1934 Ford Highboy Pickup built as a traditional late-1950s/early-1960s-style hot rod. This has been a father-and-son project that we purchased unfinished and spent considerable time completing, sorting, and refining into a dependable weekend cruiser.
The truck is built around an original Henry Ford steel 1934 pickup cab and original 1934 Ford pickup frame. It has a shortened steel bed with a solid Golden Oak wood floor, NOS Henry Ford Commercial grille shell, and Washington Blue satin/semi-gloss paint with a Wimbledon White firewall. The original-style functional cowl vent and tilt-out windshield remain in place.
Power comes from a rebuilt 283ci small-block Chevrolet, originally from a late-1961 Corvette, with approximately 2,000 miles since rebuild. The engine is .060 over with a mild cam and features an Edelbrock AVS2 500 CFM four-barrel, PerTronix ignition, finned aluminum valve covers and accessories, and chrome lake-style headers with ceramic-coated turnouts. It also has a full true-dual exhaust system underneath the truck for regular driving.
The 283 is backed by a rebuilt TH350 three-speed automatic with a Lokar white T-handle shifter and a Posi-Trac Chevrolet 10-bolt rear axle sourced from a late-1970s Pontiac Trans Am.
Suspension consists of a Super Bell dropped front axle with four-link suspension, transverse rear leaf spring with four-link, Pete & Jake's bushings, and four Bilstein Street Rod chrome shocks. Steering is through a Vega cross-steer box with a GM-style tilt column and Borgeson dampening steering U-joint.
Brakes are front disc/rear drum with a dual master cylinder, adjustable proportioning valve, and LEED Brakes electric vacuum pump providing consistent brake booster assist.
The truck sits on Wheel Smith chrome reverse wheels measuring 15x5 front and 15x7 rear with polished spider caps and Coker Classic Radial whitewalls. The tires have the traditional bias-ply appearance while providing the drivability of a modern radial.
The interior has been completely redone in white with a vinyl bench seat, matching door and kick panels, white cloth headliner, Grant Moon Eyes-style steering wheel, Lokar shifter, and vintage Stewart Warner gauges. The entire cab has 80 mil Kilmat sound deadening throughout the roof, firewall, floor, transmission tunnel, back wall, and kick panels.
There are also several hidden modern conveniences that make the truck much more enjoyable to drive without taking away from its traditional appearance. It has LED under-dash lighting, LED gauge illumination, Newport Engineering electric wipers, an American Autowire Highway 22-circuit harness, master battery disconnect, and a completely hidden Bluetooth stereo. The stereo uses a Pioneer amplifier with two Kicker speakers beneath the seat and two additional Kicker speakers hidden beneath the dash—there is no modern head unit cut into the dashboard.
The truck was professionally inspected, tuned, timed, aligned, and given a thorough nut-and-bolt inspection by Bruce's Rod Shop in Spring, Texas. Major drivetrain fluids have also been recently serviced.
It made its first car show appearance at the 2026 Lonestar RoundUp, where it was selected for the featured section.
This truck has been built to drive and enjoy, not simply sit at shows. A lot of time has gone into the smaller details and making it a sorted, comfortable traditional hot rod.
I have extensive documentation available, including a full video walkaround, detailed build information, an organized spreadsheet of installed parts and work performed, additional driving/running videos, and plenty of photos.
Happy to send any of it to serious interested buyers. I’m also more than willing to take additional pictures, videos, underside shots, close-ups, or answer specific questions about the truck. If there’s something you want to see, just ask. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_GW1pTly1s
