[daveg]

Thanks all

Talked to him Friday afternoon and he was at the Mecum auction.
He said he was after a 1940 Ford woody that was being sold on Saturday.

Got a call Monday from his cell phone and answered with my standard [with him] "I'm not worthy" assuming it was about the woodie.
It was his wife asking me if I had heard the terrible news.
Rough moment there.

Steve sometimes referred to me as a "cotter pin nut" and any that knew him should be familiar with that reference to fanatics.
He would tolerate my obsession with the minutia and at times let me examine really original cars.

Any that knew him would also be familiar with this " flesh tone with red benches" description of a car.
This of course meant black car with red interior.
The man definitely liked black cars.


Met Steve over a 1934 Ford grille- hood.
Was driving from Minneapolis to Montana with my dad to deer- antelope hunt fall of 1975.
Just west of Faith SD I noticed what looked like a 1932 Ford on o hill south of Hwy 212.
Being an early V8 Ford nut already we checked it out on the return trip.
Car turned out to be a 1931 Chev 2d sedan.
Zero rust but the wood was bad, so the body was collapsing.
The real gem was behind it. A 1934 Ford deluxe 2d sed.
Car had the body cutoff behind the doors, fenders trimmed to expose the tires and a Willys jeep bet on it.
Bought it for $20 and after cleaning points, putting a battery in and adding gas- coolant it ran well.
I was getting a 1933 coupe going and needed the drivetrain stuff.
Grille and hood were very nice and rust free.
33 and 34 hoods- grilles do not interchange so I put an ad in the Mpls Star- Tribune on Sunday for the 34 grille- hood.
Steve called Sat Nite and came right over and picked the stuff up.
The Sat Nite thing on a Sunday paper was a first for me.
The grille- hood are on his favorite 34 Cabriolet he keeps in Ft Myers FL and he always calls the grille- hood "ours".
Very straight forward guy and we have kept in touch since.

Steve never flaunted his success and that was a strong point to me.
Who doesn't know a successful person that makes sure you know it.


He was still very active and was at Mecum to buy another toy.

Will miss ya Bud and God Bless you and yours.

Dave