Dean Jeffries
| Dean Jeffries | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edward Dean Jeffries February 25, 1933 Osage, Iowa |
| Died | May 5, 2013 (aged 80) Hollywood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Self-educated |
| Known for | Hot-Rod art, automobile customizing and pinstriping |
| Notable work | Monkeemobile |
| Movement | Kustom Kulture |
Edward Dean Jeffries (February 25, 1933 – May 5, 2013) was an American custom vehicle designer, fabricator, stuntman and stunt coordinator for motion pictures and television programs based in Los Angeles, California.
Jeffries was born to Viola Irene (née Allison) and Edward James Jeffries in Osage, Iowa. After the family moved to Compton, California, Jeffries grew up in Compton and then neighboring Lynwood, California, where his father was a mechanic. He was the middle child, born between older sister Darlene Ann (b.May 18, 1931, Osage, Iowa-) and younger sister Evonne Mae (b.December 2, 1935, in Osage, Iowa). A brother, James Eddie, was born December 2, 1935, in Osage, a twin to Evonne, but died the next day.
Jeffries served in the United States Army during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. While in Germany he saw fellow soldiers and locals custom painting their motorcycles, and this led him to pinstriping. As a young man, after returning from Germany, he started doing pinstriping on the side, while working as a grinder in a machine shop. As the striping took off he opened a custom pinstriping shop that would become famous with the Hollywood film industry.
A neighbor of Jeffries, race car driver Troy Ruttman befriended him, and they worked on cars together. After Ruttman joined with J. C. Agajanian, the Indianapolis 500 race team and Ascot Speedway owner, Agajanian hired Jeffries to stripe and letter his cars in 1953.
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