History Andy Brizio's Deuce 5wd Coupe

In the mid '50s ... before he was the flagman at Half Moon Bay dragstrip ... before his years with Champion Speed Shop ... before selling "Instant T" roadsters (& winning the '70 AMBR with one) ... before he held annual "Picnics" ... before he started a Tee-Shirt business ... and well before he was given the moniker "The Rodfather" ... Roy Andrew Brizio (better known as "Andy") built this bitchin' 1932 Ford 5-window Coupe:

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The July 1958 issue of ROD BUILDER & CUSTOMIZER magazine:

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... included a feature article on Andy's Deuce 5wd:

Rod Builder & Customizer - July '58 - pages 40 & 41


Rod Builder & Customizer - July '58 - page 42


Rod Builder & Customizer - July '58 - page 43​

 

Here's some zooms of the inset photos from the QUEEN 'B' article:

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Timeless. And 60 years later it still stands as, "a monument of cleanliness and exceptionally fine workmanship".

 

Looks like Andy started the resto-rod craze a bit earlier than others. That's a neat car, thanks for posting HEMI32.

 

And THAT is why he is the “RODFATHER” .... beautiful hot rod and great guy !!! Thanx for posting !

 

First time I have seen this one , Thanks for posting

 

The 1957 National Roadster Show Souvenir Catalog:

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... reveals that Andy entered his Deuce 5wd in the "Street Coupe" class at the '57 (Oakland) Roadster Show:

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Great History on a great guy ! His kid ain't so bad either !!!

 

Great hot rod

 

Ah, the good old days when you could find solid, rust free coupes that haven't been all beat up and hacked up. And affordable chrome plating. Andy became a great rod builder but that first 32 coupe was probably his easiest build back then. Beautiful car. Where is it now?

 

Very cool. Gonna add these pics to my "WA blue" thread.

 

Always have liked that one. Thanks for posting it.

 

I'm not sure how close it was to "Washington Blue":

• The '57 Roadster Show program referred to it as "Baltic Blue" ... I'm guessing:
  
  
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• The '58 magazine article referred to it as "Hawaiian Blue" ... I'm guessing this circa 1952 custom metallic color:
  
  
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True, it's a slightly different hue, but still good for the thread.

 

Unfortunately, Andy doesn't know what became of his Deuce 5wd ... only that he sold it to a guy that (later) moved to Hawaii.
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As you might have noticed in post #1 & #3, Andy was a member of the PACERS - San Francisco car club:

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Full fenders, bumpers, stock height roof....so nice!

 

What a very slick 5W!!!! Andy is a great guy,
I really think that Roy Boy Jr. oughta do a cool dupe of this for his Pop’s, I’m sure that Andy drive the wheels off of it......

 

Although ROY BRIZIO STREET RODS has never built a "clone" of Andy's Deuce 5wd, they have built a couple of similarly styled coupes:

• David Farmer's Deuce 5wd:
  
  
  
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• Roy Brizio's personal Deuce 5wd:
  
  
  
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In 2014, Roy drove his Deuce 5wd from SF to Baltimore (& back) to attend the "Rodder's Journal Revival" at Pimlico:

image by @Tom davison​

 

EXACTLY! When cherry OEM parts were readily available for reasonable prices.

 

Rodfather Roots, now there's some great taste! Thanks!

 

Thanks Hemi! Andy was a great host when we traveled west in '73.

 

Great car!

 

This is such a killer car.

 

Would be cool if someone would chime in as to it where it is now?

 

That would be CL! ... but like I stated in post #16:

 

Pinstriped by Tommy The Greek... how cool!!

 

Thanks for this Todd. How many hotrods have a conspicuous spare tire? Looks like he planned to drive the hell out of it.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

 

So, What's the fruit jar master cylinder, on the firewall, for,
One interior shot shows a through the floor brake pedal, so, I assume a hanging, hydraulic, clutch pedal,
Any other shots of the interior,