Driver's Notebook: Brand New 32
August 4, 2003
Evaluating a new car is generally a straightforward process. Certain questions must always be answered: Is it faster, more comfortable, more lavishly equipped than its predecessor? Does it dazzle with groundbreaking styling or embody stunning new technology? Where does it fit in when compared to similar cars?
So-Cal Speed Shop’s Highboy requires, and deserves, analysis on a completely different level, for it is not so much a car as it is a time machine.
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Old-fashioned tires and solid axles mean that driving a Highboy takes a little getting used to—but it’s unadulterated fun once you get the hang of it. The interior, above, is brand new. (Click image to enlarge)A good time machine should be able to take its occupants back to an era suffused with the rosy glow of nostalgia, or to a place they’ve never visited. If you have a warm spot in your heart for Jerry Lee Lewis, the Beach Boys’ rendition of “Little Deuce Coupe,” drive-ins (for movies and food), varsity jackets and poodle skirts, and days when a young man’s first choice among high school classes was Auto Shop, the Highboy has you halfway there as soon as you climb in.
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