History Bringing the Lee Titus Deuce Roadster Back to 1959

Nice restoration,
What is the Release handle driver side B pillar interior panel for? trunk or rumble release ?
Nice touch,

 

Yep!-----I remember when Lee's roadster was light brown.

 

Thanks Hemi32 for a fantastic history lesson and for posting this great thread. I love this stuff!

 

Don -

FYI ... This roadster was always black when Lee Titus owned it ... as mentioned in post #15:

• Lee sold this black roadster in late 1959 or early 1960.
• Neal East bought it in 1960.
• Andy Southard Jr. took possession of it in 1967 (via a trade with Neal).
• In 1970, Andy had Magoo rebuild it as a red highboy.

I believe the light brown roadster you are remembering was the roadster Lee owned when he joined the L.A. Roadsters in 1978 (see post #12).​

Respectfully,
Todd

 

YEP!

 

Earlier this week, Kiwi HAMBer @Greg Stokes paid a visit to Roy Brizio Street Rods:

all images from the June 1st 2022 Greg Stokes FB and greg_stokes1932 IG feeds
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LOVE IT !

 

Awesome work! Thanks for the “ride along” HEMI32.

 

Bumped into these guy's at lunch today, " The "Lee Titus" roadster out for a shakedown road test. Another Brizio Street Rods masterpiece !

 

The Lee Titus (circa 1959) Deuce Roadster in the queue for the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance (Thursday, August 18th 2022):

image by @V8RPU​

 

The Lee Titus (circa 1959) Deuce Roadster 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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A very happy Ross & Beth Myers taking home the coveted Dean Batchelor Trophy
in their Lee Titus (circa 1959) Deuce Roadster ​

 

Outstanding.
Incredible
congratulations to all involved

 

Congratulations to Ross & Beth and all the craftsman responsible for this restoration of this beautiful Roadster.

 

image by Jeff Romig​

 

image by @John D'Agostino
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image by @V8RPU
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You don't see GM Factory Fuel injection to often in Hotrods...was money, performance or availability part of that reason?​

 

Boy, if cars could talk.

 

Holy carp, is that thing beautiful.

 

image from the August 22nd chopper_ken (@Chopperken Gross) Instagram feed
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image from the August 23rd roybriziostreetrods Instagram feed
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Hadn't seen this thread before, but what a spectacular job restoring this car. The metalwork on those fenders blows my mind. And the car really seems true to the original, right down to the wonky shaped letter "M"s on the spare tire cover, just like it was.

I love the history of the car, I love that it was restored to it's 1959 version and I love the incredible talent and workmanship it took to get it to it's current condition.

 

Here's some Roy Sorenson photos (from his article entitled: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 90th Anniversary of the '32 Ford Celebration):

Ross Myers & Roy Brizio on Thursday's Tour d'Elegance



Roy Brizio discusses the Lee Titus Deuce Roadster's engine with judge @Jive-Bomber Jay Ward​

 

image from the August 24th chopper_ken (@Chopperken Gross) Instagram feed
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@J.Ukrop put together this bitchin' Pebble Beach Concour d'Elegance Judges' Book for the Lee Titus Deuce Roadster:

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1932 FORD LEE TITUS ROADSTER

This 1932 Ford roadster was built in the late 1950s by Lee Titus, who owned a speed shop in Culver City, CA. When he opened his shop in 1955, it was a natural progression from his experience as a well-known and highly competitive California dry lakes and Bonneville salt flats hot rod builder and racer. Lee’s technical skills and a clear goal of what he wanted helped transform this roadster into a car worthy of a Hot Rod Magazine cover and feature article in the May 1959 issue of that publication. Retaining its fenders, finished in black lacquer with a red interior, and powered by a fuel-injected Corvette V8, it was pure California and pure Lee Titus. Hot rod photographer, Andy Southard, was the car’s next owner, during which time it became the subject of a multi-part feature in Rod Action Magazine when Dick “Magoo” Megugorac removed the fenders and transformed it into a highboy. Subsequent owners of this car included a host of famous hot rodders, including Jim Busby, Bruce Meyer, Bill Hammerstein, and Andy Cohen. After sixty years and many changes, the roadster was recently restored to its 1959 Hot Rod Magazine cover configuration by Roy Brizio of South San Francisco.
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The “Lee Titus Deuce Roadster” was part of the Historic Hot Rods class at the 2023 Greenwich (Connecticut) Concours:

image by @Jive-Bomber Jay Ward
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Can you please explain this to an ignoramus?