Thread: Newb Nick from Narb

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Hi folks!

I'm Nick the Newb and live near Narberth, PA which is an immediate suburb of Philadelphia. I grew up in the city but moved out here about 35 years ago since there are more trees and grass and quiet.

I joined Club Hot Rod in hopes of learning things, exchanging ideas, and just to have an outlet for B.S.'ing about hot rods. I'll generally lay low unless I have something worthwhile to say.

I'm 63 y.o. now, have always been a motorhead, and can't remember any time during my life that I didn't want a '30's era hot rod so now I finally got this '32 Hi Boy roadster. I've never owned a "hot rod" before although I've had a bunch of cars but nothing earlier than a 1960. My other fun car I still have I've owned for about 13 years, it's a Toyota Supra which was a very low milage one owner pure stock car when I got it and I've done quite a bit of moding on it over the years. I do a few roadcourse track days with it each year and otherwise just drive it as often as possible since I love driving it. I'm sure I'll love driving my new baby, too, so that'll give the Toy a rest and give me something to change it up a bit.

Since I have other "irons in the fire" I wasn't prepared to get into a "project" so after shopping around for several months I just got this completed '32 roadster, Brookville steel body, and the usual almost "cookie cutter" recipe of a ZZ4 SBC, mild TH350, 9" Ford posi, etc. But I hope to personalize it as I firm up my ideas of what to change on it. I do like it as it sits but I'm sure I'll make some changes as time and money allow.

This one was built by the guys at Mid-Missouri Street Rods for a previous owner. I'm borrowing some of their build pics to post below just to add some meat to this thread. The last few pics are as she sits now, one with the hood sides removed to fit the Sanderson Zoomies which came with it.