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{{Infobox automobile
| image        = 1932 Ford Model B 55 Standard Tudor Sedan CXXXX7.jpg
| caption      = 1932 Ford Model B Standard Tudor 2-door sedan
| name         = 1932 Ford Model B
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| production   = 1932–1934
| predecessor  = [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Ford Model A]]
| successor    = [[Ford Model 48]]
| class        = [[Full-size Ford]]
| platform     = 
| body_style   = 2-door [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]]<br />2-door [[coupe]]<br />2-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] <br /> 4-door sedan<br />2-door [[Cabriolet (automobile)|cabriolet]]<br />4-door [[phaeton body|phaeton]]<br />[[Pickup truck|Pickup]]
| engine       = {{convert|201|cuin|L|1|abbr=on}}  [[Ford Model A engine|L-head-I4]] (Model B)<br /> {{convert|221|cuin|L|1|abbr=on}} [[Ford flathead V8 engine|"Flathead" V8]] (Models 18 and 40)
| transmission = 3-speed [[Non-synchronous transmission|sliding-mesh]] [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| wheelbase    = 1932: {{convert|2692|mm|in|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}}<br />1933: {{convert|2845|mm|in|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}}<br />1934: {{convert|2845|mm|in|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}}
| layout       = [[FR layout]]
| length       = 
| width        = 
| height       = 
| assembly     = see list below
| weight       = 
| aka          = 
| related      = [[Ford Model Y]]<br />[[Ford Köln]]<br />[[Ford Rheinland]]<br />[[GAZ-M1]]
| designer     = [[Edsel Ford]]
}}

The term '''1932 Ford''' may refer to three models of automobile produced by [[Ford Motors]] between 1932 and 1934: the '''Model&nbsp;B''', the '''Model&nbsp;18''', and the '''Model&nbsp;40'''. These succeeded the [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Model&nbsp;A]]. The Model B had an updated four-cylinder engine and was available from 1932 to 1934. The Model 18 was the first Ford fitted with the [[Ford flathead V8 engine|flathead V-8]], and it was available in the Model 40 too in 1933 and 1934. The company also replaced the [[Ford Model AA|Model AA]] truck with the '''Model BB''', available with either the four- or eight-cylinder engine.

The three car models were replaced by the streamlined [[Ford Model 48|Model 48]] in 1935.

== Technical ==
Rather than just updating the [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Model&nbsp;A]], Ford launched a completely new vehicle for 1932. The V8 was marketed as the Model&nbsp;18 in its initial year, but was commonly known as the Ford V‑8. It had the new [[Ford flathead V8 engine|flathead V8]] engine. The Model&nbsp;18 was the first low-priced, mass-marketed car to have a V8 engine -- an important milestone in [[Automotive industry in the United States|the American automotive industry]]. The {{cvt|221|cuin|L|1}} V8 was rated at {{convert|65|hp|kW PS|0}}, but power increased significantly with improvements to the carburetor and ignition in succeeding years. The V8 was more popular than the four-cylinder, which was essentially a variant of the Model&nbsp;A engine with improvements to balancing and lubrication.

The Model B was derived with as few technical changes as possible to keep cost low. It was virtually indistinguishable from the V-8, aside from the engine and the badging on the hub caps and headlamp support bar (later: grille). Its intention was to be a price leader, and, as it offered more than the popular Model A, this should have been a winning formula. In fact, the newer and only slightly more expensive V-8 stole the show, and made the Model B obsolete. The V8 engine was previously exclusive to [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] products, which, in 1932, switched to V12 engines only.

Although there was a certain visual similarity with the predecessor [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Model&nbsp;A]], the car was of new design. While the Model&nbsp;A had a simple frame with two straight longitudinal members, the new car received a longer wheelbase, along with an outward curved, double-dropped chassis. In both models, the fuel tank was relocated from the cowl, as it was in the Model&nbsp;A and late Model&nbsp;T (where the back of the tank formed the dashboard), to the lower rear of the car, as is typical in modern vehicles. This required Ford to include an engine-driven fuel pump, rather than rely on gravity feed. While the V8 was developed from scratch, the B had an improved four-cylinder Model&nbsp;A engine of {{cvt|201|cid|L|1}} [[Engine displacement|displacement]] producing {{cvt|50|hp|kW PS}}.

