According to Rodders Journal, Historically speaking the term "high boy"(hi boy, hiboy,etc.)Typically refered to as fenderless on a unchannelled on pre 35 roadsters. It was'nt until the 80's that the term was also used to describe hot rods with other body styles.(fenderless,unchannelled coupes,sedans,touring,phaetoms,pickups etc.) The challenge of this build was to put this 37 modified body on a unchannelled frame.The result on the later 36,37,38,39 ford bodies were not a very pleasing sight. This was the challenge. A buddy of mine (who was the youngest guy to have his hotrod on the cover of Rodders Journal) called my model the coolest 37 hiboy he has ever saw.So the name stuck.