Vehicle Description
The legendary "Moonshiner" was the result of a four-year build by
hot rod legend Mickey Himsl. This was a special display vehicle at
the 50th Anniversary of the Grand National Roadster Show, and won
2015 Best in Class at the Grand National Roadster Show and
Sacramento Autorama. Magazine cover car for Hop Up magazine. The
car was also featured in hot rod historian Pat Ganahl's book, "Lost
Hot Rods II: More Remarkable Stories of How They Were Found."
Himsl's original "Moonshiner" was a mainstay on the show scene in
the early '60s, including the 1959 Oakland Roadster Show, as well
as the cover car on Car Craft magazine in 1960 and Rod & Custom
magazine in 1963. Himsl traded the Moonshiner away in 1965 and
regretted it almost immediately. He searched for his original car
for many, many years, but the Moonshiner was lost to time. In 1995
Himsl decided he would bring his Moonshiner design back to life all
over again. He located a new and correct touring body, and the
project began. The touring body had the back removed, and was
channeled and placed on a custom shortened Model A frame. The paint
is a Skymist Blue with custom pinstriping done by legendary painter
Art Himsl. White upholstery was done by Freddy Diaz, and the dash
was welded and molded in place with correct vintage gauges
installed. A period-correct Bell steering wheel was used and
connects to a 1956 Ford truck steering box. The pedals are
period-correct as well, from a 1939 Ford. The 59 AB Flathead is an
absolute showpiece and sitting on full display. It features a true
Baron Tattersfield 4x2 aluminum intake manifold, Edelbrock heads,
Mallory dual-point distributor, chromed water pumps, a custom
radiator and is topped off with four chromed 97 carburetors. The
trick exhaust system is all custom-bent with chromed headers and
Glaspac mufflers. The transmission is a 1939 Ford unit. The
underside of this show car is just as nice as the top, with every
piece painted, polished or chromed. The front suspension has a
fully chromed Ed "Axle" Stewart dropped front axle. The rear is a
chromed 1940 Ford unit with 3.78 gears, and the brakes are 1940
Ford as well. The wheels are 7.50x16 tires on reversed 16-inch rims
on the rear and 5.60x15 on stock style 15-inch rims on the front.
Powered by a Flathead 239ci V8 engine with 3-speed manual
transmission. From The Lawyer Garage Collection. **SOLD ON BONDED
TITLE** **TITLE IN TRANSIT**