Calling All Deuces—Back to Dearborn

1932 Ford

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Ford will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 1932 Ford with aDearborn bash a week before the area’s annual Dream Cruise.

The celebration takes place August 9-12 in Dearborn, and also will fete the flathead V-8. Ford is planning a string of events for the weekend, including a swap meet, a concours d’elegance, a drive-in-movie date night, and a show at Greenfield Villageat the Henry Ford.

Ford’s “Deuce” originally sported a pricetag of $500 and was tagged a “revolutionary automobile.” A cottage hot-rod industry sprung up around it in the Fifties, and today, collector rods and restored coupes command prices well into the six figures.

For more information, Ford is steering fans to www.deuce75.com.

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