1932 Ford Salesman's Dealer Showroom Manual1933Catalog1934Sign1936Poster Fordson

Description

I can ship this fabulous item to any country outside of the USA or Canada most economically using Priority Mail International from the United States Postal Service.
This is a very scarce 1932 Ford salesman's manual that would have been very helpful when selling the new Ford V8 back in 1932. It is of a vertical format than measures 5 inches wide by 6-3/8" tall. It has a 6 ring loose leaf binder so the pages can be updated throughout the year.
This book contains tabs that divide the sections that cover 11 different topics that include the following:
Number of Pages                  Section Title
2                          Introduction
6                          The Company
7                          The Market
34                          The Product
6                          The Demonstration
2                          Service
1                          The U.C.C. (Universal Credit Company - the Ford finance plan)
36                           Specification (10 body line drawings)
3                           Index
68                           Truck And Commercial Cars (Including Fordson Tractors & 18 body line drawings)
3                           Truck Index
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Total  118  Pages
This gem contains many pages of text and charts, 7 black & white photos and a total of 28 left side line drawings of various car and commercial or truck models. The 7 included black & white photos include the following:
Henry Ford admiring his new Ford flathead V8 engine
A right front view of the new Tudor sedan
Rouge plant factory outside view
A right front view of the new V8 engine
A right side view of the updated 4 cylinder engine
Demonstrating the new car to a couple
A right side view of the English built updated Fordson farm tractor
The 10 left side view line drawings of the various automobile body styles include the following:
Coupe - 3 window
Coupe - 5 windwo
Coupe - Sport
Coupe - Victoria
Cabriolet
Roadster
Phaeton
Sedan - Tudor
Sedan - Fordor
Convertible Sedan
The 15 left side view line drawings of the various closed cab truck or commercial body styles available on the BB truck chassis include the following:
Platform (105" long flatbed)
Platform (136" long flatbed)
Stake Body (on 105" long flatbed)
Stake Body (on 136" long flatbed)
Standard Express Body 102" long
Standard Express Body 132" long
Canopy Express Body 132" long
Heavy Duty Express Body 102" long
Ice Body 102" long
Grain Body 102" long
Stock Body 132" long
Panel Body on 132" wheelbase
Panel Body on 157" wheelbase
Passenger Bus on 157" wheelbase
Passenger Bus on 157" wheelbase
The 3 left side view line drawings of the various closed cab commercial body styles available on the new Ford automobile chassis include the following:
Station Wagon
Pickup
Panel Body
It is interesting to me that no open cab commercial bodies are shown. A pink update page dated July 1932 is included in the Specifications section to update several errors involving the mechanical and available color specifications. Perhaps the open cab commercial vehicles were introduced later in 1932?
The Fordson tractor shown and described is the version built in England or Ireland that was offered after production of the Model F Fordson tractor was discontinued here in the United States sometime in 1928. That later version has a water pump, high tension magneto ignition (instead of the Model T flywheel ignition system), solid cast front wheels, and several other lesser important updates.
As you can see in the third photo of this listing, the front page has been ink stamped with the following:
R. NEWELL ELDER
sales  FORD  service
SO. CHARLESTON, O.
It is interesting that this jewel migrated from Ohio to Montana somehow over the last 89 or so years. The interior pages and 11 dividers are in absolutely pristine unused condition. They show no wear, fingerprints, rips, tears, tatters, folds, writing, notes, discoloration, foxing, or damage of any king. They are sort of a time capsule to look at and I have been extremely careful in doing so and taking the photos you see here.
The very special binder is in very good to almost excellent condition. It really has not damage or wear except for where both of the covers fold or hinge at the binding and at the top of the binding. You can see this minor damage in the second photo of this listing. There are no scratched or stained spots of the front and back covers and the outer corners opposite the binding show not wear damage at all.
This is truly and exceptional piece that I would never sell if I were a 1932 Ford fan. I do have a matching 1932 Lincoln sales manual. I plan to keep that until I sell my 1932 Lincoln Model KA convertible coupe and 1932 Lincoln Model KA Victoria coupe projects.
If you are a fan of the early Ford flathead V8 automobiles and the 1932 Models 18 or B, you might do well to hit the "Buy It Now" button before some other very serious collector does so. Please remember "The bitterness of low quality remains long after the sweetness of low price has been forgotten." Thanks a lot, Bob Woodburn in Bozeman Montana USA      4O6-799-I847
P.S.
I have pristine original "Universal Credit Corporation" ashtray that shows a model of the 1940 Ford flathead V8 engine that I plat to list here soon. It has absolutely no breaks or damage of any kind and the finish is super nice and not corroded at all as is so common on those wonderful old ashtrays.
I also have 3 large 1933 Ford cardboard showroom posters that I misplaced a few years ago. When I find them, I plan to list them here as well.
I also have 2 large 1928 or 1929 Ford Model A cardboard showroom posters in pristine original condition I plan to list here soon as well. One shows a dark green Tudor sedan and the other shows a 1928 or 1929 gray sport coupe.
I also have a 1929 Model A dealer's showroom album I plant list here soon as well. It has several large color plates showing the various passenger car offerings for that year. It also has line drawings of all of the passenger and commercial vehicle offerings for that year.