Event Coverage 1932 Ford Historic Hot Rods @ 2022 PBCd'E

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Here's the twelve 2022 PBCd'E that will be displayed on the lawn Sunday, August 21st:

• The Ted Wingate Roadster (current caretaker: Rich & Karen Atwell):
  
  
  
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• The Pacific Gunsight Special Roadster (current caretaker: Kim and Mitch McCullough):
  
  
  
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• The Bob McGee Roadster (current caretaker: @Deuce Bruce Meyer):
  
  
  
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• The Ken Gross Roadster (owner & curator/judge of the V class: @Chopperken Gross:
  
  
  
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• The Ray Brown Roadster (current caretaker: Peterson Automotive Museum):
  
  
  
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• The Lee Titus Roadster (current caretaker: Ross & Beth Myers - 3DOG GARAGE):
  
  
  
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• The Kirk F. White Roadster (current caretaker: Rob & Melani Walton):
  
  
  
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• The Gray Baskerville Roadster (current caretaker: Jim & Chris Shelton):
  
  
  
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• The Tom McMullen Roadster (current caretaker: Mecum Auctions):
  
  
  
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• The Ian Cusey Roadster (current caretaker: @FLAT-TOP BOB Owens):
  
  
  
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• The Ed "Axle" Stewart Roadster (current caretaker: John Mumford):
  
  
  
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• The Randy Lauen Roadster (current caretaker: Ed & Sherry Gilbertson):
  
  
  
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The ’32 Ford is the hot rod everyone wants.

The Deuce, as it’s popularly known, was in production for only about six months, but it pioneered the first V-8 engine in the low-price field. Hot rodders wasted no time modifying those flathead engines and chassis for more power, great looks, and much more speed. Over the years, some of the most famous hot rods have been ’32 Fords -- and on Sunday, we’ll have a dozen great Deuces on the Concours field.

Learn more about the ’32 Ford's fascinating history from a panel of experts including noted hot rod builder Roy Brizio; award-winning collector @Deuce Bruce Meyer, (he owns nine ’32 Fords!) and @Jive-Bomber Jay Ward, co-founder of Billetproof and Creative Director at Pixar for the “Cars!” franchise. The panel will be moderated by @Chopperken Gross, author of “Hot Rod Milestones, “Art of the Hot Rod,” “Deuce!”, and countless articles on hot rods — and whose ’32 Ford roadster will be on the lawn this weekend.

Moderator - @Chopperken Gross:

Ken Gross, former Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum, is an award-winning journalist, having written 24 books and countless articles celebrating the automobile in over 40 publications. He also collaborates with Jay Leno on his column for AutoWeek. A Pebble Beach Chief Judge for 30 years, he is a member of the Pebble Beach Concours Selection Committee.
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Panelist - @Deuce Bruce Meyer:

Bruce Meyer is the founding chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation. He is a longtime auto collector and member of three automotive halls of fame. He is also a Beverly Hills real estate investor and president of Meyer Pacific. He serves on the board of the Henry Ford Museum and St. John’s Health Center Foundation and is a founding board member of the CHP 11-99 Foundation, a nonprofit that provides assistance to California Highway Patrol employees and their families. Bruce is a member of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Advisory Board and was instrumental in having the Hot Rod class added to the event. He owns such treasures as a 1932 Ford Doane Spencer roadster and a Bonneville Salt Flats belly tanker. In 2012, at age 71, he earned membership in the Bonneville 200 MPH Club when the 1932 roadster he was piloting reached 205 mph.
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Panelist - Roy Brizio:

Roy Brizio opened his first shop in San Bruno, building hot rod chassis for Model As, Ts, and ’32 Fords. By 1980, he’d become one of the world’s premier hot rod builders. He builds straightforward hot rods that are simple but very well-detailed, with plenty of power. Perhaps the ultimate testimonial to Brizio’s commitment to his clients, is a heavy volume of repeat business. From celebrity musicians like Jeff Beck, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton, and famous athletes like Reggie Jackson to wealthy businessmen, it’s not uncommon for a single hot rodder to come to Roy Brizio Street Rods two, five, or a dozen times. “Without my customers,” Roy says appreciatively, I’d have simply been the guy in the two-car garage building roadsters for a hobby.” He’s had several hot rods on the lawn and one of his restorations — the ex-Jack Calori ’32 Ford coupe — won the class a few years ago.
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Panelist - David Steele:

David Steele is the Executive Director of the American Hot Rod Foundation, a 501(c)3 founded in 2002 by Steve and Carol Memishian for the sole purpose of Saving Hot Rod History. A native of Buffalo, New York, David grew up with a car-guy father who exposed him to everything from AACA and CCCA concours events, local drag and circle track racing, to his father’s SCCA club racing and everything in between. During his 25 years as a professional musician, David performed regularly on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman, and played guitar on many hit records as a Nashville-based studio musician. Currently residing in Los Angeles, California, David now enjoys working on his vintage cars, judging at national concours events and hosting his hot rod history podcast titled, “The Rodcast”.
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Panelist - @Jive-Bomber Jay Ward:

As Creative Director for the world of Cars, Jay Ward consults on all CARS-related projects around the world, providing automotive and franchise expertise to both Disney and its partners in matters pertaining to Consumer Products, Interactive, Marketing, Publishing, and Theme Parks. He also serves as a liaison with automotive manufacturers and museums working on Pixar-related projects. Jay was the automotive and later franchise creative consultant on all three ‘CARS’ films, the Cars Toons, and Cars Land at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California. In addition to his work on Cars projects, Jay worked in the art departments of Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and Brave, and served as the associate producer of the 2008 Pixar short film “Presto.” Ward also runs the campus classic car show, the “Pixar Motorama” hosting vehicles from Jay Leno, Chip Foose, and many others.

