Ford Coupe

Deuce coupe is a slang term used to refer to the 1932 Ford coupe, derived from the year "2" of manufacture. In the 1940s, the '32 Ford became an ideal hot rod. Rodders would strip weight off this readily available car and "hop up" or customize the engine. They came in two body styles, the more common 5-window and rarer suicide door 3-window. The mid-1950s and early 1960s custom Deuce was typically fenderless and steeply chopped, and almost all Ford flatty, introduced in 1939.

When Ford introduced the Model A in late 1927, there were several competitors also offering four cylinder cars, among them Chevrolet, Dodge, Durant, or Willys. There were two-door roadster, two-door cabriolet, four-door phaeton, two-door and four-door sedans, four-door 'woodie" station wagon, two-door convertible sedan, panel and sedan deliveries, five-window coupe, a sport coupe, the three-window Deluxe Coupe, and pickup.

The three-window 1932 Ford Coupe—known amongst hot rod enthusiasts as "the lil' deuce coupe". Catallo replaced the original stock Ford engine with a newer Oldsmobile V-8, chopped and channelled to lower the top by 6 inches (15 cm). Catallo sold the coupe a few years later but, urged by his son Curt. The car had since been additionally modified but was restored by Catallo with many of the original part.