[DeTomaso] Ron Wade passed away…..

[Curt Hall]

 Sad to hear of Ron's Passing! Ron was a Good Guy with a Good sense of Humor. Years ago I had Ron Make Me some small Detomaso Ts, to replace the Ghia side emblems On My Car.
May Ron Rest in Peace
    On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 10:11:16 PM PDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:  
 
   All,

  Longtime POCA member and car fanatic Ron Wade suddenly passed away of a
  heart attack today. He was a regular attendee at the Fun Rally, even
  driving his Saleen S7 some years. He was proud to be the original owner
  of the very last US-spec Pantera GTS, and had spent decades trying to
  create a Kustom Kar hot rod GT5-S using a real Amerisport GT5-S as its
  base.  I just spoke with him a couple of weeks ago and he was very
  excited about it, telling me he now had five people working on it full
  time, with the ambition of finishing it this year and trying to compete
  for the Ridler award at the Detroit Autorama.

  He spent his life around cars. He only had an elementary school
  education but was amazingly smart. He went to work in a junkyard while
  still a child, then started concentrating his efforts and many years
  ago he formed a company called Chevs of the 40s, specializing in parts
  and restoration for all manner of 1940s and early 1950s cars and pickup
  trucks.  He was pretty much the Gary Hall for those cars.

  [1]https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/

  He also purchased a defunct car dealership building and opened his own
  museum:

  [2]http://www.waaamwest.com/

  Just last Friday he was talking to me about it, and apparently he
  created an endowment to keep it going in perpetuity. I assume his GTS
  will be in there, but have no idea what will become of his extremely
  unfinished GT5-S.

  He was just a super guy, well into his 80s but still way into speed,
  using his early and late Ford GTs, McLaren and C5, C6, C7 and Corvette
  ZR1s as his daily drivers, along with a supercharged Roush Raptor
  pickup truck. He had a tremendous sense of humor and sent me jokes,
  political emails and funny memes literally every day.

  I will really miss him.....

  Mike
  Sent from my iPad

References

  1. https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/
  2. http://www.waaamwest.com/
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   Sad to hear of Ron's Passing! Ron was a Good Guy with a Good sense of
   Humor. Years ago I had Ron Make Me some small Detomaso Ts, to replace
   the Ghia side emblems On My Car.
   May Ron Rest in Peace

   On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 10:11:16 PM PDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
     All,
     Longtime POCA member and car fanatic Ron Wade suddenly passed away of
   a
     heart attack today. He was a regular attendee at the Fun Rally, even
     driving his Saleen S7 some years. He was proud to be the original
   owner
     of the very last US-spec Pantera GTS, and had spent decades trying to
     create a Kustom Kar hot rod GT5-S using a real Amerisport GT5-S as
   its
     base.  I just spoke with him a couple of weeks ago and he was very
     excited about it, telling me he now had five people working on it
   full
     time, with the ambition of finishing it this year and trying to
   compete
     for the Ridler award at the Detroit Autorama.
     He spent his life around cars. He only had an elementary school
     education but was amazingly smart. He went to work in a junkyard
   while
     still a child, then started concentrating his efforts and many years
     ago he formed a company called Chevs of the 40s, specializing in
   parts
     and restoration for all manner of 1940s and early 1950s cars and
   pickup
     trucks.  He was pretty much the Gary Hall for those cars.
     [1][1]https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/
     He also purchased a defunct car dealership building and opened his
   own
     museum:
     [2][2]http://www.waaamwest.com/
     Just last Friday he was talking to me about it, and apparently he
     created an endowment to keep it going in perpetuity. I assume his GTS
     will be in there, but have no idea what will become of his extremely
     unfinished GT5-S.
     He was just a super guy, well into his 80s but still way into speed,
     using his early and late Ford GTs, McLaren and C5, C6, C7 and
   Corvette
     ZR1s as his daily drivers, along with a supercharged Roush Raptor
     pickup truck. He had a tremendous sense of humor and sent me jokes,
     political emails and funny memes literally every day.
     I will really miss him.....
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
   References
     1. [3]https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/
     2. [4]http://www.waaamwest.com/
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References

   1. https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/
   2. http://www.waaamwest.com/
   3. https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/
   4. http://www.waaamwest.com/
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