Folks Of Interest RIP Honour List for Passed Hot Rodders.

Add any of your respected buddies names to the list.Since we are headed into a new year, it has occurred to me, that particularly during 2012 we have lost a good number of our fellow hot rod buddies, heroes and friends.

Some prominent and others just like myself, low profile but still just as keen and committed.

Who ever they are or were, they have all experienced a special journey in hot rodding not so dissimilar to most of ours.

I feel that it would be appropriate to honour each and everyone of these dedicated hot rodders and showing recognition to their commitment and contribution by naming them in this one dedicated thread.

Some will for the first time will have their name mentioned here on the HAMB while others will have been mentioned time and time again.

Let this include folks from all corners of this wide world, since our hot rod brethren can be found in numerous countries including America, Australia, UK, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and any others I have missed which I apologise for leaving out.

I am sure we are all the better for knowing them.

May I offer the name of Norm Grabowski 1933 - 2012 USA.

Please in recognition post below and my they all RIP.

 

Carroll shelby 1923 - 2012 USA

 

My good friend and lifelong hotrodder Jim Howe passed this Nov. he was only 56. He helped me so much on the Peter Beater it's unbelievable.

 

Gone But Not Forgotten » Bryon Stack of Gasser Madness R.I.P.

 

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche... nick named "Butzi", 1935-2012. Designer of the original, iconic, 911. RIP ...robber

 

William Tyler Jenkins

 

Normy Pooh...RIP

 

Not all 2012, but I want to remember fellow rodders and friends,,,,Chuck Hardesty, Caruthersville, Mo., Jake Moran, Memphis, Tn., and Barry Lobeck, Cleveland, Oh. They are all sorely missed and may they RIP....AND OF COURSE OLE NORMIE....Joe

 

John Barlow 1950 - 2009 Perth AUSTRALIA

Hot Rod builder & painter.

 

Bob Metzler, known as "Broadway Bob" for always putting on a great show! He was a promoter of racing events and the founder of "Great Lakes Dragaway". Known as a beer drinker and for riding on the nose of "Green Mamba"! RIP ...robber

 

Dan "51Packard" Williams.... passed Sept 1st 2012 in an accident....

Friend, Car guy, fellow H.A.M.B. member

Jason "Jake" Heath...... passed away Thanksgiving Day 2012, all round car guy, brother of H.A.M.B. member Yorgatron

 

Not hot rodders ...but had a lot to do with motorsports.....hell of a shoe....Buck Simmons from Georgia. Wisconsin's old racer /parts house...Bill Behling.

 

Vancouver, BC rodder Bill Townsend. Hotrodder from the 50's to the present. Member of British Columbia Hot Rod Assn., and Los Angeles Roadsters Associate member. Great ambassador for the hobby and will be missed by anyone who met him.

 

RIP Arnold "AJ" Parigian. 8-1-1940 to 1-31-2012

 

From us NW guys, Terry Seaholm.

 

My Dad who I miss a whole bunch. He started me on this bad habit called cars. Dragged me along to the drag strips and dirt tracks at a very young age. Had me go-cart racing in 3rd grade and aways helped on long nights trying to finish up a car to make a race or show.

 

My good friend of over 50 year's, Bobby Britain of Brook's Kentucky
11-12-1944-10-22-2012. He was one hell of a Hot rod builder !!!!

 

Nothern Calif...............Ed Hagerty.... the Deal Father
Dennis DeBenedictis..Bay Area Roadster member
Fred Zimerman.......The Danville Dukes
Good friends and all will be missed..........RIP

 

Lynn Hammond-- Fresno Pandraggers

 

Jay Fishbeck (Heckle & Jeckle)San Berdoo.

 

Big Don Coady , 47 yrs old lost his battle with cancer. Talented machinist/engine builder in the long island area. Straight shooter and a hell of a nice guy.I was proud to call him friend.

 

My kid brother Scott.

 

Don Siewert, Mike (Cword's) dad.

 

"The Tennessee Tornado" Hooker Hood 12/24/2012

 

• King of the Street Racers ...."Big Willie Robinson"!!!
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Chris Klink, Owner of Ultra Tech Race cars, one of the founders of the renegade race class (assoc) at Thompson. He built chassis and engines and trannys. Did alot of Street Rod stuff. Front engine dragster, and gasser work. He is missed.

Once in a while in this life, we are lucky enough to become friends with a genuine good guy. Chris was that for so many.

 

Bob Julieano

 

Wide World of Sports ---- Chris Economaki

 

David "Salt" Walther, the former auto and hydroplane racer severely burned in a spectacular crash in the 1973 Indianapolis 500.

 

H.A.M.B. member (Youngster) Ron...godspeed brother