This was the 5th year of the Northwest Motorfest and the 75th anniversary of the 32 Ford. Radio Personality Jack Armstrong, who also promotes Northwest Motofest came to builder Kenny Welch of Kenny's Rod Shop - Fabrication Division, and asked him to build the 2007 project car; a "1932 Ford Hi-boy Roadster".

With Kenny's Rod Shop - Fabrication Division providing the labor and know-how to build the car; combined with the Kenny's Rod Shop - Parts Division connections to major manufacturers, the car turned out awesome and proved to be a great draw.

The total raised for Make A Wish foundation of Idaho was $45,390. With additional donations from channel 7 KTVB, the final dollar amount of $59,777 went to this cause.

Winner of the 32 Ford Highboy Roadster was Roger McGary from Benicia, CA.
He bought $20 worth of tickets at the Magic Valley Early Iron Car Show in Twin Falls, Idaho on Saturday April 21. He was in town visiting relatives. His brother-in-law is the chief of police in Buhl Idaho. See RPM Productions page for more details.

Northwest Motorfest is Idaho's largest car show. Every year a project car is raffled off, raising money for the "Make a Wish" foundation. This years goal was to raise >$50,000 which will be enough to grant at least 10 wishes for children with life threatening illnesses.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy

If you have any questions about the "Make A Wish" Project Car,
Contact Paul Carter @ Kenny's Rod Shop (208) 887-4776

Glide Engineering (http://www.glideengineering.com) just provided us with a perfect seat and foam for the roadster. Why build a street rod and use uncomfortable seats with broken or saggy springs? Why not "put the Glide in you ride" and order a seat from Glide Engineering.

Vintique (www.vintiqueinc.com) just provided us with King Bee Headlights, Radiator Support Rods, & Radiator Mounting kit, Steel Grill Shell / Insert, and a 32 Ford Gas Tank is on the way. Vintique manufactures the finest Ford Reprodution parts. Odds are, if you purchase a Ford reproduction part from anyone, Vintique probably made it.

Donna from Sanderson Headers (www.sandersonheaders.com) was so nice and immediately said "count me in" and sent us some ceramic coated FF1 headers for the project! Sanderson makes the best headers. Well worth the small extra cost over cheaper headers. I must get at least one guy every two weeks looking for header gaskets, cause he has cheap headers and the flange is too thin and the gasket blows. This doesn't happen with Sanderson Headers!

Be-Cool (www.becool.com) actually called us! Immediately they asked what they could provide for the project. We described what we needed, and they custom built a radiator and sent it to us in a week!

Autometer (www.autometer.com) through Time Automotive Distributors provided the gauges for the car.

Rootlieb's provided the hood. Tom Rootlieb went to high school with Ken Welch.

Sherwin Williams provided all of the paint and supplies for the roadster.

I can't say enough about all of these companies! It is so nice to have vendors with whom you can still call and talk to the ownership. It also shows that they are a quality organization and that their product is good because their business and management is good.