Bruce A. Hanson

PHOENIX – Bruce A. Hanson, age 88, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018.

Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Mildred; son Brad and wife Louise. He is survived by sons Scott (Deanna), Todd (Liz); grandchildren Tim and

Becky; step-daughters Joy Nelson, Sally Meyer (son Chad).

Bruce was born on March 10, 1930 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Bruce relocated to the Valley of the Sun in 1961 where he started working at Rudolph Chevrolet. The dealership became Lou Grubb Chevrolet a few years later and Bruce continued working for the Grubb family for over 44 years. Bruce’s passion in life was cars, especially the many years he worked on restoring his supercharged 1937 Cord 812 Custom Beverly Sedan. His biggest thrill was always the yearly trip to Auburn Indiana for the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Annual Reunion where Bruce was sure to bring home an award. Bruce was a long standing and lifetime member of the ACD Club and the Classic Car Club of America. Over the years, Bruce and his Cord won an abundance of awards, most recently was at the ACD West Coast Meet. Bruce was also happy to provide consulting assistance in any type of Cord restoration work, including the Tom Mix Cord. Bruce also owned a 1960 Corvette with his son Todd. As a member of the Solid Axle Corvette Club, Bruce enjoyed taking the car to car shows where it most recently won Best of Show at Corvettes in the Park this past April. He was never happier than working on these classic cars.

His family and friends will certainly miss the countless stories he had when talking about his car or his enthusiasm of winning his newest award. His amazing energy and zest for life will always be with those of us that were fortunate enough to know him.

A reception to celebrate Bruce’s life will be held on September 16, 2018 at Martin Auto Museum, 17641 N Black Canyon, Phoenix, AZ during the hours of 12:00pm to 3:00pm.