored to offer you this
piece of Automotive History. Perfect for the meticulous
automotive enthusiast and/or serious collector, you will
have plenty to talk about. Loaded with provenance and
complete historic documentation, you will not be
disappointed in your selection of this very rare one of
2,911 Sport Coupe. Over 150 photos and 2 HD videos are
available for your viewing pleasure. What else can we say,
we welcome your serious inquiry and potential interest.... |
