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1932 Ford Highboy Roadster

This ’32 Ford highboy five-window coupe represents the pulling together of many dreams. It was John Docktor’s, of Bedford, Texas, “dream” to build a hot rod that maybe a returning GI from World War II would have built for himself as his daily driver and weekend racer. John assembled the SO-CAL Speed Shop (SCSS) rolling chassis at home in Texas and then from there he leaned on the Veazie Brothers’ shop in Pomona, California, to bring it to its current finished state.

The SCSS chassis’ 107-1/2-inch wheelbase is based on one of its Step-Boxed frames. The custom Deuce ’rails

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