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286ci Mercury OHV V-8 3 Stromberg Carburetors Estimated 225hp at 5,000 rpm 3-Speed 1940 Ford Manual Transmission with Lincoln-Zephyr cluster I-beam Dropped Front Axle with Tubular Shocks, Single Transverse Semi-Elliptic Leaf Spring Solid Rear Axle with Transverse Semi-Elliptic Leaf Spring and Tubular Hydraulic Shock Absorbers 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes *Historic California hot rod with dry lakes racing history *Featured in period publications including 1952 Hop Up magazine *Headers and hairpin wishbones fabricated by Doane Spencer *Correctly restored by one of the country's best hot rod shops *2nd in class at 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance The 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster Post-WWII California dry lakes pioneers established the definitive hot rod look. With its immortal styling, robust chassis, easily-modified Ford flathead V-8, and ready affordability, the timeless '32 Ford roadster, a one-year-only model, and short-lived in production at that, became the platform for all manner of 'go-fast' modifications. By the late 1940s, the classic '32 highboy, as evidenced by the famed roadsters of John Ryan Bob McGee, Hank Negley, Walker Morrison, Ray Brown, Ed Stewart and others, had become a model for the ages. Devoid of fenders, the spare wheel, running boards, bumpers, cowl lights and door handles, the result resembled the stripped-for-action racing roadsters that ran at Elgin, Illinois and Mines Field, now LAX. Many '32 highboys were built, but not to a pattern. Some cars had 'the look.' Some didn't. Hot Rod Magazine and 'the little books,' like Rod & Custom, Car Craft, and Hop Up covered the better-built rods. It was considered an honor to have your car featured in a period publication. Highboy roadsters were dual-purpose cars. Owners used them to cruise and drive to work. Stripped of non-essentials, they became weekend dry lakes racers. Few authentic street and race highboys remain as originals, or are restored exactly as they were built. Survivors are highly prized and seldom offered for sale. The Motorcar Offered The Walker Morrison '32 was everything a '50s-era guy could possibly want in a hot rod highboy – and it still is. This elegantly understated 'Deuce' roadster appeared in Hop Up magazine in January, 1952, then reappeared in a 1953 Fawcett Publications special called Best Hot Rods. In the vernacular of that era, it was a knockout. Built by a talented mechanic, Walker (Moe) Morrison, of Whittier, California, a member of the "Road Runners", this roadster's modifications are a primer on how to build a classic hot rod. A dropped and filled front axle, a Z-ed frame and big-and-little tires on steel wheels give it a perfect stance, with a slight forward tilt. Modifications included a chopped windshield, a filled grille shell and cowl vent, and shaved door handles. Hand-fashioned track-style hairpin wishbones, by legendary LA-area fabricator Doane Spencer, W-shaped headers flowing into chromed lakes pipes that ran nearly to the rear wheels (more of Doane Spencer's handiwork), and twin exhaust pipes that paralleled the frame horns, were artfully executed. The rare, late 1932 Ford, 25-louver hood (earlier examples had 20-louver side panels), concealed a bored and stroked 59AB flathead V-8 with the era's speed best equipment: Evans high-compression heads, Navarro triple intake manifold, a Potvin 38-83 cam, a Scintilla-Vertex magneto, and a finned Filcoolater oil cooler. Radiator hoses, air horns, generator cover and acorn nuts were chrome-plated. Inside, under the neatly-fabricated folding canvas top, was a pleated leather interior and a genuine Auburn 12-160 dash with its distinctive five-gauge insert, incorporating a 120mph speedometer, and a separate 8,000 rpm tachometer mounted to the left. The steering wheel was stock '46-'48 Ford; the hubcaps were '47-'48 Ford. On the glove compartment door - another original Auburn feature - was a Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) timing tag certifying that Morrison rac