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slammed
10-02-2004, 01:14 AM
Built Lowrider's and Custom's and and later became an 'modern' artist. Was interviewed for Rod and Custom magazine by Too Tall in mid '90's. Last living in the L.A. area, loft/wharehouse studio. Anyone know of his where about's/latest work?
Radshit
10-02-2004, 01:19 AM
He's in California now isn't he.....he was in Austin for the Round Up I remember.....a 58 Impala?

In the early eighties his articles on customizing were inspirational.......
59BuickWagon
10-02-2004, 02:34 AM
moved from Des Moines to CA a long time ago. Driven a black 58 Impala with purple metalflake roof. Still skinny but with longer graying hair. That's him on the left in January
59BuickWagon
10-02-2004, 02:38 AM
And here's Lee's Chebbie
slammed
10-02-2004, 02:53 AM
Wow! Thank you very much. Pic's! Yep, that's him. And Jimmy Vaughn. Neat, and thank-you again!
lownslow
10-02-2004, 03:21 AM
lee pratt is one of my heros !......he lives about 10 minutes from me in some artist lofts that used to be an old brewery.........i have yet to meet him . but his impala is a work of art.......and NO pic can do it justice....sorry shortbus..........
00 MACK
10-02-2004, 03:26 AM
The last time I saw the purple and gold 51 Chevy with the kaiser grille and olds head and taillights I think some low rider did the car over and cut the roof off with the crush velour interior hanging over the doors or something. Am I correct?
00 MACK
10-02-2004, 03:28 AM
What happened to the 51 Ford convert that he was working on for Classic and Custom in the 80s with some Similarities to the Chuck Dewitt Barris car?
53burb
10-02-2004, 03:41 AM
That dude is a customer of mine at Trader Joes in S. Pasadena. I freaked when I saw his pic. All this time and I didn't even know that he had that car and he did not know that I had mine! Small world, eh?
buzzard
10-02-2004, 10:08 AM
Brought his gold '40 to the first Roundup. And brought the '58 with the laced roof to the next. So we made him a Kontinental. Really sweet cars.

Jimmie too.
hiboy32
10-02-2004, 11:17 AM
I saw his gold 40 before I knew it was his. It was at Americruise a few years ago. I love that car!!
HotRodHon
10-02-2004, 04:07 PM
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The last time I saw the purple and gold 51 Chevy with the kaiser grille and olds head and taillights I think some low rider did the car over and cut the roof off with the crush velour interior hanging over the doors or something. Am I correct?

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You are correct sir. I am the stupid fuck that sold the car to the asshole that ruined it. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif If I had known it was going in that direction, I would have kept it. The lime green/ gold two tone was changed to silver with lavender pearl in the clear. Looked awesome. Some day I'm gonna do a clone.

Craig http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
safariknut
10-02-2004, 04:08 PM
Here's one of his cars at a local show in August of this year.
slammed
10-02-2004, 04:20 PM
YES!! Hoped to see this car again. In '76 he entered it at an indoor car show in Monticello Iowa. It was white then, and it was so different for the local's to take. I went both day's to stare at it in a-maze-ment. Thank's Safari dude!
safariknut
10-02-2004, 05:54 PM
here's the rear view
lownslow
10-02-2004, 05:56 PM
it needs the skylark wires again......those wheels look like ass on it....i always loved that car......lee pratt is a ruler !
Nads
10-02-2004, 07:05 PM
Lee Pratt rules.
ShortBus
10-02-2004, 07:23 PM
Lee lives in the old Pabst Brewery in downtown LA. He's still an artist but his studio has more cars & machine tools in it than anything else.

Donnie, I agree that photos don't do that '58 justice.. Happy Birthday Bitch!

53burb- I lived down at the other end of Adelaine until about 4 months ago. shopped at that same TJ for the past decade! small world
weekender
10-02-2004, 10:50 PM
Lee Pratt Rules! We were at a show in Des Moines back in the 80's, when a friend's 32 coupe decided to break in half. Frame broke at the firewall. Lee invited us to his house, and repaired/welded the frame. All the time saying,"Go get in the pool, Have a beer, Enjoy yourself". He fixed it and wouldn't take a dime. He is one cool guy.

Tommy Mc
Tman
10-02-2004, 10:54 PM
Always dug his old Purple Buick. One of the first Rod magazines I bought as a kids was the Street Rodder that featured that car!
weekender
10-02-2004, 10:57 PM
UUUH, oh yeah,Dennis, you forgot to mention, That's YOU standing between Lee and Jimmy.

Tommy Mc
Corn Fed
10-02-2004, 11:22 PM
That 41 Buick of his was one of the first real customs/lowriders that I remember seeing as a kid when he still lived in Iowa. Glad to see that Lee is doing well.

C.F.
Reggie
10-02-2004, 11:41 PM
Spent some time with Lee at Paso. Even went to Dinner with him . He's a real super guy! Also, got a chance to tour his Loft/Shop.....he's up to some really cool shit. Stay tuned for his next ride.
Peter Pan of Chicago
10-03-2004, 12:50 AM
I got a pic of his Rivi at the '77 NSRA Street Machine Nats. It was a awesome ride in white w/ a candy purple top. At the time I didn't know that full customs like that were being built.

When his '41 Buick hit the scene you couldn't even get close to him to talk on account the car was so famous.

I will go out on a limb and say that his '41 made it alright for us white guys to dig lowriding and follow his lead.

Joel http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Rocky
10-03-2004, 02:12 AM
I remember when he usta pilot the purple 41 Buick around the midwest....was a really cool car.
And Jimmy Vaughn usta enter his lime 63 Riv in the goodguys show in DesMoines....when the cut-off year was nothing newer than '62.....He filled his windshield tag out calling it a "late 62" Riv and was able to enter the event..