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Found. Eric Arnette had no idea a 1932 Ford coupe he bought in an Arkansas barn hid a special heritage stretching back to the late 1940s and the very roots of the hot rod movement in California.

For hot rodders, no prewar platform is more sought-after than the 'Deuce Coupe'—Ford's two-door 1932 5-Window phenomenon. Trouble is, after 82 years, getting your mitts on one (much less an example ...