Hot Rods Our latest project-Andys Instant T

Thought I would share this little project of sort we found.. I have been wanting to find an Original Andys Instant T for awhile, and near the end of September this year our friend Beppie sent a listing from eBay that stated just that An Original Andys T, so couple of text messages, a couple bids and one phone call and we purchased this little beauty, Originally built in 1968 by my Dad Andy and for a good friend Lance Miller of San Bruno.
It was pretty much original , the fenders were added in the late 70's and at some point the blower and some things in the motor were changed, we are in the process of getting it back to as original as possible. I have been in touch with the original owner and he has been the best in sending me his last license plate frame for the T.
The first couple of pics are from 1970ish , the one with the fenders is how we purchased it.
And lastly how it sits at this point . We are having fun with it, I tried to upload a video but couldn't figure it out.... Enjoy I will update soon There are some cool stories around this little beauty.

 

Very nice,congrats!

 

Way to go, @Born a HotRodGal. That's way cool. Thanks for posting.

 

Post your video on Youtube and then post the link here. Cool car.

 

That's a great one! I've always loved Andy's T's. Use to visit the old Shop and talk to your Dad. How's he doing these days?

 

That B+W photo is awesome!

 

Great Find. Is that an original Art Himsel paint job.

 

@krylon32 sent you a message in your profile. Would you check on it? Thanks

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/npLf-fJVNfE?feature=share
not sure if this will work

 

He is doing OK, turned 90 a month or so ago , thank you for asking

 

Actually it was painted by Mike Haas , who was Arts partner at the time, but it is in amazing shape.

 

Your Mom & Dad are old friends, I Look forward to seeing them again .

 

Works, I love it.

 

I can't believe you found an original paint model T.
Good for you and great story.

 

Great story and find Terri, share your journey with us all.

 

Glad you found it and can enjoy!

 

I'm in for the ride on this. Always loved those t roadsters from Andy, cheers

 

These were and are a Great example of T buckets! Glad that you could get one of the originals that was obviously loved by all the owners. What was your Dad's reaction?!

 

Actually his initial reaction was "Did you buy the whole car"? LOL Yep Dad I bought the whole car...

 

And now...the rest of the story. Notice the license plate in the illustration.

 

Looks so much better without the fenders in my opinion. Enjoy.

 

Peoria 1970 the group by Born a HotRodGal posted Nov 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM

The tow by Born a HotRodGal posted Nov 15, 2022 at 4:02 PM

 

@goldmountain , good spotting,cheers

 

So very very cool in every possible way

 

Now that’s what I call a great find. I think it’s awesome that you found something with a bit of family history and an original Andy’s T no less. Congratulations, hope you have fun with it.

 

well done to Beppie being on the lookout

 

Good Morning
A little update on our project, the cowl lettering had been painted over at some point but with help from our good friend Eric Reyes they found it was still there.

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Nice find, always liked the look of the 1926 headlights on those T's. Bob

 

Loving the updates