Suedes Car Club

General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Tom on March 03, 2008 3:41 pm

Title: And now Lil' John
Post by: Tom on March 03, 2008 3:41 pm

RIP John

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247066&showall=1

Title: RE: And now Lil
Post by: 31Rodder on March 03, 2008 4:58 pm

I guess I am not familiar with lil john, looks to have been into the racing from the hamb thread. rip

Title: RE: And now Lil
Post by: Tom on March 03, 2008 5:38 pm

He's the guy they credit with the billet look. The 1st thing I remember him makin' out of aluminum was windshield post for his '28-29 roadster

Title: RE: And now Lil
Post by: racerjohnson on March 03, 2008 5:58 pm

built some nice bikes too. Lots of powercoated billet. Late 90's stuff. Remember them in my dad's easyriders when I was 14 or so!

Title: RE: And now Lil
Post by: Wowcars on March 03, 2008 6:25 pm

R.I.P. and god speed. His Latest hot rod build.
(http://images.streetrodderweb.com/features/0703sr_02_z+1928_lakes_modified+.jpg)

Title: RE: And now Lil
Post by: ratfink on March 03, 2008 11:25 pm

I saw this on Sunday......

He was the man when I was first getting into street rods

http://www.nhra.com/apcm/APCMviewer_sp.asp?a=27192

Title: Lil John
Post by: tracywiedrich on March 06, 2008 1:17 am

Lil John was my greatest mentor during the eighties when I had just gotten outta body school... my buddy and I spent many a late night in the shop bench racing and discussing the neat stuff Lil  John was incorporating in his builds. He ranked right up there with the likes of Jake as one of my favorite builders from back then...really makes me feel old when I see all these good fellows passing on....Weed