Joe Kugel's 1932 Ford Roadster "MyWay"
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Jay drives this classic roadster from Kugel Komponents that received an Outstanding Engineering Award at the Grand National Roadster Show and lives up to the praise it has earned!
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I like this guy. Id like to see more of his projects. Since he is a suspension guy. He also had an answer for every question Jay had. AND THE UNDERCARRAIGE IS IMMACULATE
THE UNDERCARRAIGE IS BREATHTAKING!
You beat me to it! Absolutely immaculate!
Would love the see the dad come on. Sounded like Jay wanted to meet him.
In retrospect, it was a wonderful commercial.
"And your wife's still talking to ya'?".
This isn't exactly a project, it's a business.
OMG! There must be $5K just in ARP 12-point fasteners. BEAUTIFUL!!!
Beautiful, over-the-top engineering, and Joe seems like one hell of a nice guy who is humble. He's all about the engineering, not about himself.
I thought the engineering was spot on or just right for the car.
Kugel has been around forever...Í remember seeing articles along with full page adds back in Hot Rod, Car Craft etc. for their Jag suspension retrofit to everything ....nice to here his dad is still engaged and doing well!
@@donnajones1603 Totally agree. I remember those ads too! And really good to hear the old man is still enjoying the business!
The Ideal Duece Roadster! Joe was a fantastic guest. He even "thanks" Jay and say's "it was an honor." I'm so glad it went up on the lift. Magnificent Undercarriage Joe!
I can’t understand why they didn’t do that at the event, yet pass judgement of “Best engineered” . The proof is in the pudding, and that undercarriage is sweet !
I have a Dearborn Deuce with hideaway convertible soft top, power side windows with doors that are 3.5' longer, including a Heidts IFS with a 9" Ford rear with coil over shocks.
I'm with you! Nice to see him throw it on the lift, remarkable workmanship!
Who doesn't love a 32 Ford... One of the loveliest car designs ever.
Can't go wrong with a Deuce! There are a lot of amazing examples and this is right up there with the best.
Not chopping it up like that tho eff that.
although i am a die hard chevy guy its nice to see a ford engine in the 32 . why is the block in this build a windsor. just look across the river. both foundry and engine plant located there. worked at GM St. Catharines foundry engine plant complex 34 years now called propulsion plant, guess where thats going.
@@Jason.cbr1000rrthis is the best thing. No chopping needed. It's great we an start from scratch.
A rolling chassis from this man for $25K is worth every penny if your restomoding a 32.
Excellent episode Jay. One the average enthusiast can relate to. Cheers 🇨🇦
If you have a new chassis and a new body and a new engine are you restoring one or reproducing one? I'm asking not judging.
@@ruk2023-- no we have a couple old classics but a 32 Ford can handle only so much power before its uncontrollable, uncomfortable and scary even if you do the known suspension upgrades but this chassis seems very stiff, strong and handles like a vette really. Any V8 with a decent trans would perform nicely on that chassis.
My opinion only.
Its got a Canadian engine block...😮
Exactly. You're complete for about $50K... That's outstanding...
@@ruk2023-- It's gotten to the point where it's viewed as a criminal act to take an original car and make it into a hot rod. So real and useable 32 bodies aren't out there like they used to be and original chassis aren't exactly the best for real horsepower. Classic car groups and forums are now starting to take Hollywood producers and directors to task over the destruction of classic cars for the sake of a stunt scene. Directors want a certain look for a scene not realizing they've just removed a surviving classic from the collectors of the world. I guess my wordy point in all of this: over the last 15-20 years, the sentiment to save what's out there, has grown to what it is now. I remember the 80's as a boy, and the practice then was taking really nice original cars and over restoring them. Today, the sentiment is, if it's survivor with faded and bare paint - leave it alone. Clean it up. Fix what needs fixing. Replace the rubber components, and just enjoy an original car as it was built. So it's a great thing that there are companies offering entire frames and bodies so one can build hot rods and customs. Sorry for the TL;DR.
One of the few cars I’ve ever seen where the underside/chassis is as much a work of art as the body and interior - fantastic.
Great build.😊
You know you’re seeing something special when Jay is that impressive with it.
Not sure if it was editing l, but Jay didn't talk a lot during the drive. You could tell he was really enjoying this car. I bet the car is much more impressive in person and Jay is sort of falling over himself with this car. I've noticed Jay likes craftsmanship and this car is that with subdued styling.
