Video: Jay Leno Takes a 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster for a Spin - Top Speed
Jay has with him Bruce Meyer, the car’s restorer and current owner, who tells of a storied past barely imaginable. At that time, Bob McGee was a student at the University of Southern California and had customized the 1932 Ford in ways never done before. He had notched the frame in order to lower the car, added a custom three-piece hood, V-notched the spreader bar, removed the fenders, shaved the radiator cap and door handles, reworked the car’s interior, and added a 21-stud, Flathead V-8 from a... The car then gains even more notoriety when Bob Petersen, the owner of Hot Rod Magazine and Petersen Publishing, shot a picture of McGee in his deuce coupe cruising along the USC campus for the cover of Hot Rod Magazine. As it turns out, McGee’s roadster was one of the first hot rods to grace the magazine’s cover. Now we get to enjoy this piece of history as Jay and Bruce drive the 1932 Ford down its native streets of Southern California. Source: www.topspeed.com
