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The titular "little deuce coupe" that appeared on the cover, pictured in 2006. A Deuce Coupe is a 1932 Ford Coupe (deuce being for the year). This was considered by many to be the definitive "hot rod". The Model B had four cylinders and the Model 18 featured the Ford flathead V8 engine when the car was introduced.
The car referred to is the Ford Model 18; the 1932 coupe model was referred to as a "deuce coupe". [5] [6] Brian Wilson commented on the song in the liner notes of the 1990 CD re-release of the original Surfer Girl album: "We loved doing 'Little Deuce Coupe'. It was a good 'shuffle' rhythm, which was not like most of the rhythms of the records ...
It was later released on their 1962 album Surfin' Safari, and appeared again on their 1963 album Little Deuce Coupe. The song is credited for initiating the hot rod music craze of the 1960s. [ 1 ]
In 2021, Dimos and the shop's co-owner, Chris Brosch, purchased a 1932 Ford Roadster, known as a Little Deuce Coupe, which had ties to the Beach Boys music group. They sold the car later that year.
After returning from a six-week tour at the end of August, they completed their next album, Little Deuce Coupe, in short time. [28] The Surfer Girl album followed on September 16 and peaked at number 7 on December 23. [29] Little Deuce Coupe was released on October 7, just three weeks after Surfer Girl. [30]
It was home to the Rock n' Roller Coaster (originally called Timber Topper), Opryland's first thrill ride. Also in Doo Wah Diddy City was the Little Deuce Coupe, a teacups-style ride housed in a geodesic dome. The ride had previously been open-air and called the Disc Jockey.
"Surfer Girl" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1963 album Surfer Girl. Written and sung by Brian Wilson, it was released as a single, backed with "Little Deuce Coupe", on July 22, 1963.
A deuce coupe (deuce indicating the year "2" in 1932) is a 1932 Ford coupe. The Model 18 coupe with its more powerful V8 engine was more popular than the four-cylinder Model B coupe. In the 1940s, the Model 18 was plentiful and cheap enough for young men to buy, becoming the basis for an ideal hot rod.