Gloy, whose 25-year-long career in racing included winning a Trans Am World Championship and a Formula Atlantic title, asked Roy Brizio to build him a channeled, traditionally styled 1932 Ford roadster that he could sit low in and drive fast, according to Goodguys.
Brizio and his team redesigned the car’s front end, narrowing the cowl, grille and windshield, and sectioning the radiator shell by 3.5 inches. The floorboards were drastically lowered—more so than any other hot rod ever done at the shop, according to Goodguys—and the rear quarter was filled and smoothed. The car’s rear tires were tucked tightly against the channeled body.
Other features of the roadster include a custom Brizio chassis with a torsion bar suspension from Moal Coachbuilders, a chromed 5-inch dropped axle from Magnum Axle, a 302-inch Hilborn EFI Ford crate motor and a Tremec five-speed transmission. The car’s custom-made 18- and 16-inch ET knockoff wheels feature custom-machined caliper brackets to fill the backside of the wheels. They were inspired by Bonneville-style Moon discs.
Darryl Hollenbeck of Vintage Color Studio in Concord, California, used a paint color that was inspired by the blue paint used on mid-1950s Porsches. The red leather interior was stitched by Sid Chavers.
Gloy drove the roadster from his home near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, to Indianapolis for the competition, according to Goodguys.
The other finalists for the 2012 Hot Rod of the Year award were Keith Hill’s 1934 Ford, Tim Kirby’s 1933 Ford, Henry Richards’ 1932 Ford and Larry Christensen’s 1932 Ford.