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The Aztec is one of my favorite Kustoms of the era - a huge amount of work went into transforming that car. Dean Jeffries did the pinstriping on...
This was my dad's first car - a Ford V-8 60 powered midget racer - Panama Canal Zone 1944 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My grandfather had a couple of...
I know this is HAMB era but its definitely the most uncool car mentioned yet - I wanted a Mini-Cooper and dad thought "kid wants a small foreign...
Dean with his Porsche in 1957 [ATTACH] I took this picture in 2003 - Dean was adamant that you stand behind the car in photographs because the...
I got to visit Dean twice in his shop back in 2003 and 2010 - he was happily working on his GT40 both times. He told me that his buddy AJ Foyt had...
The Dean Jeffries Carrera will be on display at the Petersen Museum as part of the 75 Years of Porsche exhibit starting next week. The opening is...
I'm so glad you talked your dad into starting his blog - I've been a fan of his since the 1960's - my two favorite magazines were Rod & Custom and...
[ATTACH] Amelia Island 2009 - two of Dean's favorite cars
Albert Nussbaum was an interesting character - he eventually became the caretaker for author Philip Marlowe after his release from prison. I...
Jack told me he's found that the color was a late addition to the available choices beginning in April 1951. This car was manufactured in May,...
My dad in his first "car" in 1943 - Panama Canal Zone. My grandfather had imported a bunch of midget racers to Panama just before the war broke...
My dad let me drive his 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta when I was 14 years old - it ruined me for life. But since I'm a third generation gear head that...
Thanks for the reply, Jack did say he changed the caps - but he probably kept the originals knowing him. I'll get some current photos this week...
A very good friend of mine is the second owner of a 1951 Ford Convertible that his uncle bought brand new in Los Angeles. Jack's uncle gave him...
Larry Chen - the famous Hoonigan photographer recently photographed Dean's Porsche under the southern California sun - I've got to admit it looks...
Here's Dean Jeffries '33 Ford when it was on display in the Petersen Museum [IMG]
Bid to $10 million with no sale - but it had been Un-Deaned Dana Mecum paid $5 million for it I've heard. [IMG] [IMG]
Absolutely - Arlo is a particular favorite of my sister and I. I was at one of his concerts back in the 1970's in a small club in Atlanta...
I think it is - Dean said AJ gave it to him and its got Foyt's famous #14 on it.
Which was such a shame because every time I visited Dean in his shop he was tinkering on that GT-40, making some part for it and just happy to be...
There is an old mod to spring load the tensioner pulley with a big spring and a shoulder bolt to keep the fan belt from flipping. The Corvair...
I have to admit I was a little disappointed - I really think that Dean's Porsche is worth a lot more than what I sold it for. I honestly thought...
The Jeffries Porsche sold for $436K with the buyers premium - about $100K less than I expected for it but it did go to a good home in Los Angeles...
Nice short video presenting the Dean Jeffries Carrera: https://www.bonhams.com/video/26353/
I just finished the last task that I could think of doing on the Carrera yesterday - a little adjustment to the tachometer cable to make sure it...
The Jalopnik staff called it ugly... https://jalopnik.com/dean-jeffries-custom-porsche-356-is-an-ugly-car-i-cant-1827954007
I think you can get in on the preview days (Tuesday-Wednesday) to review the cars going up for auction on Thursday. Thursday is the day of the...
Ryan - thanks. I wasn't trying to stir up any controversy - Dean Jeffries is one of my personal heroes (along with Dan Gurney) and I know there...
Here's a link to the Bonhams auction listing for Dean's Carrera: [IMG]...
37 has always been one of my favorites...
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