Bob Johnston in his original flathead powered Tweedy Pie
Tweedy Pie with its new small block Chevy powerplant
Bob Johnston’s Tweedy Pie with single quad carb on SBC
Tweedy Pie after Bob Johnston added 6 deuces and “For Sale” at the 1961 L.A. Roadsters show at the Hollywood Bowl
Tweedy with chrome reverse wheels, probably added by Ed Roth, but still the original Bob Johnston deep-dish Ford steering wheel and conventional headlights, as well as original white interior
The reverse of the Tweedy Pie trading card image shown above it. Note ’51 Ford steering wheel and white interior.
Ed Roth hamming it up in Tweedy for a Rod & Custom photo shoot before Ed changed interior and added quad headlights
Tweedy Pie shown by Ed Roth with six deuces and quad headlights and chrome reverse wheels and new interior
Now Ed Roth’s Tweedy Pie with the Roth-style rear nerf bar
So much nicer in color
Ed Roth’s Tweedy in glorious color
Tweedy with Roth’s interior and steering wheel change along with beer tap handle shift knob
The Tweedy Pie profile that says it all
Ed Roth lists Tweedy Pie for sale at an eye-popping price today. But really, who cares that it does 92 mph at the strip?
Tweedy Pie with changes after the sale that led Ed Roth to say, “If ya’ wanna’ car to get changed (yech) and hidden in a garage – sell to a private dude.”
Piero De Luca’s “Live Wire” Model A
Piero’s donor body and future vision
The deuce rails necessary for a true Tweedy recreation
Seeing how it’ll all come together
Piero doing necessary hands-on research at Galpin Ford
Putting that research to work, 1/25 scale
Some added Von Franco Tweedy Pie inspiration
Interviewing Bob Johnston’s stepson, Eric Johnston, for the Tweedy Pie documentary video
Chris Lavoy’s changes to Tweedy Pie
Norm’s Kookie Kar, Tweedy Pie, and Roth’s Outlaw at the Disneyland outdoor car show
Piero hisself
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this was a great one and hope for an update on piero’s progress.