1932 Roadster #232B

1932 Roadster #232B

On loan courtesy of Jon Suckling:
Since emerging from the bowels of hot rod hell known as the Rolling Bones Hot Rod shop, she has made numerous trips from one end of the country to the other. Perhaps all of them combined can’t measure up to the seven “inspected“ decals she earned on her frame.
Built to emulate the roadsters that dominated the Bonneville Salt Flats, she also served as daily transportation during the post-war period. She is powered by a 1946 276 cubic inch, 175 horsepower Ford flathead hooked to a five-speed transmission and V8 quick-change. She earned the first of her seven decals in 2004 when we drove her to Bonneville, used the hotel parking lot to set her up to race, made seven passes on the salt and drove her home. Over the next six years she made another 75 or more passes with a best speed of 128.576.
After a complete rebuild her salt-racing career was over, but her exploits on the highways continue. She’s now owned by our English friend Jon Suckling who stole her away during the middle of those seven years of racing. But the best news is that she still lives at the shop.