Hot Rods Our latest project-Andys Instant T

Some progress at the Roy Brizio Street Rods shop:

image from Dan Carroll's (dcarroll6's) January 11th Instagram story


image from vintagecolorstudio's January 12th Instagram story
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Well that was a fun half hour scrolling though the (right now) 4 pages of photos, stories and comments on the car.
I'm thinking that there was at least one photo in the Coverage of the GNRS in Hotrod or another magazine. I was sitting in Vietnam in 68 but my mom stuck my Hot Rod magazine in the care package when it came in the male and Those issues were well read by myself and my buddies.
Then in 70 I remember reading that road trip to Peoria story and in 73 I saw some of that bunch in Tulsa at the NSRA nationals.
Great memories of the stories around that car and I wish I was able to head down to GNRS in a few weeks.

 

The '23 GNRS is less than 3 weeks away ... so Darryl @hollenbeck32 spent his Friday night at home bringing the vintage GOODYEAR Blue Streaks back to life:

image from terriholleckbeck's January 13th Instagram story
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More progress at the Brizio shop:

image from Dan Carroll's (dcarroll6's) January 16th Instagram story
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What a great story and history lesson!
The Instant T’s were at the top of the t bucket culture back then and were just dream stuff to us mortals back East.
Thank you for sharing this!

 

@Steven Fields just found a Andys blower intake, not sure if he made them for this car or a different one?

 

Looking great !

 

That thing is still dream stuff to us mere mortals. Beautiful.

What a cream puff.....

 

I just received an email advertisement for GNRS starting two weeks from today. The ad featured several cars that will be on display, including:


LEASEMOBILE


One of Andy Brizio's original Instant Ts "LEASEMOBILE," a '23 Ford T roadster pickup built on the stage at the 1968 Oakland Roadster show by Andy and crew.
Thanks to 2016 AMBR award-winners Darryl Hollenbeck of Vintage Color Studio & wife Terri Hollenbeck, the T bucket has been restored to its 1970 form when owner Lance Miller and Andy drove to the 1st Street Rod Nationals in Peoria, IL.

 

Like, outta sight man.

 

By "blower intake", I assume you meant the scoop used on many of the ANDY'S Instant T's in the late '60s & '70s:

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. . . or did you actually mean the CRAGAR blower intake manifold:

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. . . originally used on the subject of this thread (i.e., Lance Miller's LEASEMOBILE Instant T) ???

 

I believe Andy had 4-71 blower manifolds cast based on the original Cragar 4-71 manifold. But this "T" runs a 6-71. The same molds were also used by Cub Barnett. I have photos somewhere but not handy right now.

 

More progress ... obtained the correct magneto ... and detailed the front tires/wheels:

images from vintagecolorstudio's January 21st Instagram story
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More vintage photos of the Leasemobile's journey to/from the 1970 Nats:

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Looks like the radiator had some problems and they had to take it out and tow it, pretty cool. And the fact that it was driven pretty far is also really cool.

 

Thanks for the pics. Got to see some pics of Andys' VolksRod I hadn't seen before. 2nd to last pic showing the VolksRod getting ready to tow the Leasemobile w/the rad already out? Andy's InstantT's were the best proportioned - esp w.a blower on(other than the slightly funky headlight placement), whether they were running his fenders or not.
Marcus...

 

It's amazing how well preserved the paint job is.
I assume when it is on display at the GNRS everyone will be wearing white stroker caps.

 

Actually ... Don Specht's (full-fendered, blue with white top) T Roadster towed the Leasemobile (see post #20).

 

Thanks. I was wondering just where they'd hook-up to the VR?
Marcus...

 

Beautiful! Such a great piece of Bay Area street (hot) rod history!

 

January 25th at the Roy Brizio Street Rods shop ... It's ALIVE! ...

{blurry} still images from Dan Carroll's (dcarroll6's) January 25th Instagram story video​

 

You are correct I will be wearing mine

 

January 26th progress at the Brizio shop ...

{blurry} still images from Dan Carroll's (dcarroll6's) January 26th Instagram story video
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Today, 90-year-old Andy Brizio and his youngest daughter Terri @Born a HotRodGal Hollenbeck paid the Leasemobile a visit before it heads south for the GNRS:

image from Terri Brizio Holleckbeck's January 27th Facebook post
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All loaded up and ready to head to Pomona:

image from vintagecolorstudio's January 27th Instagram story
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Incredible!

 

Good luck and safe travel
from Aussie

 

Kewl, now to see everyone's photos of it at the show and their reaction to it.

 

This has to be one of the coolest picture's on the H.A.M.B!

 

Way cool.