Prior to joining Pixar, Jay co-created and ran the traditional hot rod & custom show “BILLETPROOF” from it’s inception in 1997 up until 2002, when he branched into other automotive endeavors including being the Managing Editor for Hop Up magazine and now writing monthly articles on-line for The Jalopy Journal, reaching millions of vintage hot rod enthusiasts around the world. He currently resides in Orinda, California with his wife, their two children, and plenty of old cars and motorcycles.​

 

Looks like it is going to great.

 

Bob @The37Kid -

Just an FYI that I'm gonna try to post "Sunday Live Coverage Pics from the Lawn" in this thread.​

- Todd @HEMI32

 

GREAT! Thursday is the Tour, viewing that is Free to anyone in the area. Look forward to all the photos.

 

The TOUR was today, check out this link to see some of the cars that were on it. The last Hot Rod you will see sure would have made it's most famous former owner happy. Looking forward to the Sunday photos. Bob

Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance 2022 Photo Gallery (autoblog.com)

 

Deuce preview from Thursday's tour. Our beloved 32 Fords pale in comparison to the true classics, but what the hell.

 

Thanks @The37Kid! ... Thanks @V8RPU! ... Here's some more photos from Thursday's events (i.e., Tour d'Elegance & Classic Car Forum):

images by Rémi Dargegen
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images from the August 18th chopper_ken (@Chopperken Gross) Instagram feed



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images from the August 18th eastbay_j (@Jive-Bomber Jay Ward) Instagram feed





images from the August 18th roysorenson (Roy Sorenson) Instagram feed​

 

So wish I could have been there this year.

 

For those that don't like to click links:

all images by the Staff at ​

 

"Yer ol' Dad" Gray Baskerville's bitchin' road-duster!
Those primered fenders prevented him from entering a "finished" car show. Gotta wonder what he'd think about deuce roadsters on the lawn at Pebble Beach?

 

He was my hero

 

I got a big chuckle out of the second post! I think it only mentioned one or two “owners” versus a lot of caretakers... I believe the origins of hot rods came about from young guys who wanted to own a car that could go faster and quicker than the next guy’s. I wonder how they would feel about their formerly owned car now being the property of a caretaker. Rather la-de-da vibe being given off just because there at PB?

 

I'm struggling to find Ken Gross' '32 as being "historic" or a least any more historic than any other '32. Is there any history previous to Ken owning the car or is it entered as pure hubris on his part as he's the moderator of the event? I would think they could have found a couple Brizio cars that would be considered historic.

 

Great thread and an excellent lineup of cars.

I understand Ken Gross’ roadster is display only

 

As I recall from the Rodder's Journal article on Gross' '32 it was built by Dave Simard from a collection of parts. In the above series of photos the full fendered Roadster with the white top is the Ian Cusey (spl) car that Ian owned when a member of the LA Roadsters. It's now owned by Bob Owens from Texas and was restored by Jamie Johnson at Hot Rod Haven in Albuquerque. Jamie and his dad, Jim, are '32 Ford experts and are second to no one in the quality of their work. Some may know Bob Owens as Flat Top Bobby and a nicer person you will not meet. Bob's Roadster definitely has a documented hot rod history.

 

To keep things interesting cars on the lawn at Pebble Beach, can't return for 10 years. If you think some '32 should be there this year, they may have already been there in the past 10 years.

 

@Fortunateson -

Technically, they are all "owners" of these "1932 Ford Historic Hot Rods" ... but out of respect for the original owners / builders of each car, I chose to use the term "current caretaker" instead of "current owner".

Case in point: Although I'm the legal owner (i.e., my name is on the title) of the Hemi-powered, Chopped & Channeled '32 Ford 5wd Coupe that my father started building in 1954 ... and I have hundreds of hours worth of blood, sweat, & tears invested in building & maintaining the car; I do consider myself the caretaker of my late father's Hot Rod.​

- @HEMI32

 

Thanks Todd for posting this info and pics for those of us who can't be there to enjoy. Just having our hot rods in the company of some of the auto worlds elite is special. With time, we are slowly being recognized for our own uniqueness and beauty.

 

Here's some of the 1932 Ford Historic Hot Rods at the start of the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance (Thursday, August 18th 2022):

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NOTE: These images are stills from this YouTube video:

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CLASS WINNERS


3rd Place
The Ian Cusey Roadster - @FLAT-TOP BOB Owens



2nd Place
The Pacific Gunsight Special Roadster - Kim McCollough



1st Place
The Bob McGee Roadster - @Deuce Bruce Meyer



Dean Batchelor Trophy
The Lee Titus Roadster - Ross & Beth Myers​

 

HOORAY!!!!!! SCRITCH SCORES AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

 

All three of them are exceptional.

 

Thanks for all the photos. I watched the live coverage of the awards, some really great cars this year, hope to get there in 2023.

Bob

 

Thanks for taking the time to share these pics and stories.
Congratulations to the owners and restorers

 

All the "Scritch" has been erased . . .

 

Thanks Hemi..a group of Hamb freindly movers and shakers of the yesteryear...Good for Hotrod...

 

Like Pete said, Dick Scritchfields version of the Magee '32 is long gone. It was a real record setting Hot Rod when Dick owned it. The current version is beautiful and a tribute to the Bob Magee build.

 

Yes, but Scritch made the most history in the street rodding world, right?