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This story is a journey of building a ‘32 Ford Deuce Highboy Roadster… but not just your average ‘32 Ford Highboy! This Roadster needed to be nostalgic and as period-correct as possible. Nick Rossi, Jr. had always dreamed of building this car as a young man but was not able to find the time or the extra resources. With raising a family and building a business, the extra resources were not there but as years went on, the resources became available and the dream became a reality. Nick started with an original ‘32 Ford chassis which he stripped down and made modifications to as needed to prepare it for suspension and running gear. He installed a ‘39 Ford rear end and 354 rear gears with chrome wishbones tied to the original torque tube with a transverse rear spring. The torque tube is tied into the ‘39 Ford 3-speed manual transmission. The front end is a chrome 4” dropped I-beam drilled with radius rods tied to the frame rails. The front brakes are finned Lincoln backing plates with finned Buick drums on ‘39 Ford spindles. The rear brakes are finned Buick also. The steering is side steering with a twist to it.
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The body is a ‘32 Ford Brookville all steel body with the rumble seat panel reversed to become a functioning trunk lid and has a 3-inch chopped windshield, nostalgic dash, gauges and a killer vintage clock. When the top is needed, Nick runs a “Sid Chavers” BopTop with a real old-school look. The interior is leather. Nick found two large hides at the Brimfield Antiques Show and had Fred Carello fit them to a “Wiseguys” seat and interior panels. This car is one that you have to see to appreciate the nostalgic parts that make up this Highboy, which reflect a time when cars were built using parts and components from many different brands of automobiles to capture the builder’s vision and performance expectations, when manufacturers of speed parts were experimenting with ideas, well before the time of computers and digital drawings could verify their functionality. If you look at speed parts from this era, they may look crude, rough and unfinished but they were certainly cool!
I am proud to say I have driven in this car and can tell you it makes plenty of power. All that power flows through a set of “Fenton” flathead headers and 30” “Smithy’s” glass pack mufflers. The wiring is kept simple with a fuse box and colored cloth wire throughout the car. A hidden multi-disc CD player keeps the oldies playing. Check out the headlights! They are an unusual set of early 30’s Reo custom fit with halogen bulbs installed by Nick. The ‘37 Ford taillights with blue dots help with the stopping.
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\When he originally picked the vehicle up, this ride was no short of a creation for Mr. Kay as it sat in primer and awaited a bit of an overhaul. His comment to us was that “When building a hot rod, you’ve got to be innovative..” and he did just that by mixing different forms of American Muscle to create his ultimate dream car that he would possess for at least the next 12 years. This engine and modifications were made to fit, and the body would display a new shade of paint with quite the interesting graphics.
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Import Car- Gus Niewenhaus was a repeat winner, last year with his antique Mark V custom and this year with his well preserved, all original 1980 Jaguar. These were just a couple of the 11 total antique cars from Gus’ collection that also includes a 1969 Bentley and a couple Rolls Royce vehicles.
For 2016, the folks at Mustangs of Massachusetts cranked it up with more raffle prizes and a military vehicle exhibit that was probably my favorite part of the show this year. The car count more than doubled this year and will certainly continue to grow as this show gets more and more exposure. As I made my way around, some familiar faces graced the parking area and a few of them also graced the winner’s circle at the end of the day!! While I’m sure the Mustangs of Massachusetts guys would have loved to pick every single car there for an award, only a select few received top honors… Exotic Car- Tom Pederson’s Custom 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was by far my favorite car of the entire show. Straight out of the factory the car is already a force to be reckoned with, but with a couple modifications some impressive custom airbrushing, this car stood out as my favorite of 38| Motorhead Magazine - November 2016
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fill the air with the sound of screaming tires while covering everything, and everybody, within a half a football field distance with smoke. The GTO is headed away from the venue at a high rate of speed and Etch’s friends look at each other with concern for his safety. Two minutes later, everyone at the cruise event watch as three state police vehicles race past the venue headed in the same direction Etch drove his “OUTLAW” GTO. “This can’t be good,” said, Tony. A group of Etch’s friends scramble for their own classic cars and trucks and head out of the cruise event one right after the other headed down the same road Etch drove and those three state police cars headed moments earlier. Etch has no idea what is happening a few miles behind him, but he will soon find out what will be happening at his rear taillights in a few
