Verne Frantz
 

It is with a very heavy heart that I have to announce the passing of our own, Verne Frantz. The Chevy community, especially the Late Great Passenger car years, has lost a great supporter. His extreme wealth of knowledge of these cars, especially the 348 and 409 powered, and the 61 SS cars will be sorely missed. Please hold he, and his family in your prayers.

Donny

Shocked and saddened by this news. Verne was a great guy and a wealth of car knowledge. My condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.

So sorry to hear this bad news. R.I.P Mr. 409.

So sorry to hear this. RIP Verne.

Bought parts off of Verne a couple times.He was a straight shooter and a gentleman.RIP Verne.

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Sorry to read this news, thoughts/prayers for his family.
RIP Verne.

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I only know Verne from his posts on this forum. His knowledge was endless as was his charity in helping others. He will be missed.

My thoughts and sympathies to his family.

My sincerest condolences to Verne's family and friends...

So sorry to hear this.

Condolences.

He will be missed.

Ryan W31

Oh no!!! That's so sad to hear. His expertise around here will be missed. My condolences to his family and friends.

Such sad news.....Vern was extremely passionate for the 348-409. He will be greatly missed. My condolences to his friends and family.

RIP

Dan

He will be sorely missed. He was always willing to help and share his vast knowledge. Condolences to family and friends.

I didn't know the man but always knew when he posted I was going to learn something. Condolences to his family and friends.

Ugh! So sorry to hear this. Verne has been a tremendous help with our 62 and making things correct. This is another huge loss. Prayers to his family.

Wow, that's some really sad news. He will surely be missed. My condolences to his family.

Tremendous loss to our community. Condolences to his family. God speed Verne.

That is terrible. Verne was definitely one of the great guys on the site and just recently posted on a thread here. Rest in peace my good friend, we will see you on the other side. Sincere condolences to his family.

Oh No! I have not seen Verne in a few years, but I enjoyed talking to him at the late Greats picnics. He was one of a kind!

Like others have said, when ever I read one of his posts I usually learned something...He was a very knowledgeable guy when it came to 409 cars, something I know very little about. R.I.P. Verne my condolences to Verne's family.

Oh no...Verne was a really good guy! I remember the second Super Car Reunion I went to-Verne didn't have a ride from the airport to Collinsville...So I volunteered to pick him up. I also found out he didn't have a cell phone...so let's just say it was an adventure to pick him up-as he had to borrow another traveler's cell phone to call me-then he mistook which exit door he was at :cool2:


Took a few hours to find him, but it all ended up working out! I really enjoyed our discussions on the drive to and at that show!


Here's a candid pic that I took of Verne (on the left) and Paul Martin (on the right) and MCACN in 2014-when both were helping in the Vintage Certification.


I stood there quietly then yelled "PAUL!" really loudly-and the result was this picture.


Verne was laughing... :grin:


We will miss you, my friend!


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Verne...
 

I didn’t know him personally, but he always seemed respectful in his posts. RIP...

Wow, sorry to hear about Verne! I'm glad I had a chance to meet him at few times at the Jackson Outlets cruise nights.

I am just stunned. We communicated via this site, email and phone multiple times. I had family in NJ and we were always talking about getting together if I ever got up that way.

Verne was a great resource when I was laying out the framework on the trim tag law we got passed in OK.

The hobby lost a giant.

----I also am stunned. Such a great guy, willing to help just about anybody. RIP Verne!.....Bill S

Sad , glad I got to visit with him at Carlisle over the years. H will not be forgotten here that's for sure. :frown:


Mike

Always sad to lose a member here! His posts were legendary! Condolences to his family and friends.
RIP Verne.
Buddy

So sorry to hear. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Grady

RIP Verne - Our Lord needed a W-head motor expert ... save us a spot!

I just saw this on Ken Tibor's FB page. So sorry to hear this. I spent some fun days with Verne. At one time he was considering moving to Illinois (God knows why!). He came here looking for some property near a lake so he could play with a nice vintage boat he had just bought. I actually picked up an outboard motor for him at MCACN, stored it at my house for a while and then delivered it to his friend's house East of where I live when Verne came back to visit.

Always friendly and a big. booming, welcoming voice whenever you saw him. Godspeed Verne. You'll leave a big hole in many hearts.

Sad to hear. I saw his helpful posts many times. RIP!

His opinion, I felt, you can take to the bank. What a loss.

Vern was lots of help when I was selling a 409 Impala for a friend. He really helped educate me on the unique qualities of the 409 engine stamp. He will be missed.

Verne really knew about M/T wheel caps and spinners.He sold me these spinners and inserts for my '64 Camino.I'll think of him when I look at them.Thanks Verne.

I always felt I learned something reading his posts. Rest in peace Verne

So sorry to hear. I knew when this day came I would once again wish Verne could have composed a Late Great/348/409 reference book, since I can no longer bend his ear and access all the data. RIP.

RIP Mr Verne Frantz!!!

He was the Encyclopedia for 348-409 cars. I always enjoyed reading his posts pointing out whether a car was real or made up and I learned alot from him. He surely will be missed!!

I had spoken to Verne a few weeks ago, and I understood, his book was almost complete. I believe he was cowriting it, although I can't recall the name. It would be ashame to let his research go unpublished. He certainly wanted to share his research and knowledge for the good of the hobby.

Sad day indeed. Vern was a good sole always willing to share is wonderful knowledge. We shall miss him! Best to his family.

so very sad to lose Verne. RIP