Design of this vehicle was supervised by then-Ford president [[Edsel Ford]], but the creation of the Flathead V8 power plant was mostly under the supervision of [[Henry Ford]].

==1932==
[[File:1932-Ford-V8.jpg|thumb|left|1932 Ford V8 Standard Tudor Model 18 with optional color-keyed wheels, white wall tires, and side mounts]]

When Ford introduced the Model A in late 1927, there were several competitors also offering four-cylinder cars, among them [[Chevrolet]], [[Dodge]], [[Durant Motors|Durant]], and [[Willys]]. That changed within a few years, soon leaving the new Plymouth the sole major make in the Ford's price class with a four.

Although sharing a common platform, Model&nbsp;Bs and Model&nbsp;18s came not only in Standard and Deluxe trim, they were available in a large variety of body styles. Some of them, such as the commercial cars described below, were only available as Standards, and a few other came only in Deluxe trim. There were two-door [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]], two-door cabriolet, four-door phaeton, two and four-door sedans, four-door "woodie" station wagon, two-door convertible sedan, panel and [[Sedan delivery|sedan deliveries]], five-window [[coupe]], a sport coupe (stationary softtop), the three-window Deluxe Coupe, and pickup. The wooden panels were manufactured at the [[Ford Iron Mountain Plant]] in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Michigan Upper Peninsula]] from Ford owned lumber. One of the more well known and popular models was the two-door Victoria, which was largely designed by [[Edsel Ford]]. It was a smaller version of the Lincoln Victoria coupe, built on the [[Lincoln K-series#1932|Lincoln K-series]] chassis with a V8 engine; by 1933 Lincoln no longer used a V8 and only offered the V12, with the V8 now exclusive to Ford branded vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lincoln Series KA Victoria coupe|url=http://www.desertclassics.com/Linc32KAcp.html|website=Desert Classics|access-date=28 March 2017}}</ref>

Prices ranged from [[United States dollar|US$]]495{{sfn|Gauld|1974|p=694}} for the roadster, $490 for the coupés, and $650 for the convertible sedan. Production totals numbered from 12,597 for the roadster to 124,101 for the two-door sedan. Ford sold 298,647 V8-powered 18s in 1932,{{sfn|Gauld|1974|p=694}} and except for the fact Ford could not keep up with V8 demand, the essentially identical four-cylinder B would have been a sales disaster: dealers switched customers to them from the V8, and even then sold only 133,539,{{sfn|Gauld|1974|p=694}} in part because the V8 cost just US$10 more.{{sfn|Gauld|1974|p=694}}

The B was discontinued because buyers disliked four-cylinder models in general, and because of the huge success of the V8, not for being an inferior car. In fact, it persisted a little longer in Europe, where in many countries the tax system heavily favored smaller-displacement engines.

All 1932 Fords—V8-8s and Model Bs—came with black fenders, wire wheels, and a rear-mounted spare wheel (side mounted on cars equipped with a [[trunk (automobile)#Tailgate|tail gate]]). Options included single or twin side mounts, luggage rack, clock, interior and exterior mirrors, and choice of leather or (for closed cars) broadcloth interior material. Paints were [[Pyroxylin]] (nitrocellulose) [[lacquer]].{{sfn|Woudenberg|1976|p=43}}

[[File:1932 Ford B 400 Sedan Transformable pic3.JPG|thumb|1932 Ford B 400]]
One special type was the flathead V8-engined B400, of which only 842 were made.<ref name=Bonhams288>{{citation |url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25077/lot/288/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180624082018/https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25077/lot/288/ | archive-date = 2018-06-24 | title = Lot 288: 1932 Ford Model B 400 Convertible Sedan | work = Den Hartogh Sale| publisher = Bonhams |type=auction catalogue | location= [[Hillegom]] | date = 2018-06-23 }}</ref> This was a two-door [[cabrio coach]], a convertible coupe with fixed side window frames. Most of them were exported for overseas markets or ambassador use. Since sales were poor, it was soon discontinued, becoming the rarest of 1932 Fords. The B400 bodystyle was replaced by a more expensive full convertible.<ref name=Bonhams288/>

===Standard and Deluxe trim===
The B shared frame, bodies, and even most of the trim with the eight-cylinder car. The only technical difference was the use of the slightly reworked Model A engine, thus the designation B. Most body styles were available as Standard or Deluxe variants with either engine as an option. Customers could get a Deluxe 1932 Model B as a roadster, phaeton, Tudor, or Fordor, as well as the Deluxe-only three-window coupé.{{sfn|Gunnell|2003|p=}}{{page needed|date=January 2024}}<!--needs publication year & page-->

Standard trim meant black front window frame, black wire wheels (color optional), black horn (chrome-plated optional), single tail light (second optional), painted dash, position lights integrated in the [[head lamp]]s (Deluxe cowl lamps optional), and less expensive interiors.

