United Pacific`s New Deuce Coupe

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BY NOW, MOST HOT RODDERS HAVE HEARD THAT WE HAVE
ANOTHER “NEW” STEEL 1932 FORD COUPE BODY AVAILABLE
TO US, THIS TIME OF THE 5-WINDOW COUPE VARIETY.
United Pacific’s
New Deuce Coupe
PHOTOS: PAUL MARTINEZ AND UNITED PACIFIC
WORDS: PAUL MARTINEZ
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United Pacific’s New Deuce Coupe
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United Pacific’s New Deuce Coupe
The steel tubing cage is the shipping crate for every
new body leaving the Long Beach, California facility.
B
y now, most hot rodders have heard
that we have another “new” steel
1932 Ford coupe body available to
us, this time of the 5-window coupe
variety. United Pacific Industries, Inc.
is located in Long Beach, California (adjacent to
the Long Beach airport runway) and is far from
a new player on the block. In fact, they began
manufacturing products for the truck industry
in 1984 and now have more than 3,000 products
including LED lighting and specialty restoration
items for classic cars, classic trucks, muscle cars
and hot rods.
In 2013 they introduced their new ’32
five-window reproduction body shells which
were built from original Ford blueprints and are
officially licensed by Ford. Beginning with steel
which is of equal or greater thickness than the
original, every panel is stamped on handcrafted
permanent dies which ensures every detail
is preserved. The 100% accurate-to-original
stamped pieces are then assembled on a body jig
which is periodically checked against a perfect,
unmolested original body to assure a perfect
fit. The completely assembled bodies are then
coated in EDP (Electro Deposit Primer) both
inside and out preventing the potential buildup
of rust.
Every coupe is stock height with no chop
available and includes doors which are hinged
and latched, deck lid hinged as a trunk, all
garnish moldings and a complete and installed
CNC machined hardwood inner structure. As
far as options go, you have your choice of two:
1. Original open insert roof or a steel filled roof.
2. With a cowl vent or without.
The firewall and dash are sold separately.
Another plus for the hot rodder or restorer
is every body component can be purchased
separately if you are in need of replacement
panels for your original Henry Ford five-window
project. In fact, it takes 123 pieces to make the
United Pacific coupe, just like the original.
So thanks to United Pacific owner Major Lin
and project manager David Odegard the 1932
Ford five-window coupe will have an extended
life beyond the 51,794 original units which rolled
off the assembly line in 1932.
MSRP: $20,999
Major Lin, owner of United Pacific
commissioned Roy Brizio to build
the official UPAC company car….
which turned out to be another
great looking hot rod.
The UPAC ’32 firewall is a reproduction of the stock firewall
and is available with or without pre-punched stock holes.
All bodies are EDP coated to
prevent rust inside and out.
Here is one of three pristine
original bodies which were used
to make the stamping molds. The
blue jig is dialed in to the original
body dimensions and then used
to assemble the new bodies.
Quality ash hardwood is used for
all of the wood interior structure.
Shown is the top wood assembly.
Website: 1932.uapac.com
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United Pacific’s New Deuce Coupe
The process takes about one week from start to finish.
A look at the interior of the body jig.
Take a look at the new quarter and
the stock body…an exact match.
Stock door (L) and the new door.
This is the beginning of the new body with
the floor and cowl in place on the body jig.
The body is available in
four configurations with
this one being exactly
as the original with the
open roof and cowl vent.
New Deuce coupes ready for their new homes.
The boxes in the foreground are the start of the pieces for a new body.
Every piece of bracing that was
produced in 1932 is included in
the body assembly and can also
be purchased as individual parts if
you are resurrecting a stock body.
Stacks of freshly stamped floors await a
place in a new body or in your original
Henry Ford project. It sure would save hours
of time trying to patch a rusted stock floor.
Aisle 1932, the place where dreams begin.
Every piece of each new body is stored in
this area of the massive warehouse which
includes over 20,000 unique products.
Look at that beautiful
new floor…no rust, no
holes and will rivet right
into your stock ’32 5/W.
Body 001 was sold to Vic Edelbrock, Jr. and built
by Roy Brizio. It too was on display at SEMA 2013.
This body includes
the steel filled roof
and filled cowl vent.
J
ust as we were going to
press United Pacific informed
Rodding USA the company
would begin producing officially
licensed 1932 Ford truck bodies in
2016. Prior to the launch of the new
body UPAC will begin offering the
following components which will be
available in July/Aug, 2015:
Grille Shell
The official public debut of the finished body was the 2013 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
The officially licensed product was displayed in the Ford Motor Company display.
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Rear Fender
Door
1932-34 truck doors
1932 & 33/34 truck rear fenders
1932 truck grille shell
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