At 6:38 he mentions Mike Curtis made the steering wheel from Curtis Speed. I thought that name sounded familiar. And looked him up. Mike was a fabricator for Boyd Coddington and was featured on American Hotrod and was fired because he was using company equipment to design with Chip Foose. I always liked Mike and thought he was good at what he did. Glad to see he's still doing what he does best.
Well done to the builder and thanks to Jay for making sure he'll never run out of orders for his family's products. The attention is well deserved.
Half-way through and this is already one of my favorite episodes! An amazing car, and the best Car channel ever 👍Jay is a national treasure.
Man. My ultimate car, done ultimately. Full-fendered '32 roadster, sweet stance, great engine choice...Perfect.
Thanks, Joe, Jay, and crew for showing off an amazing hot rod! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
What an honor it would be to build a car that Jay would want to drive and showcase on his show. Car show trophies don't quite compare
That fact that it looks huge by itself, but is actually a small car on the road. Very cool build.
In traffic next to that Dodge p/u really gives the dimensional perspective & scale of this stunning build. Perfect in every way, not least the gorgeous hue. Henry'd be proud, or at least stylemaster Edsel would.
I've got the giggle grins 😂. Jay and Joe are so chill talking about this incredible car! Thank you both.❤
So cool ,I'm glad you put it on the lift. The undercarriage is amazing.
So nice to hear the man put a Ford engine in a '32 Ford... This car is Stunning!!
Glad it wasn't another LS
Exactly!
It's nice to see Jay reach out to the street rod community again. I recall back over 30 years ago when Joe's Dad Jerry first started to market Kugel Komponents in a big way in La Habra. I was working in a vintage and hot rod parts shop in BC Canada. I was young but my boss told us that Jerry Kugel was already a bit of a legend in the hobby and signed up our little shop to start offering Kugel's parts on reputation alone. I've seen the business and the family flourish since then. True hot rod legends, all of the family now. They build awesome stuff and I recommend looking up their Bonneville accomplishments. Jay should feature The cars Jerry and family run.
Jay is a living encyclopaedia of automobiles. No one can match his legacy.
Preach, brother!!! 💙
Scotty Kilmer
Except he's 50 years late learning about the Clevor...
The colors of the body and interior go so friggin well together - magnificent! 😮
Add the design of the body and you get a beautiful vehicle.
And the underside is indeed just as impressive! My goodness... 😌
Very 2020, I'm afraid it will look very dated after a few years.
I think it so cool when all the updating goes into the drivability of the car and not trying to improve on an already perfect body style. And that he kept it full fendered is perfect. That chassis is a work of art. You can't do any better advertising for your business than that. He definitely put in a lot of time on the details of this car. I could spend as much time looking at this from the bottom side as the top. Great episode Jay.
Super nice car. Jay treats everyone with such respect--
That has to be perhaps the best sounding exhaust note I've heard. The car it self is beyond impressive. Great work.
I don't know a lot about cars but this is gorgeous. This is art. You can see the love.
What I really like about that '32 is the sound. it's not just another LS with a blower or turbo charger. It's got the old school rich burble to it combined with the manual transmission it sounds great going thru the gears without being obnoxious. I remember back in the 1970"s people started building street rods with Corvair front suspensions adapted to the '32 frame and using Jag or Corvette independent rear setups but that was before companies were building conversion kits so it was all one off stuff, some worked better than others.
That is the nicest 32 ford I've ever seen as an engineer. I am a purist, I prefer to restore cars to factory but this beauty looks like a lowered 1932. The engine is incredible , looks and fits perfect in this automobile. The view from the underside reminds me of work I used to see at NASA which was all 3 D modeled in Solid Works. With 550+ houses it going to fly to the moon . Love it . Thanks Jay...
The tires are ugly as all hell. That's what ruins it.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar And opinions are like (_!_) holes, every one has one!!!! Some are better not seen or heard.....
@@1963-Ford-Galaxie Which one's are typically seen? Who is actively viewing (_!_) holes?
The tires ARE ugly as hell, there's no denying that when you compare it to a bias ply tire from the 1930s. One looks like expired gravel design tread and the other has art deco zigzags, ribbon design on the tire wall, and occasionally offers a white wall. Some opinions aren't heard ever because a certain group that loves the past, loves to ruin the past and take away those precious things some people like to treat as vehicles, not projects.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar I've read 100 positive comments. You sure do march to a different drum. Good for you. That hot rod sure would handle good on '30s bias plies.