==1933==
[[File:1933 Ford Model B 5 window Coupe.jpg|thumb|1933 Ford Model B Standard 5 Window Coupe. This car has incorrect wheels. Painted window frame indicates a Standard. Twin chromed horns and cowl lamps were a popular option for Standard models, included on  Deluxes.]]

When the Model 40 and the new B were introduced February 9, 1933, revisions of the car were substantial, especially considering how important the 1932 change had been.  For its second year, the wheelbase was stretched, from 106&nbsp;in (2692&nbsp;mm) to 112&nbsp;in (2845&nbsp;mm) on a new crossmember frame.  The grille was revised, gaining a pointed forward slope at the bottom which resembled either a [[spade]], a [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] [[shield]], or possibly the 1932 [[Packard Light Eight]] in general outline anyway.  Both the grille and hood louvers curved down and forward.  The overall design and grille were inspired by the English Ford Model Y.  Streamlining was further accentuated by the new hood which now covered the cowl, giving an impression of more length.  In addition, there were more rounded and skirted fenders and new, elegantly bowed bumpers.  Headlamp support bars were no longer in use, and there were new wire wheels. The cars got a new dashboard with instruments set in an oval insert in front of the driver. There was a glove box on the passenger side. Closed Deluxe models received heavy [[DI-NOC]] (PVC) woodgraining{{Efn|DiNoc was a widely used photographic method of applying wood imitation on metal surfaces.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}}} on dash and window frames, and there were deeper seat cushions.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

There were 10 body styles (14 if standard and Deluxe trim levels are counted separately). Now, all were available for V-8s and the Model B, which thus got Deluxe models, too. Convertible Coupes and Victoria came in Deluxe trim only, and the most expensive<!--Contradicted by the $650 convertible above--> car in the line,  the "woody", as a Standard only. It cost US$590 with the four-cylinder engine.{{sfn|Kimes|1996|pp=573–600}}

The cars gained about 3 percent in weight, compensated for with more powerful engines, as on the V-8 with its 15 percent increase in power.{{sfn|Woudenberg|1976|p=43}}<!--Did the 201 get a boost, too? If so, how much?-->

==="Model C"===
Power from the V8 rose to 75&nbsp;hp (56&nbsp;kW) with a revised ignition system.{{clarify|date=June 2013}}<!--I'd expect this to need higher compression--> The four-cylinder engine continued unchanged, but was referred to (by some) as the Model&nbsp;C, though Ford never referred to its "Improved Four-Cylinder engine" as a "Model&nbsp;C" engine. There is some dispute over this; some sources say it was a common misconception due to the introduction of a larger counterbalanced crankshaft during the Model&nbsp;B engine production, and the letter "C" casting mark on most, but not all, of the Model&nbsp;B heads.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} On the other side, this integrally counterweighted crankshaft was first introduced for truck engines only. When they proved superior concerning smoothness and longevity, they were introduced for worldwide four cylinder production. Together with the fact that there were huge quantities of "B" code engines in stock that needed to be used up, this explains why there are "B" and "C" coded engines in some model years.{{sfn|Woudenberg|1976|p=119}} As Canadian-built cars used the prefix "C" on their identification plates, there is another source for errors. Model Bs start with prefix "AB", V-8s with "18-1".{{sfn|Kimes|1996|pp=573–600}} (Model&nbsp;A [[part number]] suffix was ‑A, Police Special High Compression head part number suffix was ‑b, and there was a fairly large letter "B" casting mark about the center of the head.)

