Although he's owned many other makes and models of collector cars, Moore's current lineup features an amazing quartet of 1932 Fords, hot-rodded to varying degrees. They include two Victorias, a Tudor Sedan and a 3-window coupe.
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The black 1932 Victoria is guided on its travels by a 4-spoke steering wheel carrying Zora Duntov's autograph.
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The black 1932 Ford Victoria is powered by a potent 350 cubic inch tune-port injection Chevy V-8 that routes power to a 9-inch Ford rear end via a 350 Turbo Hydramatic transmission. Moore likes his cars to look like Henry Ford built them, but to have modern, dependable drive trains and suspensions.
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Tom Richardson handled the upholster in the black Victoria, using gray Cessna leather to cover modified Honda Civic seats, front and back. The headliner and door panels also got the full leather treatment.
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The '32 Tudor is an old-school hot rod, still running flathead power and sporting red steel wheels, dog dish hubcaps and wide whitewall tires. Moore drove it to the first Deuce Reunion in Kansas City in August, 1979.
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The dark blue '32 Victoria gets around in style thanks to a 350/350TH Chevy engine/transmission package.
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Moore learned how to apply faux woodgraining to the dash of the '32 Tudor, which retains an original-style steering wheel and column, augmented by new gauges and a column-mounted tachometer.
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A leather-wrapped Recaro steering wheel with richly engraved spokes matches the buckskin leather seat in the coupe. The dash was given the full woodgrain treatment to highlight the polished aluminum instrument cluster in the center of the dash.
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The jet-black 1932 Ford Victoria takes on a bluish hue, reflecting the bright Kansas sky. Moore says he prefers his vintage Fords in black and is surprised he hasn't repainted his other '32 Victoria, which wears a deep blue finish.
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A closer look at the vintage wheel treatment on the '32 Tudor reveals ribbed trim rings that help brighten up the package.
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Lynn Moore is first and foremost, a hot-rodder at heart and for him, nothing says `hot rod' more than a '32 Ford. His garage fairly bulges with '32 Ford parts and pieces, like the collection of grilles that adorn one corner.
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Tom Richardson did the interior of the Tudor Sedan in authentic-style gray mohair. `You could go to a movie in this car ... look at the leg room in the back,' Moore says enthusiastically.
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The interior of the blue Victoria doesn't stray far from the original look, although everything has been refinished and detailed to the extreme. Note the air conditioner vents in the corners of the dashboard.
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Vintage dashboards, windshield frames and hubcaps all find a place to be displayed on the walls of Moore's shop.
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Rolling stock on the blue Victoria consist of wide 15-inch Zenith wire wheels in back, matching 14-inchers at the front of the car.
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This gorgeous blue 1932 Ford Victoria features rare Zenith wire wheels and a fully chromed Jaguar rear end. `That car has the best chrome job you've ever seen under a car,' says Moore, who bought the car from a friend in Oklahoma City and has pretty much left it as he got it.
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Just about every style of flathead intake manifold and cylinder head can be found neatly arranged in the shop.
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For those willing to stoop a bit, there is a payoff beneath the back of the blue Victoria -- this fully chromed custom Jaguar independent rear suspension.
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With the black 3-window coupe's doors standing wide open, the beautiful Paul Maunz upholstery is revealed. Note the intricate western stitching on the seat bolster -- top-notch craftsmanship shows in the details.
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This rare Judson-supercharged flathead V-8 is a display piece -- at least for now.
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The coupe is powered by a 350 Chevy V8 matched to a 350 Turbo Hydramatic transmission, all cleanly detailed in a roadworthy package.
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The coupe is outfitted with genuine Halibrand wheels with 3-spoke spinners.
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The only one of the cars that retains flathead power is the '32 Ford Tudor, which utilizes this balanced and blueprinted V-8 built by Chet Wilson. The remainder are powered by small-block Chevy V-8s.
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Looking remarkably similar to Halibrands, the wheels on the 3-window coupe were actually manufactured by a now-defunct Chicago company called Fish. A lawsuit put that company out of business, Moore explained.
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If Moore had to pick a favorite out of his stable of '32 Fords, his 3-window coupe would probably get the nod. `We hardly ever run the air conditioning ... we roll the back window down and open up the cowl vent ... when you've got a little coupe, you get to improvise,' he says.
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