1929 Ford highboy roadster - Tom Lieb

Tom Lieb with his 1929 Ford highboy roadster (#902) once appeared on the cover of Street Rodder in metal finish some time ago but now it’s finished and ready to compete. Finished by Jimmy Shine the original bodied A/V-8 hot rod now rests on a perimeter SO-CAL Speed Shop chassis. (Body date stamp still is visible and shows a manufacturer date of July 16, 1929.) The very deep Washington Blue (1932 Ford color) was “massaged” by Jimmy Shine who used 1 gallon of blue and then added a quart of black to give the much deeper and richer color. Chassis is SO-CAL Speed Shop perimeter A-V8 with hand built C-channel cross-members riveted and dimpled to mimic original. 1940 vented juice brakes. A 1936 rear axle bells on a sprint car Halibrand 3rd member raced by Tom back in the 1960’s. Bell dropped front axle purchased in 1961 for $15.00. Custom wishbones with internal sleeves for added strength. Silicon bronze shackle bushings. 1946 rear shocks used in the front and 1952 “Skyride” tube shocks in the rear. Tires are 17” rims with 1936 Ford hubs on Firestone flat-trackers and rib runners. Fuel tank mounted in trunk is customized military G1-oxygen tank. Engine is 288 cubes with a 1948 59-AB Ford Flathead, SCAT 4.125-inch crank, H-beam rods, Winfield cam, Edelbrock heads and intake. Twin original Stromberg 97 carburetors, 1929 Lincoln air cleaners on custom intake ducting, custom plug wire looms, copper plated fuel lines and even spark plugs, bell cranks, linkage and fuel log cast in red bronze, custom mechanical fan assembly rotates counter clockwise to crank, exhaust manifolds are from a WW2 landing craft found in New Zealand. Transmission is a David Key 4-speed. There’s more, and we will show you more all in due time!