This ’32 Ford roadster is a Brookville steel-bodied roadster built on 1932 rails, and it has a Rootlieb louvered hood and Mercedes-Benz silver paintwork. The car rides on staggered solid wheels with custom knock-off-style caps and a So-Cal 5″ drop beam axle, hairpin radius rods, and a four-link rear end with coilovers. Vega steering and Lincoln drum brakes were also used, and it is powered by an 8BA Flathead V8 that was rebuilt with a Mercury crankshaft, forged pistons, Offenhauser heads, and two Stromberg 97s mounted on an Offenhauser intake manifold, and the engine is linked to a five-speed manual transmission and a Ford 9″ rear end. The custom interior has fabricated dashboard, a contoured bench, German square-weave carpeting, a ’40 steering wheel, and 1956 300SL seat belts. The seller acquired the car in 2020 and built it into its current configuration, and it was displayed at the 2025 Grand National Roadster Show in the Altered Street Roadster class. This Highboy is now offered with a clean California title in the seller’s name listing the car as a 1932 Ford.

The Brookville steel body is mounted on ’32 rails, and it was acquired by the seller having already been built. It was then disassembled, soda-blasted to bare metal, sealed, and painted DB180 Silver-Gray Metallic with six layers of clearcoat. The louvered hood is from Rootlieb, and an original ’32 grille shell was used along with chrome spreader bars. It has a tilted windshield, shaved handles, and a custom trunk lid handle surround.

A So-Cal 5″ drop beam axle, hairpin radius rods, and a four-link rear end with coilovers were installed along with Vega steering and Lincoln drum brakes.

The car rides on a staggered solid wheels with custom Veda Spec knock-off-style caps and Excelsior tires.

The interior was redone with evergreen upholstery on the contoured bench and side panels, which have opening pockets. German square-weave carpeting lines the floors, and a Bakelite knob is mounted on the shifter. 300SL lap belts were fitted.

The dashboard was custom made and fitted with an engine-turned aluminum cluster with Stewart-Warner gauges. The steering column and two-spoke wheel are from a ’40 Ford. The seller has driven ~5,700 of the 6,650 indicated miles.

The 8BA Flathead V8 was rebuilt with a Mercury crankshaft, forged pistons, Offenhauser heads, and two Stromberg 97s mounted on an Offenhauser intake manifold. The headers are linked to a dual exhaust system that exits either side ahead of the rear wheels.

The T-5 five-speed manual transmission is linked to a Ford 9″ rear end with 3.23 gears and a limited-slip differential.

Following completion of the most recent work, the car was displayed at the 2025 Grand National Roadster Show.

Images of the work in progress are displayed in the gallery.

The car is titled as a 1932 Ford using VIN 18978.





































