@@moyadapne968 why not, I've seen bias plys handle 100-130 fine depending on the model. I'm just saying you all are so caught up on the Model T and Model A and Ford Model B and Ford V8 that you never see anything in the era, only in the hotrod image. You're missing everything, every fantastic 1920s sedan design, every company, every stylized model only the crem-del-la-crem (probably not the right spelling) rich got to view, all the variety and how it all fit into the world around it. Did you know the 1930s was known for its metallic car trend, it was the new thing in the late 1920s. There's also a video I've watched countless times to discover more on everything and its a color home film from 1937. I found a few from 1930-36 but they love showing flowers and their children more than anything else so I don't get very far.
Finally a car worth drooling over after awhile. What a classy build! Congratulations
This guy was a great guest! Nice and well spoken, well mannered and easy going. What a great, understated build but still so exciting!
Look just how stable that car was. They weren't bouning around, they weren't jarring up and down. You can tell the suspension really is dialed in.
I LOVE that it's all Ford! Excellent work!
Literally a dream car
Доброго времени суток Папа!!! Огромное спасибо всей вашей команде!!! За шикарные обзоры!!! Классный Форд, жаль что дорожный просвет очень маленький!!! Да в минус 40 в салоне будут замерзать стекла, а так огонь 🔥 Форд!!! Спасибо большое, за такой шикарный Форд!!! ❤
The most beautiful 32 I've ever seen... inside, underneath & out!! What a hell of a build 👏
Yeah the thing looks shinier underneath. It's crazy how clean it is.
Sweet ride, even the chassis and frame are immaculate, so clean. You can see why it got an engineering award, all the way through. And the color, though newish, is waaaay cool.
This is one of my all-time favorite hot rods. Almost a "sleeper" in that it so elegatly understated. Perfect!
Wow, I'm normally a highboy fan but those fenders look great, really emphasize the low down look, great job Joe.
I'm sure Jay knew about KugelKomponents for years, they are a well respected company and have been around for years.
Beautiful and well engineered! Not done halfway
What a magnificent automobile! And it's endearing to see the owner/builder smiling as he watches Jay discover and appreciate all the subtle nuances in and around the car. A great episode.
Love the fact that this roadster had a built engine and not a crate one.
Also the undercarriage is really a thing of beauty.
Great video Jay, thanks
Ford with a Ford engine instead of the standard Chevy option...
I really enjoyed this episode, especially being a '32 Ford roadster owner from across the pond. Mine is a traditional style using many parts from SoCal Speedshop, Buick finned drums with Wilwood disc brakes inside, chrome front dropped ax!e, Ford 9" rear axle , SBChevy & B&M th350 automatic Paintwork is gloss black, interior almost the same shade of red leather as Joe's. It's the first time I've seen one with fully independent suspension on all four corners. The workmanship is outstanding and congratulations to Joe and all involved with the build on the award at AMBR. Thanks for sharing from the UK 👍.
Glad to see Jay so impressed with that underside of the car. I mean WOW!! That car should have won some awards.
And it's a driver. Might not be a daily but to be able to hit some nice roads on weekends in such a beautiful car is what it's all about. Not trailering your car to car shows only.
This was my favorite style, as a kid. Many cool customs out there to enjoy. This style needs to make a comeback...
Gorgeous! I hope we get a chance to meet his father at some point too!
Man, that is clean, simple, and elegant.
I am going to be 93 in July and I love your 1932 Ford- almost as old as I am! I am still in love with cars. My Dad took us to NY in a Graham Page in about 1939.
JAY LENO ROCKS! Love his channel! =)
Thanks for sharing Jay. Huge fan of you and 32 Fords. Cheers from Sarnia Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
The shadows under that man's eyes tells a story of many sleepless nights to get that extra level of perfection
FANTASTIC episode. Great builder, great car.
"Probably one of the most finish cars we've ever tested"
Jay didn't tell his horn story this time but Jay tested the horn.
Phenomenal car. Guy definitely can build
This is gorgeous. And anyone that takes that much care and time in a vehicle and to ensure the undercarriage is immaculate is a true car lover. Another amazing video Jay
Well, he is an undercarriage manufacturer. Makes mucho sense he'd showw off his products as well as his skills as a builder. It all works hand-in-hand!
7:01 Jay we all like shine on our vehicles just to different levels, and parts. We love all the vehicles you share with us.
Hello, how are you doing today?
The underneath of this car is absolutely incredible. That is by far the best work I've seen.
THANKS JAY,JOE and his DAD …for doing an AMAZING 🤩🤩AWESOME JOB ❤ IT 💚💚💚
Nothing overstated, very nice clean build! Very nice on the lift as well! This car deserves all the recognition it has gotten and more!
