By: Robert Roney

Robert Roney — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:10:00 +0000

I got to see Tweedy Pie up close in early 1966 my high school buddy took me with him to his uncle’s house. The car still looked much like in the above for sale add. Was told it had a 1955 265 Chevy engine in it and the 6 X 2 carb intake in the pictures. I was starting to build my 27 T during this time. I was truely amazed at the build quality of Tweedy Pie.

By: Dan Brown

Dan Brown — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:21:09 +0000

Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
As a teenager, I first saw “Tweedy Pie” at an outdoor car show in Long Beach, Ca. Took a photo using my mother’s Kodak. Made a really fine detailed exact model of it using parts from other car kits (there were no custom car or hot rod kits available at the time) and self made parts, e.g. my gas tank was a fat round pencil section, the rear wheels were deep dished using 3 halves with “Green Stuff” body filler and chrome thumbtacks for hub caps, sewing thread for ignition wires etc. I had customized many plastic car kits and this one turned out exceptionally good. Hitch-hiked it to Roth’s shop and he was so impressed he painted a tiny “Tweedy Pie” on the tank (no charge) and gave me Bob Johnston’s Anaheim address where I also took it. Bob also liked it and let me visit the original in his garage.
Went back to Roth’s a couple times just to watch him stripe. He liked me and gave me two used pin-striping swords and tips on using them. I became the local kid in Pico-Rivera who striped friend’s cars. Roth was totally cool to me, his young groupie.
Don’t know if this influenced his later contracting with Revell, but I do claim to be the first to make a model of the “Tweedy Pie”.
When I moved on to college the model was later discarded by my mom with other left behind stuff. Oh how I would love to still have it!
Thanks again,
Dan Brown

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By: Robert Roney

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