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| Born | September 22, 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Automobile designer, customizer, and builder |
| Website | http://www.roybriziostreetrods.com/ |
Andrew Roy Brizio Jr. (August 28, 1956 – present) known professionally as Roy Brizio is an American of Italian descent and one of the late 20th and early 21st century's elite hot rod designer, customizer, and builder in the automotive industry. The owner of Roy Brizio Street Rods, Brizio has a unique "hot rod heritage" that has lead to the specialty construction of cars for celebrities, professional sports figures, famous musicians as well as for notable people throughout the automotive aftermarket industry. This group of notable individuals include musicians Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton plus professional baseball player Reggie Jackson. [Bertilsson 1]
Family
editBrizio is eldest son of Andrew Roy Brizio Sr.'s four children. Known in the automotive community as Andy Brizio, Brizio Sr. is notable in his own right for his early efforts in the production of a home construction T-roadster street rod kit, the Instant T, and for his ownership of the famous San Francisco Bay Area automotive performance business the Champion Speedshop. Brizio was born in (city) and raised by Brizio Sr. and his second wife Norma Demattie.
Early life, education, and influences
editLater career
edit2000 and forward
editCelebrity car projects
edit- Jeff Beck
- Eric Clapton
- Reggie Jackson
- Neil Young
Notable restorations & historic replica
edit- Hot Rod magazine 1st cover car
- Ala Cart
- Edelbrock roadster
- McMullen roadster
Acknowledgements & accomplishments
edit- AMBR, 1987
- Pebble Beach
Magazine features
editList of covers, feature spreads, and articles
References
edit- Citations
- ^ Bertilsson, Bo (2009). Roy Brizio Streets: Modern Hot Rods Defined. Minneapolis, MN: Motorbooks. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-7603-3544-4.
Sources
edit- "Roy Brizio Street Rods: Modern Hot Rods Defined". Bertilsson, Bo. 2009, Motorbooks, MBI Publishing, Minneapolis, MN. 160pp. ISBN 978-0-7603-3544-4
- Review of "Roy Brizio Street Rods: Modern Hot Rods Defined", 2009, JustCustomz.com Review, JustCustomz.com, access date 22 August 2011
External links
edit- Roy Brizio Street Rods website
- American Icon: the Hot Rod
Category:1956 births
Category:American automotive engineers
Category:SEMA Members
Category:Biographies of living people