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Stay Tooned!

Lynn

SO-CAl just finished this beauty for a customer.  I watched the car being built over the past couple of open houses.  The color is a BRG sort of and looks great.

The interior is plain, simple and is something a little different for the SO-CAL cars.  Note the gauges are mounted without the standard SO-CAL panel.

This roadster will really haul on the strip.  I believe it has a full roll cage that Pete built for the car.  Those rear tires look like they will hook up nicely with the W headed block. Maybe a 409?

Doyle had his clone of his original car parked on the Hotel front porch.  His original car was in the Deuce building and is now owned by Bruce Meyer.  History is repeating itself with some of the top old Deuces from the early era.  I like that a lot.

Lynn

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Bruce had 7 Deuces in the show.  All winners.

He drives these coupes all over LA.  I love the red Ardun powered 3 window.

Two of the best early and late roadsters.

The 80th anniversary of the Deuce was celebrated in style with more than a hundred Deuces inside and many more on the outside of  building 9.  I do not need to see anymore Deuces for a while.  Bob Kolmos did an outstanding job of selecting the 80 Deuces and organizing the building.  Friday was a great day for seeing all the Deuces but Saturday was really crowded with anxious spectators.  I was walking along looking at the cars and ran into Jeff Beck, the guitarist, who purchased my 3 window in 1971.  Jeff is a true Deuce guy and a hands on builder.  He still has the Deuce along with many others.  It was nice seeing him again after all these years.

The top 10 contenders were for the most part, very traditional styled cars.  The winner was the hand built track roadster built by Jackie Howerton and finished by Bill Lindig.  SO-CAL Shop completed the car and displayed it at the show.  Roy Brizio also had a contender with his beautiful blue Deuce hiboy.  Roy had seven cars in the show which says a lot for the ability of his shop to meet deadlines.  Roy won an award for Eric Clapton’s 4 – door Deuce Victoria.  You need to see the car in person to appreciated all the work that took place in the conversion.  To me, the show was a very worthwhile event and for those of you who didn’t make it be sure to save the date for next year.

I want to thank Walt for including me in the Hall of Fame luncheon which was very interesting.  Kevin, who owns my favorite Deuce sat at our table and joined into the conversation about his roadster that SO-CAL built for him a few years ago.

Stay Tooned,

Lynn

AMBR for 2012 was the Bill Lindig track roadster built by Jackie Howerton and completed by the SO-CAL team just in time for the show.  I saw this car at Moal’s shop several years ago and wondered if it would every be completed.  Only the best craftsman worked on this car and it really shows.

Dennis Varni’s roadster was my favorite.  Dennis won the AMBR with his 29 roadster in the 80′s and was in contention again this year.  Moal built and detailed to the maximum I fell in love all over again.

Brizio built this unique hiboy for Tom Gloy and was also in contention for the big award.  Note the rear wheel wells have been eliminated and the car is channelled.  I loved the color and detailing on this roadster. Roy and his crew have been very busy lately.  See Roy website for the total build.

Roy also completed Eric Clapton’s 4 door vicky and won an award for his efforts.  You need to see this one in person to realize the work that was done to provide a factory looking 4 door vicky.

I spent a lot of time looking a Mariani’s just completed Deuce hiboy sedan.  Roy did a marvelous job of keeping this one a period build with all the right parts.  The car had an Auburn dash which is one of my favorite dashes in a Deuce.

Fastlane was the featured builder this year and Phil Becker’s outstanding Deuce 3 window was in his booth. I have known Phil for over 30 years and it was good to see him again at the show.  Dave Lane, the builder, is one of the top builders of traditional style cars.  Congratulations to Dave and Phil for their combined efforts. Is the Vicky next?

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My friend Tom had two Deuces in the show.  This is his freshly painted 3 window that was really shining under the lights.  That proud smile is due to the fact that he had few days off to relax from his thriving restoration business.

Dan, from Poor Boy Hot Rods had 3 Deuces in the show.  This 3 window was flawless and very understated. All of Dan’s Deuces are first cabin and squeaky clean.  You might remember his name from the Boyd TV series “American Hot Rod”.

Kevin’s Deuce is high on my list of Deuce hiboy roadsters.  The top, color and interior are very special on this car.  SO-CAL always includes a very nice sign board detailing the build.

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Another friend of mine, Gary from Sonoma, was selected to display his “Driven Deuce” in the 80th celebration.  The BRG color is also one of my favorites on a sedan.

Bill Lindig also had a RPU on display in the Deuce parade in building 9.  This is a SO-CAL built real deal and flawless.  If you love Deuces building 9 was the place to be.

