​​Spruce Deuce

   This particular car is a genuine one-of-a-kind 1932 Ford Sportsman roadster.  It was entirely hand crafted by its original owner, Max Lundquest, with the assistance of friends and relatives.
 
   Max, a resident of Pittsburg, Kansas, had worked as a woodworker for about 40 years when he undertook the construction of this unique woodie roadster, and had been making structural wood for '32, '33 and '34 Fords for over a decade, with most of his work going into street rods.  He liked the '48 Ford Sportsman convertible, and thought the same idea would be great on a “Deuce” roadster.  So, he hired artist Rick Gimlin of Pittsburg to make a picture of what such a car would look like.

   With his hopes confirmed by the artwork, Max set about combining his knowledge of the latest in wood technology with his expertise of old-fashioned hand craftsmanship to build what he nicknamed “The Spruce Deuce.”

​   Here is a summary of the vehicle's key features, materials and construction processes:

• Floor is 3/4” plywood, covered completely with fiberglass.  Dash is solid walnut and maple.

• Body panels are ribbon-grain mahogany, finished in boat-grade urethane.
• Max developed plywood templates for the body sections from large paper drawings, then traced them onto hard maple and bandsawed their rough curved shapes.  He did all final shaping by hand with hand-planes, spokeshaves and chisels.
• All fiberglass parts (cowl, fenders, radiator shell) are from Gibbon.
• Heinzman Street Rods of Phillips, Nebraska, built the chassis, which features small-block Chevy engine, automatic transmission, four-bar front and rear suspension.

   The car was completed in late 1988 or early 1989.