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To a lot of people the crisp fall air means the end of the car show season and a long time cooped up at home until the warm Spring temperatures roll around again. To the folks at Performance Dyno in Loudon, NH, cold, dense air means big power and killer dyno numbers, which results in some very happy customers. I’ve known Pete Johnson for close to 15 years now and he has tuned every single car I’ve ever owned. Now, with the recent addition of Josh Pearl, they are, in my opinion, simply the best tuners in the area under one roof. If you don’t start there, you may end up
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In the time I have known them I have seen some pretty impressive creations, from literally hundreds of different engine combinations. But on Saturday, October 15th, I am pretty sure I witnessed the biggest, baddest and BEST DYNO DAY I have seen in a very long time. For starters, Pete and Josh, along with NH Mustang Club President Rick Lacourse somehow managed to drum up over 70 cars during the course of the day. I have never seen the parking lot and around the entire block just simply packed the way it was that day. Out of the 70+ cars, they made it through probably 40+ guys and girls that wanted to run on the dyno. Anyone that wanted a shot was fit in and that was due to some unbelievably hard work and hustling from those guys. As always there are a handful of standouts, and thanks to Josh I got some specifics on many of them. Here’s just a few of the cars that spun the dyno hard… 1. Steve Leppo- 1996 Saleen COBRA- It will be pretty hard for you to find a car that can conquer the “Evil Saleen” both on the street and on the dyno. While the car has gone through a handful of drivetrain changes, the current combination of a built modular motor and a huge Procharger was good for a “toned down” 953 rwhp and a neck snapping 838ft/lbs of torque. 2. Mike Virgin- 2013 SHELBY GT500- I was once asked- “if you could have any car, what would you pick”? My answer was a Black 2013-14 Shelby GT500, with no stripes, that I could build up into an absolute monster. Mike’s Shelby is simply the car that just absolutely LOVE. With very few modifications, basically a cold air kit, a pulley, and a tune, the car made 707rwhp and 738ft/lbs of torque. According to Mike, this is just the beginning! 3. John Lehoullier- 2013 Mustang GT- Since last year when we featured John Lehoullier’s ROUSHCHARGED Coyote car in Motorhead’s Military Muscle column, the car has received a ton of upgrades and attention. The engine was replaced with a 2015 crate engine for strength and all of the supporting items were upgraded. On the track the car made significant improvements, with a best of 10.78, which John says should drop to at least a 10.50 when the car is swapped to an Automatic. On the dyno the car ripped off
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696rwhp and 629ft/lbs of torque. Not to be left out of the mix, the 2003-04 COBRA guys made an impressive showing as well. With their own designated section, there was a total of 13 Terminator’s during the course of the day. Raul Blanche topped the list with 693rwhp but Mike Travers’ SPOTLESS 04 Mystichrome car wasn’t too far behind at 688rwhp. Dan McIntyre posted 686rwhp and Kevin Dion’s ever changing Sonic Blue Cobra spun off 652rwhp. At the end of the day I was asking myself a few questions: Is 650-700rwhp the new “norm”? Is Steve Leppo going to crack the 1000rwhp mark”? And most if all, “What on earth can we expect to see at the 2017 Spring Dyno Day”? The only way we can get those answers is to get to Performance Dyno in Loudon, NH next Spring!!
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Looking Back on Cruisin’ 2016 The 2015 North East Auto Show
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event was held at Fort Getty State Park recently called Wheels & Steel. There were some great vehicles showcased at this kids and family event hosted by the Jamestown Police Department all across the campground area as far as your eyes could see. Dozens of big rigs, fire trucks, cranes, farm equipment and police vehicles were showcased during another great fall season day near the ocean in the seaside community of
You’d think by the time the cooler temps arrived and the sun started setting earlier in the day that Car Shows and Cruise Nights would be long gone and none to be found in New England anywhere. Well, you’d be wrong. Motorhead Magazine was everywhere over the past few weeks at Car Shows and Cruise Nights in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. It was a cool and blustery day in Brooklyn Connecticut but the classic car and truck owners showed up by the dozens to attend the Tri-State Cruisers Charity Cruise Event to help raise money for The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp to help send terminally sick kids to camp for the summertime season. This show was held at Walmart and was visited by plenty of spectators throughout the daylong event. Motorhead Magazine was also at the Bass Pro Shop cruise night held every other Thursday all season long held in the Gillette Stadium parking lot, home of the New England
Patriots. There were hundreds of show vehicles and spectators at this very popular venue located in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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