==1934==

The 1934 Ford (the Model&nbsp;40B) was not as substantial a [[model year]] change as the previous two years had been. Noticeable changes included a flatter grille with a wider surround and fewer bars, straight hood louvers, two handles on each side of the hood, smaller head lights and cowl lamps, and a reworked logo. The bare metal dash insert was replaced by painted steel.{{sfn|Kimes|1996|pp=573–600}}

V‑8 output was again increased, this time to 85&nbsp;hp (63&nbsp;kW), and the [[Straight-4|four-cylinder]] Model&nbsp;B engine was in its last year, as was the Victoria body style; nevertheless, there were fourteen body options, the Tudor being top-seller.{{sfn|Gauld|1974|p=694}} The standard three-window coupe was deleted.{{sfn|Kimes|1996|pp=573–600}}

Deluxes had [[Pin striping|pinstriping]], again twin (chromed) horns, and twin back lights.{{sfn|Kimes|1996|pp=573–600}} Inside, they got more elaborate wood graining.

The 1934 Ford V-8 is well-known for having been the vehicle in which the notorious Depression-era bandits [[Bonnie and Clyde|Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] were ambushed and killed.{{sfn|Milner|2003|p=135}} Barrow preferred to steal the powerful Ford V-8, and was driving a 1934 sedan on May 23, 1934, when a heavily armed law enforcement posse opened fire and riddled the pair with bullets and buckshot in [[Bienville Parish]], Louisiana.
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File:1934 Ford Model 40 (23285375560).jpg|left|1934 Ford Model 40
File:Bonnie Clyde Car.jpg|left|1934 Ford in which [[Bonnie and Clyde]] were ambushed and killed
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===1934 Model 40 Special Speedster===
[[File:Edsel Ford's Model 40 Special Speedster.jpg|thumb|200px|Edsel Ford's Model 40 Special Speedster]]

Edsel Ford commissioned Ford's chief designer, E.T. "Bob" Gregorie to design and supervise the construction of a personal sports car based on a style of period sports car Mr. Ford had seen in Europe. A special two seat roadster was built from aluminum and installed with a flathead V8 engine. Only one was built and is currently at the Ford House museum.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edsel Ford's 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster|url=http://www.fordhouse.org/experience/edsel-fords-1934-special-speedster/the-story|website=Edsel and Eleanor Ford House|access-date=28 March 2017|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501190347/http://www.fordhouse.org/experience/edsel-fords-1934-special-speedster/the-story|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Hot-rod variants==
[[File:'32 Ford Model B V8 (Auto classique Bellepros Vaudreuil-Dorion '11).JPG|thumb|left|1932 Ford De Luxe Coupe V8 riding on modern low-profile wide wheels]]
[[File:32Ford32Window.jpg|alt=1932 Ford 3 Window Custom|thumb|1932 Ford 3 Window Custom with chopped top]]
The 1932–1934 Fords are extremely popular with [[hot rod]]ders. During the period after WWII, Model&nbsp;Bs and 18s were favored. This continued into the 1960s on a large scale. Today, the roadster and coupe are the most sought-after body styles, making unmodified examples rare.  Since the 1970s, 1932 bodies and frames have been reproduced either in fiberglass or lately in steel, which has increased the number of cars being created or restored, typically as hot rods. These are often very expensive, and a typical show-quality car may sell for $60,000 or more.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
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[[File:32tudorred.jpg|alt=1932 Ford Tudor Sedan Hot Rod with Big Block Ford Engine |thumb|1932 Ford Tudor Sedan Hot Rod with Big Block Ford Engine ]]


===Deuce coupe===
{{For|the [[Twyla Tharp]] ballet routine|Deuce Coupe}}
A '''deuce coupe''' (''deuce'' indicating the year "2" in 1932) is a 1932 Ford coupe. The Model 18 coupe with its more powerful [[V8 engine]] was more popular than the [[Four-cylinder engine|four-cylinder]] Model B coupe. In the 1940s, the Model 18 was plentiful and cheap enough for young men to buy, becoming the basis for an ideal hot rod. Customizers would strip surplus weight off and "[[Engine tuning|hop up]]" the engine for power - a metaphor drawing from one's behavior becoming more raucous when "hopped up" on beer. These "hot rods" came in two body styles, the more common [[Hot rod#Language|5-window]] and the rarer [[suicide door]] [[Hot rod#Language|3-window]]. The iconic stature of the 1932-vintage Ford in hot rodding inspired [[The Beach Boys]] to write their hit 1963 song "[[Little Deuce Coupe (song)|Little Deuce Coupe]]", which also was the name of the [[Little Deuce Coupe|album it appeared on]]. The deuce coupe was also featured prominently in the 1973 hit film ''[[American Graffiti]]''. The car is also famously referenced in the 1973 [[Bruce Springsteen]] song, "[[Blinded by the Light]]", made popular by [[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]] in 1977.

