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Mar 6, 2025 | 07:10 AM

charlie g

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From: sussex county, nj

ANOTHER LOST

To many of the old time hotrodders,we lost another of the custom car greats,Gene Winfield has past away https://www.thedrive.com/news/gene-w...ers-dies-at-97

Mar 6, 2025 | 07:41 AM

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WOW...97...that's a hell of a run!!! RIP

Mar 6, 2025 | 10:30 AM

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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.

not only 97, but he was still putting in a full day at the shop as late as fall of last year.
although he was having some memory issues. and his "caregiver" was physically abusing stealing money from him.

Mar 6, 2025 | 02:03 PM

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yes thats a hard fact, he was out here a few years back, layton restorations paid for him to fly out feed and overnighted him to help chop the roof on a lead sled merc, took him a single day

Mar 6, 2025 | 02:20 PM

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the man was a true magician.. along with George Barris. i wish they did more collaboration than the one time back in the 50's

Mar 8, 2025 | 06:58 AM

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That is sad. He was an artist. They ability to create as he did is such a unique gift.

Mar 8, 2025 | 01:01 PM

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i was talking to the guy who taught ne how to do lead work yesterday and mentioned Genes passing ....and he said Gene was the one who taught HIM how to do lead work back in the 60's