As a tribute to Boyd, Walt’s hand built aluminum Deuce was staged in the center of the display area.  Craig Naff built this roadster while he was employed at Boyd’s in the middle 80′s.  Walt’s car is on the right side of the photo and was highly detailed for the show.

Today’s Favorite!

There were several 29′s in the show but this one really hit home with me.  The Buick powered hiboy was in contention for the AMBR award in building 4.  Everything was just right in my opinion.

See you at the show.

Stay Tooned!

Lynn

Here is the winner of last years show.  A very subtle roadster for a change was selected and pleased traditional roadster lovers everywhere,

A highly modified 33 roadster was selected for the 2010 award… again a hand built collage of ideas from the builder and owner.

The same builder won again in 08 with a hand built Deuce and was more of collage of a builder/owner ideas than a traditional roadster which has been the norm for the show for many years.

If I were to pick a winner it would be more on the style of this Bass built beauty which is featured in this months Rodders Journal.

I also would have selected Pat’s beautiful traditional roadster that he has built over the past several years.

Today’s Favorite

An owner built 29 would be right up there on my list for AMBR but these type cars simply don’t qualify for the big one.  I think we might see that changing this year if we learn from last year’s winner.

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Lynn

The 350 fits in the stock x member with some notching for the pan.

Everything bolts together for a nice solid x-member.  Magnum is the supplier of these parts.

Finally, the chassis is completed and ready for the blaster and powder coating.  Somethings take me a long time but I eventually get them done

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Sub-assemblies are completed and also ready for the powdercoater.  Magnum is the supplier of the parts.

Bob-O changed his outside headers to the block hugger style so he could add some side panels to his cool roadster.  I like it.

Terry changed the engine to reflect his taste in completing Lucy.

He also painted the dash and steering wheel in addition to chrome plating the column.  Note the wiring has been started.

 Today’s favorite!

Joe and his buddy are headed out for the day hoping to find someone to race or some pretty girls who need a ride.

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Lynn

Phil stopped by Roy’s shop and sent these photos of my favorite new hiboy sedan ( Mariani’s).  I hope Roy has it at the show.

You can see the super looking Hemi with the Scott blower installed.  Also notice the suicide front end and stock axle.

The bead blasted Halibrand is my style quickchange.  Note the reflection in the tank. Roy does great work.

The 37 tail light has become the standard for Deuce rear lights.  Lincoln drums look nice on the all black chassis.

Today’s Favorite

The Long Beach Swap meet had a few nice cars that I liked. This 36 was very nice and painted a dark blue with a maroon interior. Bob O fell in love.

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Lynn

Terry has added the bias tires, which I really like, the chrome Duvall and hairpins. The shiny black paint was my plan also.  I miss her.

He has taken the car apart for finishing and added some nice detailing to the front end.

I always liked this view of the roadster.  The QC really looks good to me.  I am not sure if he is keeping the tank on back.

2012 Deuce Sedans

Dave knows I love Deuce sedans and sent in some photos of one going together at County Line.  The chop is next.

The Hemi requires some stout cross members and these should do the job.  Note the Perfection Parts rear bones from Johnson’s Rod Shop

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I really like the Winter’s QC in the rear. This is the model with the aluminum side bells which lends itself to the build style. I promise to keep track of this build during the year.

Today’s Favorite

A chopped 5 window with straight sheet metal will draw a crowd even on a rainy day. The black wires are growing in popularity.  See HRHL for details on this one.

Stay Tooned!

Lynn

I asked the builder how much the car was chopped and he told me 2 inches.  I like it with the minimal chop.  The signs on the door are  magnetic and the owner lives in Sweden.  Pete’s should be done by this summer.  I can’t wait.  See the HAMB for full details.

From that same thread, here is a sedan with fenders which will make Gary happy.  I need to find one like this and leave it alone.  Picture from the HAMB.

I have been really focused on Andre and Bobo stopped by to check out my progress. I love his roadster and so does Ruby.  She thinks he is a little small for her.

I was not expecting the frame to be bad under the body but here is what I had to replace.  Nothing major but time consuming to cut out and replace.  The rest of the chassis is in great shape and no rust.

I finally removed the center crossmember and installed the new top plate.  I am a patient man but I don’t want to do one of these again anytime soon.

Monday’s Deuce

Our Swedish friends know how to build hot rods that I like.

I wish all of you a very Happy and Prosperous New Yew.

Stay Tooned!

Lynn

Ruby was at the Holiday Excursion in Pasadena today.  Great turnout of cars and people. The weather was perfect.

I am leaning toward a sedan with fenders such as this beauty.  Nothing fancy just plain clean and tidy.

This has long been my favorite style sedan hiboy and if one comes along….Stay Tooned!

So Long!

Lynn

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