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Old 06-22-2021, 11:24 PM
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Default John Hinckley Passed Away

We as a car community owe Mr. Hinckley a great deal of gratitude for his contributions in the Corvette and Camaro worlds. Godspeed..




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This is very sad news. RIP John you will be missed. I first learned about John in the NCR Camaro forums and his great knowledge, answering questions and his input. I emailed him a couple of months back about questions i had on Chevy heads. He was very gracious to write me back and give me info i was looking for. Great guy. We lost an icon. John's wealth of Chevy knowledge was incredible. I emailed him numerous times over the last 5 years about questions i had and he always answered me. Thanks John for everything you did in life.

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John was so involved in the industry sharing intimate details and documenting the camaro build process for all to absorb and learn. He is a true industry and hobbyist icon. RIP.....
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What a great guy. I never met him in person, but still feel like I lost a friend. He was always willing to help.
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Old 06-23-2021, 12:16 PM
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So sorry to hear this.

RIP Mr Hinckley -

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Old 06-23-2021, 01:20 PM
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John will be missed by all of us. I spoke and emailed back and forth over the years with him. He always had the time.

There will be a 69 Camaro for you in heaven John.

My condolences to the family.

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Great, generous, unselfish contributor to our hobby. Will be missed greatly. RIP John
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So sad. JohnZ, you were the best. There was no such thing as a dumb question. We had several conversations over the years, again even though we never met in person, I feel like I lost a good friend. Thank you for all you did John. RIP and condolences to his family. We both had the same vintage plates on our Z/28’s. 302
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Sad news - he inspired a lot of us in the hobby. Fortunately the mark he made will live on.
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I met john in the late 90’s at a Ncrs chapter meeting while he was outside smoking, I had no idea who he was, I asked him what he did for a living, he replied with some long title with plant manager and laughed, I said what does that mean, he replies, I have the keys to the viper plant, next question was do you own one? Why would I do that? A true Chevy guy to the core.

A few years later he had the Ncrs guys out to his garage mahal, the 69 Camaro, 67 vette and an import were there. On the wall is a viper intake manifold, I asked what the story was on it, he says, that is scrap and I have a receipt for it from Chrysler

He always had the right answer for any question somebody would ask him
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