@Lorry Azevedo's 1929 Model A Roadster appeared in the April 1959 issue of ROD & Custom magazine: ... in a two-page feature article entitled "Lorry's Surprise":
A few years (& modifications) later, Lorry showed his '29 Roadster at the 1962 Oakland Roadster Show ... aka the 14th Annual Grand National Roadster Show: Here's the only photo I could find of the roadster at the '62 show:
Yesterday (Wednesday, November 11th), @R&C RON Brooks took his '40 Chevy Custom out for a drive to the North Bay ... and this morning, Ron posted (on Facebook) about of his Veterans Day outing: all images by @R&C RON all images by @R&C RON
On a sidenote: You might have noticed the "Wally" in Lorry's office ... In the early '70s, Lorry drove John Kinsel's "DRUMMER" Camaro A/FC ... winning the '72 NHRA Summernationals against Bob Durbin (driving the JEGS A/FC) with a record setting E.T. of 7.34 seconds. In '74, Lorry bought the car from Kinsel and campaigned it as the "DRUMMER" BB/FC. The "DRUMMER" Camaro funny car is obviously O/T for the H.A.M.B. ... but his FED certainly isn't: The Stoke & Azevedo dragster at Half Moon Bay photographer unknown In the 1979 movie "More American Graffiti" (filmed at Fremont Drag Strip), Lorry & Rick Azevedo played members of the "factory" Hunt Bros. team: images from Don Ewald’s wediditforlove.com website
I was a punk hanging around HAT back then, and got invited on a road trip with Lorry and the Drummer. It had no reverse (either broke or didn't have one, don't remember), and I helped push it back after the burnouts. Good times.
Lorry Azevedo later built a funny car, came back east and won a big meet at Englishtown, New Jersey. I went to his shop several years ago and found out that he had bought all of Woody Gilmore's equipment for building dragsters. While I was talking with Lorry, Woody Gilmore came out from the back of the shop. That was a double treat for me.
Agreed! ... That's exactly why I asked @R&C RON if I could share his Facebook post. But on a sad note ... Starting this thread also reminded me how much I miss posts from the "older generation" Hot Rodders / Customizers (like @R&C RON) that no longer frequent the H.A.M.B. ... mostly because they tired of all the "negative aspects" of posting on this forum ... and instead have decided to just share their vintage photos & vast historical knowledge of our hobby on Instagram or Facebook. I still keep in touch with dozens of my father's old hot rodding buddies ... gentlemen (now in their late '60s, '70s, & '80s) that have been Hot Rodders since the late '40s, the '50s, or the early '60s ... the same type of guys that @Ryan (in his Rules & Guidelines thread) encourages to be a part of the TJJ / H.A.M.B. "community": While I have had success in getting a few of these guys to join the H.A.M.B. ... the majority have declined (mostly because they are "computer illiterate" ... but also because of the "negative aspects" of posting on this forum). Over the years, I've noticed that dozens (maybe hundreds) of these "Old Fart Hot Rodders" (some of them legendary builders and/or racers) join the H.A.M.B. only to lurk or make one post ... and never login again. Case in point, @Lorry Azevedo joined the H.A.M.B. at the age of 73 ... posted twice (both one-liners) ... lurked for many years ... and hasn't logged in for over two years: Wouldn't it be great if Lorry posted in this thread about the '29 Roadster he's owned since 1951?
I recalled the magazine story, "Lorry's Surprise" back then. My friend Jim 'Gomer' Gomes knew Lorry, Jim operated a shop in the '70s. (Fremont area)
Its cool that the roadster still survives in a recognizable form. Probably 25 years ago I saw the 50 Chevy that was on the cover of that R&C magazine parked next to a small auto repair shop in Boone Iowa. At the time I stopped and chatted to the shop guy about a 38 cabover truck that I was interested in and briefly about the Chevy. A few years later I realized I shoulda tried to buy the Chevy but by then it was gone. I wonder if it is still around and if it still looks like that.
As noted, Lorry is still going strong at 80 + years old. Went to his birthday party at his shop a year or so ago, he was tearing it up !!!
Thanks Hemi32 for sharing Lorrys story. Its fun to visit the H.A.M.B. again , maybe I can share a few more stories in the Future!
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