Typical of builds from before World War Two were '35 Ford [[wire-spoke wheels]].{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=18}} Immediately postwar, most hot rods changed from [[Brake|mechanical]] to [[Hydraulic brake|hydraulic ("juice") brakes]] and from bulb to [[sealed-beam headlight]]s.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|pp=18, 20}} The "gow job"{{clarify|What is a "gow job"?|date=June 2021}} morphed into the "hot rod" in the early to middle 1950s.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=16}} The mid-1950s and early 1960s custom deuce was typically fenderless and steeply chopped, and almost all Ford (or Mercury, with the {{convert|239|cid|cc|abbr=on}} flathead, introduced in 1939).{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=20}} A [[Halibrand]] [[Differential (mechanical device)|quick-change rearend]] was also typical, and an [[Edelbrock]] [[intake manifold]] or Harman and Collins [[ignition magneto]] would not be uncommon.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|pp=17–18}} Reproduction spindles, brake drums, and backing based on the 1937s remain available today.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=}} Aftermarket "flatty" (flathead) [[cylinder head]]s were available from Barney Navarro,{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=20|loc=caption}} [[Edelbrock|Vic Edelbrock]], and [[Offenhauser]]. The first intake manifold Edelbrock sold was a "slingshot" design for the flathead V8.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=20|loc=caption}}  Front suspension [[hairpin]]s were adapted from [[sprint car]]s, such as the [[Kurtis Kraft]]s.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|pp=24,26|loc=caption}} The first Jimmy [[Supercharging|supercharger]] on a V8 may have been by Navarro in 1950.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=26|loc=caption}}

Brookville Roadster was one of the first companies to reproduce car bodies in steel.{{sfn|Shelton|2017|p=28}}

====''Little Deuce Coupe''====
[[File:Little Deuce Coupe.jpg|thumb|right|The "little deuce coupe" that appeared on the cover of [[the Beach Boys]]' album ''[[Little Deuce Coupe]]'' (1963)]]

The picture featured on the front cover of the Beach Boys' 1963 album ''[[Little Deuce Coupe]]'' was supplied by ''[[Hot Rod (magazine)|Hot Rod]]'' magazine, and features the body (with his head cropped in the photo) of the car's owner Clarence 'Chili' Catallo and his own customized three-window 1932 Ford coupe.<ref name="little deuce coupe">Dave Wallace, [https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrxp-1203-chili-catallo-1932-ford-three-window-little-deuce-coupe/ "Little Deuce Coupe"], ''[[Hot Rod (magazine)|Hot Rod]]''. October 19, 2012. ''(Retrieved 2021-01-18.)''</ref>

Catallo had bought the car in 1956 for $75 in [[Michigan]] when he was 15 years old. He [[Custom car#Language|chopped]] and [[Hot rod#Language|channelled]]{{citation needed|date=January 2018|reason=chopped is clear; cite the channelling, because ''NYT'' isn't reliable on this}} the car to lower the top by {{convert|6|in|mm|abbr=on}},<ref name=Roy>{{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Rex |title=Surfers Met Rodders, and a Genre Was Born |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/automobiles/collectibles/30DEUCE.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=18 January 2024 |date=27 August 2009}}</ref> then replaced the stock [[Ford flathead V8 engine|Ford flathead V8]] (as in the song) with a newer, more powerful [[Overhead valve|OHV]] [[Oldsmobile V8 engine|Oldsmobile Rocket V8]]. Much of the original customizing work, including the stacked headlights (from a later [[Chrysler 300 letter series|1960 Chrysler 300H]]), side trim, and grille, was done by Mike and Larry Alexander in the [[Detroit]] suburb of [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

After Catallo moved to Southern California, additional work, including the chopped top, was done in 1960–61 at Kustom City, [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]]' North Hollywood auto customizing shop.<ref name="little deuce coupe"/> This led to the magazine cover and two years later, the shot was featured as the cover for The Beach Boys' fourth album.<ref name="little deuce coupe"/> Catallo sold the coupe a few years later but, urged by his son Curt, was able to buy it back in the late 1990s for $40,000. The car had since been additionally modified but was restored by Catallo with many of the original parts, so it is again nearly identical to the famous photo. In 2000, the hot rod won the "People's Choice" award at the [[Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance]].<ref name=Roy/>

