[DeTomaso] RIP Hugh Boyd Casey

rfmccall at comcast.net rfmccall at comcast.net
Thu Dec 31 07:01:46 EST 2015


 
Hugh will be greatly missed. I was fortunate to get to know him fairly well in the recent past when I 
was asked to complete his Pantera so that he would be able to enjoy the car before something like this 
ultimately happened. Like most of you ,I had several correspondences  with him via email and thought he 
was a really neat guy. When I first got the call from him asking if I would complete the car for him ,
we hit it off and spent probably two hours going over the details. He was SO excited about the car and 
, in fact told me on numerous occasions that  the project was keeping him going. 
When the car was completed, several of his Pantera friends in New York agreed to drive him down (in their 
Panteras) to my shop in Maryland to pick up the car and drive it back to NY.I thought that the fact that 
they offered to do that was a true testament to what sort of a man Hugh was.
  
I remember how completely elated he was when he got back from his test drive. He coaxed his friend 
Bob to join him telling him that he hadn't driven the Pantera in a long time and that he would " take it easy"
He then proceeded to pull out of the driveway and immediately drop the hammer all of the way to redline
in several gears! 
I am honored that he chose me to make it possible for him to get to experience the thrill of driving his (beast 
of a Pantera with the 600+ HP 408" stroker) that he so greatly loved.
I have some pics of that day but I think they are too large to add to this email. I will post them on the PI 
site if anyone would like to see them. 

RIP Hugh, 

Ron McCall
  







----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Shortt" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: "detomaso" <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 6:14:39 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] RIP Hugh Boyd Casey

It is with a heavy heart and dhaking jand that I share that our good friend
has passed away. Hugh died last night of the liver cancer that he has
fought do bravely.
Please remember him fondly, as I will.

He will be missed,
Shortt

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