I was watching something on youtube when this video caught my eye. First, skip straight to the 5:15 mark and start watching (the first two segments are pretty boring). THIS is why this guy was a hero to a lot of us. Who cares if it's a Chevy. He had a gazillion dollars and was the best ever, but he was still just an everyday hard-nosed gearhead who was more than a pretty boy with a nice pair of sunglasses. I wish he had lived. I get the feeling we would have seen a lot more of this after he retired. This footage was shot just a few weeks before he died.

 

Very cool Doc!
Thanks for posting that

Bobby

 

Thanks, Doc... I hope this isn't sacrilegious here on FTE, but I have a soft spot for 57 Chevys. The first car I owned myself, bought with my own money was a 57 Bel Air, 2 door sedan. This is a nice one, 210 model and the color was called Canyon Coral.

 

Thanks for posting this Shane.

I never knew about that side of the legend.

 

We're all just regular people with special talents. Great post Shane!

Doug

 

Cool video. It's nice to know that folks like him understand the importance of finding a car that just needs to be kept original. You can tell he was just another car guy like us. That's refreshing in this day and age.

 

I was there the day he died. Tragic,and sad!

 

Very nice video.