===Modern hot rods===
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[[File:Ford Roadster 1932.jpg|thumb|1932 Ford Roadster]]
Most newly built hot rods use fiberglass or more expensive, newly minted, steel bodies. The classic 1932 Ford lines are closely reproduced with new bodies. Because the 1932 Ford is extremely popular with hot rodders, unmodified versions are becoming rare. Although distinctly different in appearance, 1933 and '34 Fords are also popular starting points for hot rod construction, and are also available as reproductions.
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====Gallery====

<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:NASC Springnationals-Drayton Manor.jpg|[[Hot rod#Language|Hiboy]] Deuce, with [[Chopping and channeling#Chopping|chopped top]], drag headers, and [[tunnel ram]] [[intake manifold]] (with [[Hot rod#Language|dual quad]] carburetors), and aftermarket dropped axle and [[disc brake]]s, based on 1932 Model 18 or B three-window coupe
File:'33 Ford Model B Streetrod (Auto classique).JPG|[[Street rod (car)|Street rod]] with chopped top, based on 1933 Model 40 or B three window coupe
File:1934 Ford Deluxe Fordor.jpg|Somewhat milder tuned street rod without chopped top, based on 1934 Model 40B or B Fordor, claimed a Deluxe. The usual mixing parts in this genre avoids clear identification
File:1934 Ford Model B.jpg|1934 Model 40B or B three window coupe, built in the 1950s hot rod tradition with 1930s style steel wheels and rows of hood louvres
File:ZZTopEliminator.jpg|"[[The Eliminator (ZZ Top)|Eliminator]]" coupe, based on a 1933 Ford and built for [[ZZ Top]] guitarist [[Billy Gibbons]]
File:34ford.jpg|1934 Ford 5 Window Custom
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==Production==
{{see also|List of Ford factories}}
[[File:LongBeachFord.jpg|thumb|right|Model A chassis assembly, Ford [[Long Beach Assembly]], April 21, 1930]]

There were no specific plants for the Model B. It rolled side by side with the V-8 off the line. In 1932, Ford Motor Company had 32 plants in the US, one in Canada, seven in Europe (one for [[Fordson]] [[tractor]] production only), four in Central and South America, and one each in Turkey, Japan and Australia.{{sfn|Darwin|1986|p=39}}{{sfn|Woudenberg|1976|p=29}} Vehicles were manufactured at the Ford [[River Rouge Plant]], then sent to the various assembly locations in "[[knock-down kit]]s" by railroad, where they were locally assembled and sold.{{sfn|Ford|Crowther|1922|pp=81, 167|loc=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_4K82efXzn10C/page/n87]}}

===United States===
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*[[Atlanta|Atlanta (Georgia)]]
*[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo (New York)]]
*[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte (North Carolina)]] 
*[[Chester (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Chicago|Chicago (Illinois)]]
*[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati (Ohio)]]
*[[Cleveland|Cleveland (Ohio)]]
*[[Columbus (Ohio)]]
*[[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn (Michigan)]]
*[[Denver|Denver (Colorado)]]
*[[Des Moines|Des Moines (Iowa)]]
*[[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater (New Jersey)]] 
*[[Houston|Houston (Texas)]]
*[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis (Indiana)]]
*[[Jacksonville (Florida)]]
*[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City (Missouri)]]
*[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach (California)]] 
*[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville (Kentucky)]] 
*[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis (Tennessee)]] 
*[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee (Wisconsin)]]
*[[New Orleans|New Orleans (Louisiana)]]
*[[Norfolk (Virginia)]]
*[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City (Oklahoma)]]
*[[Omaha|Omaha (Nebraska)]]
*[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Portland, Oregon|Portland (Oregon)]]
*[[Richmond, California|Richmond (California)]]
*[[St. Louis|St. Louis (Missouri)]] 
*[[Seattle|Seattle (Washington)]]
*[[Somerville (Massachusetts)]]
*[[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul (Minnesota)]]
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===Canada===
*[[Toronto|Toronto (Ontario)]]
*[[Winnipeg|Winnipeg (Manitoba)]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.winnipegrealestatenews.com/publications/real-estate-news/1797 |title=Ford of Canada plant — railway cars brought the parts that were assembled into complete vehicles &#124; Winnipeg Real Estate News |access-date=2019-12-15 |archive-date=2019-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215074024/https://www.winnipegrealestatenews.com/publications/real-estate-news/1797 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Europe===
[[File:1934 Ford Rheinland Karosserie Hebmüller IMG 0949 - Flickr - nemor2.jpg|thumb|right|German built [[Ford Rheinland]] sedan with formal coachwork by [[Hebmüller]] (1934)]]

