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The headlights are '36 Ford with Vision X (Kent, Washington) parabolic reflectors and HID bulbs; the taillights are genuine vintage aircraft lights.
It too would carry the letters BG for blown gas, or possibly BGCC for blown gas competition coupe, but you get the drift.
Come back next month and you will read and see more about how this Deuce coupe fared on its first outing across the country from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Las Vegas, Nevada, just in time for the 2006 SEMA Show.
In 1904, Ford achieved the publicity he desperately needed by breaking two records in the Arrow (sister car to the 999) on a frozen lake in St.
It's a pushrod all right, but this one didn't come from any ol' small-block; it is directly from a big-boy diesel--bend and all!
On the subject of the rearend, it is based on a Dick Spadaro Early Ford Reproductions (Altamont, New York) Winters quickie with 3.
Let's take a closer look at the coupe and see if there is more than meets the eye.
According to Ford Motor Company records, Henry was seeking investors in his soon-to-be motorcar company, and, in an attempt to gain notoriety, had famous driver Barney Oldfield pilot the 999 car in 1902 and '03, breaking several speed records.
(Having followed the tail end of this coupe for 2,000 miles, I can tell you the lights work and they are bright! -BB).
The Dynaliner Deuce highboy coupe belonging to Scott Whitaker of Hamilton, Ohio, is the latest (and possibly the most creative) in a run of these cars.
From here, Josh and Jamie Reedy got to work giving the coupe a slant chop--6 inches in front with a laidback A-post, and a 5-inch chop in back.
Yes, but what does it mean? Well, the number designation of 999 is a tribute to Henry Ford and the 75th anniversary of the Deuce.
scott whitaker's radically chopped '32 highboy coupe is a tribute to hot rodding
By Brian Brennan.
The custom built Dynaliner 1932 Ford Highboy coupe owned by Scott Whitaker - Street Rodder Magazine
Other rearend items include a POSIES (Hummelstown, Pennsylvania) SuperSlide spring, '40 Ford drum brakes, and scratch-built wishbones by the guys at Speed Kings.
1932 Ford Highboy Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine
For the record, if we were trying to get the right designation, the car would be an XF, which designates a Ford- or Mercury-production Flathead V-8.
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