It's Nothing to do with Carving - But It's Cool!

This is the famous Doane Spencer Deuce roadster and considered the first hot rod - at least officially. It was born in 1944 out of the imaginations of two classmates at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, Doane Spencer and Jack Dorn. In 1941, Dorn bought a maroon 1932 Ford roadster. He painted it black, filled the grille shell, removed the fenders and running boards, dropped the front axle, installed a stock 1937 Ford flathead V-8, and added a DuVall split windshield. This car has become the definitive answer to what a deuce roadster is.

This little honey is a '32 Deuce owned by Grip-All Jaws user Kathleen Robbins and her husband. We understand he did most of the work but if the Spencer Deuce is the definitive roadster, the definitive Deuce coupe might well look like this. Simple and elegant. However a 350 Chevy moves this one down the road.

It's made exclusively out of hand-formed and laminated Live Oak rubbed with carbon black and India ink and the engine is lubricated with a mixture of boiled linseed oil and beeswax.

Ok, we're kidding about that last bit but it's pretty cool anyway. BTW the Grip-All Jaws Orbital Holding System is a great way to hold say the body of a 4150 Holley carb while one installs a mod kit and drills jets and things like that. Just sayin'.