Moon

The first known Moon logo. Very few of these stickers still exist. This one is on a cabinet in the Mooneyes shop.

"Exhibit of Honour - National Roadster Show - Oakland 1956." A detail shot of the Dean Jeffries striped Moon-tank in George Sein's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe. Photo from The Chuck Edwall Photo Collection.

Miss Moon posing

Miss Moon posing

Jerry Sarkozi's 1956 Chevrolet Delray of Lincoln Park, Michigan. Sarkozi was a member of the Spark Jumpers of Lincoln Park car club. He bought the Chevy brand new and had it restyled after being rear-ended in 1956.

An ad from the 1958 Renegades Rod & Custom Motorama Souvenir Program.

Norman Kopp's 1932 Chevrolet Two Door Sedan of Beloit, Wisconsin. Norman, who was a member of the Road Gents of Beloit car club, bought the Chevrolet in 1957, when he was a high school sophomore. The car ran Moon discs.

Nick De Simon's 1940 Ford Coupe of Teaneck, New Jersey. Nick worked for his dad at De Simon Auto Body. He was a very talented body man and fabricator, and the coupe was built during weekends, nights, and in Nick's spare time. Featuring a chopped top and channeled body, the build was completed around 1957. It was dressed up with whitewall tires and full Moon Discs.

Stepping into history at Mooneyes Area-1 in Honmoku, Yokohama. Moon's influence in Japan began in 1968 when Dean Moon was contacted by Don Nichols to build engines for Nissan's R381 Grand-Prix Cars. The victorious engines at that year's race solidified Moon's fame across Japan. Despite a decline in the early 1970s, Moon's legacy was rejuvenated when Shige Suganuma, a longtime fan, took the helm in the 1980s, importing and reviving the Moon brand with dedication. After Shirley Moon passed away in 1990, Shige ended up buying Moon, continuing to run the business both in California and Japan. This iconic shop opened in 1991, making it a mecca for enthusiasts of classic American car culture in the heart of Japan. This photo shows the shop as it appeared in November of 2024. Photo by Sondre Kvipt - Kustomrama.

Cars Featuring Parts Manufactured by Moon

Fuel Tank
Tony Nancy's 1929 Ford
Ray Farhner's Boothill Express

Gas Pedal
Jerry Sullivan's 1949 Oldsmobile
The Orbitron

Hubcaps
Millard Mitchell's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster
Norman Kopp's 1932 Chevrolet Two Door Sedan
Buck and Bohls' 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Buzz Pitzen's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Bob Huddleston & Harry Fake's 1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe
Bruce Olson's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Joe & Gus Gasper's 1932 Ford
Leonard Held's 1933 Ford 3 Window Coupe
Jerry Udell's 1935 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Jack McNeil's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Nick De Simon's 1940 Ford Coupe
George Janich's 1941 Ford
Peter Brock's 1946 Ford Convertible - The Fordillac
Vern Rogers' 1947 Crosley
Jim and George Bernardo's 1948 GMC Pickup
Jim Kilmer's 1950 Ford Tudor
Hank Katzenmaler's 1951 Ford Tudor
Ed Webster's 1951 Buick
Joe Crisafulli's 1951 Oldsmobile
Jerry Ledlow's 1952 Ford Tudor
Ted Fear's 1952 Mercury Montery
Evelyn Wright's 1953 Ford
Robert Falls' 1955 Chevrolet
Jerry Sarkozi's 1956 Chevrolet Delray
Bob Caldwell's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Richard Lee Tiago's 1957 Ford Ranchero
Terry Browning's 1958 Ford Ranchero - "The Ruby Ranch"
Ronald Heitman's 1959 Chevrolet Impala - The Candy Angel
Sondre Kvipt's 1959 Karmann Ghia