The Missing Speedster (UPDATE II Special Sports)

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Last week we wrote about the Red Speedster made by Edsel Ford and Bob Gregorie. This picture probably was taken on the day it was finished. Edsel, sits - hardly visible - behind the wheel of the Speedster while Bob is in the midget car. This Speedster was the second of three prototypes made by Edsel and Bob. The first was a boattail body (edsel.com) on a ’32 chassis. After it was sold the new owner badly damaged the car in an accident. A few years ago this number one Speedster was discovered in a Connecticut bodyshop where the body had been customized with ’35 Chevrolet fenders. It is now being restored (Edmunds.com). Bob Gregorie and Edsel Ford built a third Speedster on the 1935 Ford prototype chassis. It had a ‘35 Ford V8 car radiator/grill, a ‘34 roadster cowl and rear fenders. It had right hand drive and the four-seater body was made by the panel beaters at the Tri-motor hanger. The prototype was planned as a sports car for Ford US, but Henry Ford put a stop to that idea. The blue prints were taken to England where the Jensen Brothers began build the first Jensen-Fords from the idea. Edsel gave the third Speedster to Gregorie who kept it for a time, then sold it. The prototype was last seen in California in 1952. Last Sunday number two Speedster was sold by RM at an amazing US$ 1.760.000 ! This now makes us wonder if the third prototype ever will be found. (photo collection Hugh Nutting) (RB)

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