Filed under: Classics, Ford, Design/Style
Tom Gloy wanted a '32 Ford he could drive low and fast, so he took his dream to Roy Brizio Street Rods Inc. in San Francisco where the car seen above was born.
Brizio and his team made some radical changes to a typical '32 Ford, starting with a narrowed cowl, grille and windshield. The floorboard was lowered more than any rod they have built before and those tall, thin, 18-inch rear tires were nuzzled close to the filled and channeled rear quarters. All that work got the body looking right, and a Ford 302 crate motor and Tremec five-speed got it moving. Gloy went to Porsche for the car's color, choosing a mid-'50s blue to contrast the bright red, leather interior.
The results are at once both classic hot rod and beautifully radical.
When the world-renowned Goodguys show rolled around, Gloy drove the Hi-Boy 2,000 miles from his home in Lake Tahoe to Indiana, proving the rod Brizio crafted is more than just an automotive museum piece. The judges at Goodguys agreed and bestowed the 2012 Tank's Hot Rod of the Year Award on Gloy, Brizio and their low, fast '32.
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