Quickie Vicky

The staff of HOT ROD spent an awful lot of time in the vintage drag car building at the ’12 Grand National Roadster Show. One-of-a-kind, original racers with drag racing pedigrees shared the room with a few select restorations. Even among bright orange Willys gassers, historic Pontiacs, and an Opel Kadette that looked surprisingly like a miniature Chevelle, this gleaming ’32 Ford Vicky stood out immediately. There was something familiar about that odd, updraft induction system, and as evidenced by the plaque in front of the car, a very similar setup was featured in HOT ROD in 1961. We had leafed through that Jan. ’61 issue a few months earlier, and there was no mistaking that this was the same car—or at the least a faithful re-creation.

Photo Gallery: 1932 Ford Tudor – Quickie Vicky – Hot Rod Magazine