Folks Of Interest RIP ... Andy Southard Jr.

Andrew Suydam Southard, Jr.
March 28, 1933 - September 30, 2023
RIP @AndySS ​

 

Andy's 1956 Ford Victoria:

May 1957 issue of RODDING & Re-styling




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He will be missed!

 

I think Magoo built Andy a '32 full fendered roadster in the '70's.---Red I believe.

 

He wrote & photographed one of my favorite reference books.

 

Andy's Motorbooks International publications:

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Andy was also heavy into German artifacts.

 

Godspeed Andy! My condolences to his family and friends.

 

Oh no….RIP to one of the great ones…loved those books featured above…have at least 3 copies of Customs of the 50’s….very sad news

 

@Deuce Daddy Don, it was a hiboy (i.e., not full-fendered) . . . Here's an excerpt from my Bringing the Lee ***us Deuce Roadster Back to 1959 thread:

{the late }Pat @pgan Ganahl chronicles "the history between then & now" in his excellent book, LOST HOT RODS II ... but in a nutshell:

• Lee ***us sold the car to a young couple in 1959 or 1960.

• Neal East purchased it from the couple in 1960 ... now with a stock 265ci SBC and driveline issues.

• Neal East fixed the mechanical issues, gave it a "gennie look", and drove it!

• In the summer of 1967, {the late }Andy @AndySS Southard Jr. called Neal with an offer he couldn't refuse ... a straight up trade of East's (weathered black lacquer) '32 Roadster for his (cinnamon red lacquer) '29 Roadster:

"The Trade" (photographer unknown)​

• In 1970, Southard had **** Megugorac's shop turn the roadster into a "Magoo-style" traditional hiboy:

at Magoo's


model posing with Southard's Deuce Hiboy (image by @AndySS)


Andy posing with his Hiboy Roadster at the 11th Annual LA Roadster Exhibition (i.e., the '75 LARS)


Andy Southard Jr.'s Deuce Hiboy at the LODI '75 Mini-Nats (image from the @Tom Branch family archives)


Andy in his Hiboy Roadster (photographer unknown)


Andy shooting his Hiboy Roadster with bikini model (photographer unknown)​

• Circa 1976, Southard was going through a divorce and ended up selling the roadster to {the late } @lil' john ****era.

• By 1985, the roadster had changed hands between several owners until @Deuce Bruce Meyer bought it from Jim Busby ... It was Bruce's very first “Hot Rod” ... and he, his teenage sons, & several of his friends (including @Chopperken Gross & Andy Cohen) drove it all over Southern California!

• In May of 1993, Meyer purchased Steve @TRJ ****an's (Barry Lobeck-built) Deuce Hiboy from Bob Bauder ... so Bruce finally agreed to sell the red Deuce Hiboy to the aforementioned Cohen (who’s car collection just happened to include another Deuce Roadster ... with the fenders off of the Lee ***us “circa 1959 Deuce Roadster” ).

NOTE: Andy Cohen (of "Beverly Hills Motoring Accessories" and the "DeFrank & Cohen HEMI Cuda Super Stocker" fame) p***ed away in October of 2019 .​

 

My condolences to his family, friends and fans

 

Got a few of his books. I enjoyed reading them. Godspeed Andy. Snowman ⛄️

 

Andy's 1958 Chevy Impala:

image from the cover of the March 1960 issue of CAR SPEED and STYLE



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Andy's 1929 Model A Roadster {& 1928 Phaeton}:

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Great history here!!!

 

Sorry to hear, his books and photography were great!

 

Andy's 1940 Merc Coupe:

image by @fuely32


image by @SpeedandKultureTRENT Sherrill


video by @Deadender60
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Rest in peace Andy.

 

Certainly saw a lot of nice rides because of his photography. Thanks!

 

Best books of the Culture
R.I.P Andy

 

Been looking at his pictures since I was a little kid. R.I.P.

 

Andy was a friend. You will be missed

 

Another name that has been in my past for around 6 decades. R.I.P. Andy. My sympathies to family and friends.

 

Have always enjoyed his books throughout the years. RIP Andy.

 

So saddened by the news. I started noticing his photography in the 50s, in the small books and elsewhere. I finally met him at the 50th GNRS and had a nice conversation. I have a number of his books. I will miss him, and I am sure many more feel the same.

 

My condolences to his family and close friends.
I'm right there with Russ B and several others, There was never a time in my car guy history that Andy Southard didn't have a bit of influence on since Day one.

 

Being sharing images is something I do here on a regular basis...Without a doubt this mans work has been a part of that...I don't thank many by name but recognize them in my own way...

Condolences to the family and friends in the p***ing of Andy...an Artist and fellow Hotrod/Custom guy, like so many of us...you left a mark...a huge mark that will live far beyond your years here on the big blue ball...Rest in peace...you will be remembered...

This will be quite the Thread...Thanks for sharing this loss to the community Hemi...

Regards,
Stogy

 

have all his books.. RIP Andy....My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends... God Speed.

 

Here's @Ryan's May 18th 2009 TJJ Blog interview with:

Andy Southard, Jr.​

. . . and the resultant comment thread on the H.A.M.B..