Hi Guys -looked in the search function and could not find anything on the coupe that was on their album cover. Just found an old Beach Boys Album -32' Deuce Coupe at a garage sale and that car shown on their is so cool. Anyone have pics or any info? Thanks.
You didn't look too hard,,these popped up pretty quick.HRP http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=736662&highlight=beach+boys+deuce+coupe http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=678820&highlight=beach+boys+deuce+coupe http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63775&highlight=beach+boys+deuce+coupe http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388056&highlight=beach+boys+deuce+coupe
the info didnt come up when you search beach boys car because its not any of the beach boys' car it was a prop someone used for the album cover
I expect the record company picked the photo. They probably put out a request for a stock photo of a "little deuce coupe" and that is what the photographer came up with. It might have come from the same photographer who did the Hot Rod photos. Might even be from the same session. Anyone know? Later................. A Google search turned this up on Wikipedia "The picture featured on the front cover of the album was supplied by Hot Rod magazine, and features the body (with his head cropped in the photo) of hod-rod owner Clarence 'Chili' Catallo and his own customized three-window 1932 Ford Coupe - known forevermore amongst hot rod enthusiasts as "the lil' deuce coupe". A full shot of Catallo and his car from the same photo shoot appeared on the front cover of the July 1961 edition of Hot Rod magazine, and whilst Catallo himself died in 1998 the car still tours the showrooms and exhibitions to this day. Catallo bought the vehicle in 1956 for $75 in Michigan when he was 15 years old. Catallo replaced the original stock Ford engine (unlike The Beach Boys song lyrics, which mention "a flathead mill") with a newer Oldsmobile V-8, and lowered the height of the coupe by six inches. Much of the original customizing work, including the stacked headlights, side trim, and front grille was done by an auto shop owned by Mike and Larry Alexander in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. After Catallo moved to Southern California, additional work, including the 'chopping' or lowering of the roof, was done in 1960-61 at 'Kustom City', George Barris's noted North Hollywood auto customizing shop. This led to the magazine cover and two years later, the shot was featured as the cover for The Beach Boys' fourth album. Catallo sold the coupe a few years later, but at the urging of his son Curt was able to buy it back in the late 90s for $40,000. The car had since been additionally modified but was restored by Catallo with many of the original parts the coupe had in the early 1960s, so that it now is again virtually identical to the famous photo. In 2000, the hot rod won the 'People's Choice' award at the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance."
That's actually his son Curt that has the resturants, and still owns the car today. I'm from Clarkston, and see him from time to time.
yeah jardine i believe was the only "carguy" in the beach boys its funny there isnt a thread about your old coupe or some of his other cars
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