F A C T S & F I G U R E S
Robert Head
Littleton, Colorado
1932 Ford highboy coupe
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | '32 / ASC framerails |
| Wheelbase | 106" |
| Modifications | Model A front X-member, '34 rear X-member & '37 center X-member |
| Chassis plumbing | steel |
| Rearend / Ratio | 8" Ford / 3.55:1 |
| Rear suspension | '36 Ford radius rods, POSIES (Hummelstown, PA) transverse spring |
| Rear brakes | drum |
| Front suspension | dropped I-beam, POSIES spring, split 'bones |
| Front brakes | '59 Buick drum |
| Master cylinder | GM |
| Steering box | '50 Ford F-1 pickup |
| Front wheel make, size | Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA), 15x5 |
| Rear wheel make, size | Wheel Vintiques, 15x6 |
| Front tire make, size | Firestone, 5.60-15 |
| Rear tire make, size | Firestone, 8.20-15 |
| Gas tank | '32 Ford |
| ENGINE |
| Make | '50 Ford |
| Displacement | 239ci |
| Cooling fan | electric |
| Radiator | Walker Radiator Works (Memphis, TN) |
| Alternator | GM |
| Heads | Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) |
| Manifold / Induction | Edelbrock, Stromberg 48s (2) |
| Ignition / Wires | PerTronix (San Dimas, CA) / 8mm |
| Headers | Red's Headers (Thousand Palms, CA) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers | aluminized / Smithy's |
| Other engine facts | assembled by Chuck Schutter (Lakewood, CO) |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | Ford C4 |
| Converter | Flat-O Products Inc. (Salem, OR) Flat-o-Matic |
| Shifter | column |
| Trans mods | Golden West Auto (Denver, CO) |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | five-window / steel |
| Body manufacturer | Ford |
| Body mods | chopped 2 1/2", radiused door & trunk openings |
| Hood | Ford |
| Grille shell | Brookville Roadster (Brookville, OH) |
| Bodywork | Don Coleman & Dave Landeck |
| Paint type / Color | PPG (Pittsburgh, PA) / black |
| Painter | Dave Landeck |
| Graphics | M. Young |
| Headlights / Taillights | Guide / '48 Ford |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | stock |
| Insert / Gauges | owner-fabricated / Classic Instruments (Boyne City, MI) |
| Wiring | owner, E Z Wiring (Bunnell, FL) |
| Steering wheel | '40 Ford |
| Steering column | '40 Ford |
| Interior mirror | stock |
| Seats | Glide Engineering (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) |
| Upholsterer | Sew Fine Upholstery (Littleton, CO) |
| Material / Color | vinyl / red |
| Carpet | red |
| Seatbelts | Juliano's Hot Rod Parts (Vernon, CT) |