Vehicle Description
Highboy Roadsters remain popular street rods for many reasons. They
are a nod to the original hobbyists who started modifying street
cars back in the day. They are light and fast, especially with
modern running gear. They just look cool. And you probably have
your own reasons for wanting one besides those. Check out this
sweet ride and see if it stirs your desires.
The shape is timeless, simple, and minimalist. These days they get
dressed to impress and are taken out on special occasions. This one
is an all steel Brookville body, and started by getting nicely
dressed up in a classic Burgundy. Pushing the front axle all the
way forward gives the car that long, low, look. Leaving the fenders
off has always allowed the builders of these cars to run larger
wheels and tires and it also helps to show off all the chrome of
the drop axle, steering, brakes, and leaf spring. Polished
stainless-steel United Pacific headlights are perched proudly
between the waterfall grill and the wheels. A full hood, no outside
door handles, and the smooth curve of the trunk as it cascades down
gives the car super clean lines. From the rear you can see the
Winters quick change rear end peeking out from underneath as well
as the suspension components that will try to keep those massive
tires planted on the ground.
Open the door and you will find a simple but comfortable Gray
interior. The door panel doesn't get any simpler in its clean sheet
of Gray with a chrome door release and a leather limiting strap.
There is gray vinyl trim behind the bucket seats, and they have
pleated seating surfaces with very supportive smooth side bolsters.
A Lokar shifter rises from the floor between them and the beefy
3-spoke steering wheel mounted on a tile column feels good in your
hands. There is a tach mounted low on the that column and mounted
across the dash are VDO gauges with the speedometer in the center
with oil pressure and water temp to the left and fuel and voltage
gauges to the right. Carpeting lines the floor and ties this simple
interior together nicely.
Open the hood and you will find a 350 cubic inch crate motor
nestled down in an engine bay that is polished up as nicely as the
outside of the car. And that motor is dressed to impress too with a
chrome Edelbrock air cleaner that is feeding a Holley 4-barrel
carburetor and Edelbrock Performer Air Gap intake manifold. Custom
valve covers are polished up nicely and a Mallory distributor
triggers a Promaster ignition coil. Long tube headers are heat
wrapped as they head out to Flow Pro Max mufflers and a Walker
radiator keeps things cool with the help of an electric fan. The
underside of this Highboy is mirror worthy also with plenty more
chromed up steering gear than you can see from the outside to show
off up front while out back the coil over shock set up is all
polished up too, and getting a clear view of that Winters
differential would be a good thing too. The rubber meets the road
through 285/79R15 tires in the rear and 195/70R14s in the front
mounted on those beautiful Boyd Wheels.
This car is old school, light, fast, fun, and gorgeous. Come on
down and see if it stirs your desire to take it out and show it off
and play with it on cruise nights. Then take it home and start
making plans.
