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1929 FORD HIGHBOY COUPE

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In these days of "street rods" it is almost hard to remember when "hot rods" ruled.  What has
become the norm at car shows and parades are wannabe recreations with fancy paint and pretty billet bling that approximate, but are not really, hot rods.  Most of these imposters run the ubiquitous puny 350 engines, mass-produced in Mexico - what people call "crate" motors. These Pep Boys box blocks seldom produce enough horsepower to spin the tires in a mud puddle.  If you are a street rod buyer, you won't want to look at this car any further.  But, if you think street rods are lame, then pay attention!
 

This car ain't no stinking street rod.  It is a solid - built to run hard - hot rod.  A blown bad boy bowtie small block makes enough ponies to stand this coupe up on its hind legs, but it cruises at freeway speeds like a cat taking a nap.  The best parts of two Model A Fords were stuck together to make this rod, and it rides on a custom fabricated tubular chrome moly frame sturdy enough to take the torque of a dyno tuned 550 horsepower motor without turning into a pretzel.

The body is almost flawless (remember, this is a hot rod (not a street rod) and the black paint is about eight miles deep.

The interior is a rich burgundy womb with very comfortable leather bucket seats that encourage riders to wear the competition harnesses in preparation for what used to be called the E Ticket Ride.

Let's get to the serious business: This Ford gets its motivation from a 355 CID Chevy 4 bolt main block running a gnarly roller cam, huffed by a 6-71 GMC blower, with deep breathing aluminum Brodix 2.02 heads, dual 600 cfm Holley carburetors, hot Mallory ignition, Jet Hot coated headers and Borla exhaust.

The polished and detailed TH350 bandbox has been fitted with a rev optimizing shift kit and high stall converter to get the maximum thrust advantage to the big meats in the caboose.

The Mickey Thompson Sportsman tires are absolutely necessary for traction when the go pedal hits the floorboard.

A Ford 9 inch PosiTraction rear end keeps the parallel black stripes even and neat and street friendly gears permit 75 mph freeway driving at way below the redline on the tach.

Chrome plated four bar suspension, Alden coil over suspension, rear drum and front disk brakes make this rod a dream to handle on the road and it stops without a bad attitude.

Despite the remarkable, eye-popping performance of this machine, the efficient custom aluminum radiator dissipates all the heat the motor produces.

Even in the Las Vegas summer heat the temperature gauge reads comfortably below 200 degrees.

Even at idle, this coupe gets your blood pulsing if you love the look and feel of a real hot rod.

A lot of cars built to be this strong shake like a pit bull passing a bone, but this car is a credit to its builder. It runs smoothly in traffic, gets instant revs when the throttle is tweaked, and won't embarrass you when the ET slip prints out at the strip.

Much to the surprise of people who get into the chopped coupe the first time, it has lots of room inside and the three way adjustable seats allow anyone to get the right fit.  The doors fit tight, the windows and other glass are in great shape, the dashboard and instruments are in first class condition, and the little rod even has a bodacious stereo system if the music of a finely tuned, huffed, motor isn't music to your ears.

It has produced 7000 miles of smiles so far, and it still looks as fresh as it did when it was built about 7 years ago.

This 1929 Ford is in Las Vegas, Nevada.

$39,500 USD
 

Terry Prater
Greyhawk InterMotive
Las Vegas, Nevada
Ph 1-702-451-2431
Fax 1-702-451-2567
Email
 

20 Dec 06