*[[Amsterdam]] (Netherlands)
*[[Antwerp]] (Belgium)
*[[Asnières-sur-Seine]] (France)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://amicaleasnieres.e-monsite.com/pages/historique-de-l-usine-d-asnieres.html |website=Amicale des Anciens d'Asnières |title=Historique de l'usine d'Asnières |language=fr |date=November 19, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603011725/http://amicaleasnieres.e-monsite.com/pages/historique-de-l-usine-d-asnieres.html |archive-date=June 3, 2016 }}</ref>
*[[Barcelona]] (Spain)
*[[Cologne]] (Germany)
*[[Copenhagen]] (Denmark)
*[[Dagenham]] (United Kingdom)
*[[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorky]] (Soviet Union)

Like the previous [[GAZ-A|GAZ A]] ([[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Ford A]] based), a heavily modified version of the 1934 Ford Model B 40A was also produced by [[GAZ]] in [[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorky]] as the [[GAZ-M1|M1]] model. Available only to high-ranking officials, the military, and various institutions, it served as the basis for the [[BA-20]] military vehicle. In Germany a four-cylinder variation of the Model B with a somewhat more streamlined back end was produced called the [[Ford Rheinland|Rheinland]]. The Ford V8 was also made by Ford in Britain in the 1930s. It was conservatively re-styled and relaunched as the post-war [[Ford Pilot]] which came with two V8 engine options.

===Mexico, Central and South America===
*[[Buenos Aires]] (Argentina)
*[[Mexico City]] (Mexico)
*[[Santiago]] (Chile)
*[[São Bernardo do Campo]] (Brazil)

===Asia and Oceania===
*[[Istanbul]] (Turkey)
*[[Yokohama]] (Japan)
*[[Shanghai]] (China)
*[[Geelong]]  (Australia)

=={{anchor|BB}} Model BB trucks==

As with the previous model A, there were heavier commercial vehicles. They were available with either the venerable four or the more powerful V-8. The four cylinder truck got the designation "BB", following a practice started with the "[[Ford Model TT|TT]]" and "[[Ford Model AA|AA]]" trucks.

The BB had longer wheelbases of 131.5 or 157 in. (3340 or 3988&nbsp;mm),{{sfn|Woudenberg|1976|p=37}} a reinforced frame, heavy duty transmissions and axles, and bigger wheels. Wire wheels were standard on the light duty cars, the heavier got steel wheels (some of them dual on the rear axle). There was a separate catalogue offering popular body styles, rolling chassis or chassis and cab. Many local coachbuilders offered their coachwork to customers in need of more specific solutions. During the [[Great Depression|Depression]], also ambulances, hearses, or fire trucks found their way<!--From where?--> to budget-minded communities and organizations.

Other than with the Model B automobiles, BB designated four as well as eight cylinder trucks. V-8 was strictly an option, even for heavy trucks. The bulk of these vehicles came with four cylinder engines.

These trucks are easily mistaken{{why|date=June 2019}} for B or V-8 commercial cars built on the passenger car chassis. [[Sedan delivery|Sedan deliveries]], pickups, and station wagons were the best remembered of these. They had elongated bodies and stiffer springs, and were generally shown in the commercial car catalogue, even if the wagon was the most expensive body style{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} available on the passenger car chassis.

