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1932 Ford Five-Window Highboy Coupe - Have You Seen Me?

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

1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe Front Left View
1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe Pedals
While Fred's car ran swing... 
   
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1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe Pedals
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.
1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
Look at the rear of the chassis-no,... 
   
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1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
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.
1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
The trunk is well finished... 
   
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1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
The trunk is well finished and does sport a custom aluminum gas tank.
1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
A Moon four-port fuel block... 
   
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1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
A Moon four-port fuel block is used with the obligatory red fuel lines and Moon fuel gauge.
1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe
1932 Ford Five Window Highboy Coupe

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