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1932 Ford Five-Window Highboy Coupe - Have You Seen Me?
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| F A C T S & F I G U R E S | | Jim JardHouston, Texas1932 Ford five-window highboy coupe | | CHASSIS | | Frame | '32 Ford | | Wheelbase | 106" | | Modifications | Model A rear crossmember, tubular center crossmember | | Rearend / Ratio | '48 Ford F-1 open-drive center, '35/36 Ford axlehousings converted to semi-floating axles by Hot Rod Works (Nampa, ID) / 3.54:1 | | Rear suspension | '35/36 Ford radius rods, split & fitted w/ Model A/B ball-&-cup tie-rod ends, fabricated lower tube shock brackets, Model A spring | | Front suspension | stretched '33 to '36 Ford axle, '33/34 wishbone, split & fitted w/ Model A/B ball-&-cup tie rod ends | | Brakes | '40 to '48 Ford non-servo | | Pedal assembly | Ansen, firewall-mounted | | Master cylinder | 1960s GM pickup combination brake/clutch | | Steering box | '48-55 Ford pickup | | Wheel covers | screw-on, spun aluminum discs, Mooneyes (Santa Fe Springs, CA) | | Front wheel make, size | '49-56 Ford pickup, 15x5 | | Rear wheel make, size | '57-&-later Ford pickup, 15x6 | | Front tire make, size | BFGoodrich, 5.90-15, Coker Tire (Chattanooga, TN) | | Rear tire make, size | Inglewood recapped slick, 8.00-15 | | ENGINE | | Make | '56 Chrysler | | Displacement | 354ci | | Machining / Assembly | Jon Marchman | | Pistons | J&E Pistons (Huntington Beach, CA) | | Camshaft | COMP Cams (Memphis, TN) | | Water pump | Chrysler | | Cooling fan | OEM steel | | Radiator | copper/brass, Mattson Radiator (Stanton, CA) | | Generator | 12V w/ tachometer drive | | Valve covers | stock Chrysler Fire Power, chromed | | Manifold / Induction | Cragar 4x2, restored by Bobby Walden, Walden Speed Shop (Pomona, CA) & John Keith | | Ignition / Wires | Scintilla-Vertex magneto / Taylor Vertex (Grandview, MO) | | Exhaust | plated stock manifolds, 2" pipes w/ glasspacked mufflers | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | Borg-Warner T-15 (Ford) | | Clutch | 11" Borg & Beck-style Ford (pickup) | | Shifter | Tremec T-150 shift tower (Jeep) & '39 shift lever | | BODY | | Body style / Material | five-window coupe / steel | | Body manufacturer | FoMoCo | | Body mods | chopped 3", shaved cowl lights | | Hood | handmade four-piece | | Grille | Ford, filled top | | Bodywork | Joe & Jason Kennedy, Kennedy Brothers Bomb Factory (Pomona, CA) | | Painter | Joe Kennedy | | Graphics | Tom Clark | | Taillights | '39 Ford | | Bumpers | rear pushbar | | Other body items | aluminum grille insert, painted by Tom Clark | | INTERIOR | | Dashboard | Ford coupe, chromed | | Insert / Gauges | vintage Stewart Warner Ensign / Sun tachometer, Stewart Warner big-logo mechanical w/ curved glass | | Steering wheel | '46 Ford passenger car | | Steering column | '40-47 Ford pickup | | Seats | British roadster, unknown origins | | Upholsterer | Pomona Auto Upholstery (Pomona, CA) | | Material / Color | vinyl / yellow & white | | Carpet | black nylon loop |  While Fred's car ran swing...  While Fred's car ran swing pedals and a hydraulic clutch (the origin of the parts is up in the air), the Kennedy boys used Ansen swing pedals.  Look at the rear of the chassis-no,...  Look at the rear of the chassis-no, your eyes aren't deceiving you; the car has only one pushbar, and it's a comically long one on the driver side.  The trunk is well finished...  The trunk is well finished and does sport a custom aluminum gas tank.  A Moon four-port fuel block...  A Moon four-port fuel block is used with the obligatory red fuel lines and Moon fuel gauge.
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