<gallery widths="200" heights="160px">
File:Dorothea Lange atop automobile in California (restored).jpg|[[Dorothea Lange]] on a 1933 Model 40 (V-8) station wagon. The B is similar; the only outside differences are lack of the V-8 emblem on grille and hub caps. Considered a commercial car, it came in standard guise only.
File:1933 Ford 830 Model 46 pic1.JPG|1933 Ford Model 46 (V-8) half ton pick up truck (1933). The BB is similar; the only outside difference is lack of the V-8 emblem on the headlamp support bar.
File:1934 Ford Model BB 157 Truck JET563.jpg|1934 Ford Model BB pick up truck.
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
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===Works cited===
* {{cite book |last1=Darwin |first1=Norm |title=The History of Ford in Australia |date=1986 |publisher=Eddie Ford Publications |isbn=978-0-9592287-2-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txJeNwAACAAJ}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ford |first1=Henry |last2=Crowther |first2=Samuel |title=My Life and Work |date=1922 |publisher=Doubleday, Page |isbn=9781774413968 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4K82efXzn10C |access-date=18 January 2024}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Gauld |first1=Graham |editor1-last=Northey |editor1-first=Tom |title=The Ford Motor Company |journal=World of Automobiles |date=1974 |volume=6 |pages=681–700 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Gunnell |first1=John |title=Standard Catalog of Light-Duty Ford Trucks 1905-2002 |date=7 March 2003 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=978-0-87349-411-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmdduQEACAAJ |access-date=18 January 2024}}
* {{cite book |last1=Kimes |first1=Beverly R. |editor1-first=Henry A. |editor1-last=Clark |title=The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1945 |year=1996 |publisher=Kraus Publications |isbn=0873414780}}
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfLXGwAACAAJ |page=135 |title=The Lives and Times of Bonnie & Clyde |isbn=9780809325528 |last1=Milner |first1=E. R. |date=July 2003 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Shelton |first1=Chris|title=Then, Now, and Forever |journal=Hot Rod |date=March 2017 |publisher=Motor Trend Group, LLC |issn=0018-6031}}
* {{cite book |last1=Woudenberg |first1=Paul R |editor1-last=Murray |editor1-first=Spencer |title=Ford in the Thirties |date=1976 |publisher=Petersen Pub. Co |isbn=978-0822706441}}

===General references===
* Brinkley, Douglas. ''Wheels For The World: Henry Ford, His Company And A Century Of Progress''.<!--publisher, place, & year...?-->
* Burness, Tad: ''American Car Spotter's Guide, 1920–39''; Motorbooks International, {{ISBN|0-87938-026-8}}
* Consumer's Guide (editor): ''Encyclopedia of American Cars from 1930'', Publications International (1993), {{ISBN|0-7853-0175-5}}
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=93327 |title=Generations: Ford Model T to Crown Victoria |work=[[Edmunds.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406212929/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId%3D93327 |archive-date=2009-04-06 |url-status=dead }}
* George H. Dammann: ''Illustrated History of Ford'', Crestline Publishing Co., Sarasota FL (1970),{{ISBN|0-912612-02-9}} 
* Heasley, Jerry: ''The Production Figure Book For U.S. Cars''; Motorbooks International (1977) {{ISBN|0-87938-042-X}}
* {{cite book|title=100 Years of Ford|first1=David |last1=Lewis|isbn=0-7853-7988-6|publisher=Publications International|year=2005|pages=81–89}}
* {{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Ray |title=Henry's Lady: An Illustrated History of the Model A Ford, The Ford Rd Series |date=1975 |publisher=The Evergreen Press |location=Oceanside, California |isbn=0-913056-03-0 |volume=2}}
* Ray Miller: ''The V-Eight Affair: An Illustrated History of the Pre-War Ford V-8''; Vol. 3, The Ford Rd Series, The Evergreen Press, Oceanside, California (1972), {{ISBN|0913056022}}; {{ISBN|978-0913056028}}, Hardcover
* Naul, G. Marshall (editor) and Zavitz, R. Parry: ''The Specification Book For U.S. Cars 1930–1969''; Motorbooks International (1980) {{ISBN|0-87938-068-3}} 
* Olyslager, Piet: ''American Cars of the 1930s'' The Olyslager Auto Library (1971; reprinted 1977), {{ISBN|0 7232 1266 X}}

==External links==
{{Commons category multi|Ford Model B|Ford Model 40|Ford Model 18}}
*[http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/1934-ford-model-b-carsguide-car-of-the-week-16608 Ford Model&nbsp;B – Carsguide Car of the Week]
*[http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1932-ford-models-b-and-18.htm 1932 Ford Models B and 18 – Howstuffworks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807060002/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1932-ford-models-b-and-18.htm |date=2011-08-07}}
*{{HAER |survey=AR-61 |id=ar0133 |title=1932 Ford Model B Pick-Up, Greenwood, Sebastian County, AR |dwgs=4}}
*{{HAER |survey=CA-2327 |id=ca4306 |title=1932 Ford V-8 Roadster, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA |dwgs=2 |link=no}}

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