I love watching Jay he's always got an amazing car to show .
Wow! Genuine American craftsmanship at its best❤
Awesome build! I hope Joe gets many years and miles of enjoyment out of it. He seems like a good, down to earth guy.
Jay is such a class act. What a great series, thank you .
I think that might be one of the most beautiful undersides of a car I’ve seen!
Thank you, Mr. Leno for another great and awesome history lesson. The roadster had always been a favorite of mine and this builder truly did justice to it and building it the correct way.🙏🏽
One of the sweetest cars I’ve seen on Jay’s channel for a very long time, congratulations to guys who made this fantastic vehicle 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Has to be one of the nicest 32's I have ever seen. Well done!!
Joe's wardrobe for the shoot with Jay is just as the car presents lmao! The lines of the 30's Fords are just truly magical. No matter the color scheme Joe decided, the lines would speak for themselves. Truly a spectacular build with some modern touches without losing the vintage gangster era charm.
Beautiful car. The 32 is a work of art.
The look of this ‘32 🫡
Stock body, stock fenders. I dont know why anybody changes it. Those lines are just perfect and fit the modern underpinnings so well!
Excellent looking roadster! I've never been a fan of how a lot of them are built. I would definitely own this one. Subtle but solid! ✌️
In a time when the '32 Ford has become almost a cliche, it sure is nice to see one done right. This beauty looks right, sits right, and seems to drive very nicely. The engineering has been done so well that it becomes invisible, which is not easy to do. So often, either the engineering or the looks have to be compromised to work together, and Jay has developed his eye to see what has been done, and knows why it was done. He is such a boon to so many in the industry with his willingness to have them on the show and test their products. His sincere praise is like a "stamp of approval" to all of us in the motoring community. Thank you for showcasing this marvelous machine!
Thank you Jay for this video!!! This is the KOOLEST ROADSTER I've every seen !!! Thank you !!!
32' Ford Roadster one of my all time favorite cars. Very well done Joe.
Glad to see this feature as it was for sure my favorite car at GNRS! Well done!
The chassis and the undercarriage are outstanding the cars is beautiful interiors, gorgeous really humble guy two thumbs up
Wow!!! Completely finished in every detail!!!! Under carriage and finish staggeringly IMMACULATE!! I hope we get to see it with the top so it can be driven anytime and not have to worry about getting caught in a freak weather event. Not everywhere is a California sunny day!!! Extremely enjoyable video!!! Congrats to the owner ,builder!!!
Great achievement, and all the bling underneath! Like the movement on the reverse of a fine watch. Jay is so good at getting all the info
What a fine package. The underside components are strong and well-organized.
Beautiful car... Love everything about it. Nice humble guest! Way to go Joe!!
I always love when he has these kind of builds that he or his team runs across.
Nice guys!
I’m mainly a euro guy, but Kugel always had chassis art displayed at SEMA❤
A perfect Duce in my opinion. Takes me back to my late teen years. And the lack of chrome gives the car class.
Outstanding indeed.
Great car! A lot of pride went into this build, and it shows. Well done.
Sweet ride! Love the front turn signals built into the headlights!
Ya, thought the same. Sweet and cool effect
Terrific rumble. I see Jay wander in the lane but never misses a gear. Ride on.
Oh what an awesome car! The suspension is insane.
That Roadster is stunning 😍!! WowWowWow!!
Fantastic build, really excellent work, CONGRATULATIONS!
Very impressive car and very impressive craftsmanship especially when they put it up on the lift
just had a flash of JL doing an opening monologue when he teased about the A/C and the wife. Miss the good ole days. At least we got this! Thank you. Best car stuff out there
Love the street grab series!
Love it. Beautiful build. Wow almost 600bhp in that little hotrod. She must hustle.
Joes 32 is just stunning, and so well finished, just incredible. 👍👍👍
That’s a badass ride.
It's like he added the soul of a Porsche to a '32 Ford, well done. Thanks Jay for sharing this cool car with us.👍
Wasn't that just the coolest little rod !Thanks Jay
Coolest Hot Rod ever! Truly a dream car! Congrats on a great job Joe Kugel.
A well thought out and executed vehicle. Beautiful! Great Jay showcased such an outstanding car.
These are the car's I like to see Jay show, this is the ultimate resto mod, looks old school cool with complete driveability for a daily, would have been nice to take it up in the canyons, Rj in Oz
Joe has a terrific attitude and plenty of car smarts. He's a great guest and I love his car. It's not easy to impress Jay, but Joe pulled it off in spades.
Jay is a legend