John Hinckley Passed Away

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by 1971ls6

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

----Funny,,,I was there that day at John's place......Bill S

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 1971ls6

next question was do you own one? Why would I do that? A true Chevy guy to the core.

I'm glad to hear that.

My career path sort of paralleled John's, except on a 10 year delay (and with the truck group), so I felt a kindred spirit there.

K

[danachevroletfor1967]

Rest in peace John. You will be missed.

[frankk]

Great guy RIP John

[Kurt S]

John wrote a lot, including a book about his time at Chevrolet and GM that CRG is pleased to publish.
http://www.camaros.org/library.shtml#report lists all his Camaro content (and also has Chevy service documentation).

The Automobile Business - from the Bottom Up is a direct link to his book. It's a fun read.

[Lynn]

Thanks for that Kurt!!!!

[Too Many Projects]

Thanks Kurt, just read the whole story and WOW, what a life he had with GM. By the time he went to Chrysler, I was happy to read he had 16 years of satisfying and rewarding employment with them.

[Kurt S]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Thanks Kurt, just read the whole story and WOW, what a life he had with GM. By the time he went to Chrysler, I was happy to read he had 16 years of satisfying and rewarding employment with them.

John was impressive. Between his memory and his notes, he remembered lot of cool details. I can barely remember working on some of my projects, no less details.

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Funny,,,I was there that day at John's place......Bill S

----A while after that day at John's shop. I called him to ask if I could take some detail pics of his Z. He was so gracious and the pics were very important. He is missed!....Bill S

[Steve Shauger]

John was an amazing person and his contribution to our hobby is immense. He dispelled many misconceptions and myths. He is sorely missed!