Ford V8 Pickup 1932

The Model B pickup body, the 82-B steel-top cab and type 78 box, on the 106 in V8 commercial chassis of 1932. Under the hood, the 221 cu in flathead V8: 5.5:1, a Detroit Lubricator downdraft, 65 bhp at 3400 rpm and about 130 lb-ft. Three-speed (2.82/1.60/1.00) on a 4.11 axle, transverse leaf springs front and rear with Houdaille lever shocks, 12 in mechanical drums, 18 in wire wheels on 5.25-18 tyres, about 2476 lb. The physics are written from 1932 Ford figures.

The cab is period: gloss black dash, engine-turned cluster with working needles, tan leather. Duolamp tail lamps, and an ahooga horn whose release tail is played by a small Custom Shaders Patch script (without CSP the horn just stops). The skins: the worn sign-written truck as it was modelled, and six clean 1932 Ford colours with black fenders.

What’s new in 1.2

• The flathead V8 under the hood: the model’s four-cylinder replaced by a new 1932 221, with the water pumps in the heads, generator and fan on top, crab distributor, downdraft carburettor and log manifolds.
• Headlights light the road with Custom Shaders Patch (warm 1932 beams), and both bulbs glow alike.
• The Ford oval badge and logo.

1.1 rebuilt the radiator cap to the real 1932 part, added a fourth level of detail and made the main model 24 % lighter with no visible change.

This car is open to anybody who wants to improve it: its SVN repository on SourceForge holds the installable car folder. Work directly in the KN5 model and the data files.