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D500Jim
Posted 2015-09-20 10:11 AM (#490067)
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This weekend I received the saddening news that Neil has passed away, Friday 18th.
Last year Neil was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, a very aggressive brain cancer. Happily, he was early to go to the ER in Bishop, CA and immediately flown to Reno, NV where brain surgeons were able to remove some 98% of this tumor. Following he periodically had radiation and chemo, and although it looked hopefully, eventually his body couldn’t keep up with all the chemicals they had to feed him.

He was my tutor and I know Neil and his vast, detailed knowledge will be missed here also, greatly.
I am very sad, but happy I did spend some quality time with Neil this spring.

My thoughts are with Neil's ever loving wife, Norma.



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Swept57
Posted 2015-09-20 10:33 AM (#490069 - in reply to #490067)
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Very sad indeed. I was aware of his condition and I had been communicating with Neil regularly, but his communications ended on 9/2. He will leave a big hole in our FL hobby, particularly for us Coronet devotees. Without him I would not be pursuing the restoration of my Coronet. He was an endless source of information and he seemed as excited about it as I was. RIP my friend.



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LD3 Greg
Posted 2015-09-20 11:23 AM (#490072 - in reply to #490067)
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I too, am deeply saddened by the news. Neil and I had been researching this family of cars since the late 80's.

Here is a photo Neil sent to me years ago. A few of us at WPC, Detroit, about 1996.

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big m
Posted 2015-09-20 11:58 AM (#490073 - in reply to #490067)
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R.I.P. Neil.

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Posted 2015-09-20 12:02 PM (#490074 - in reply to #490067)
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So sorry to hear; condolences to his family.....
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wizard
Posted 2015-09-20 12:32 PM (#490075 - in reply to #490067)
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That was really some bad news - I came to know Neil as well as it's possible over the net and I appriciated his wittiness and knowledge.

May the light shine upon his family and friends and lighten up the dark path.

Rest in piece my friend, we'll miss you
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1960fury
Posted 2015-09-20 12:47 PM (#490077 - in reply to #490075)
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oh no, i'm having tears in my eyes. rip neil you will be missed.
we often disagreed but he was a good soul. i''ve known him since the mid/late 80s when he, always very helpful, send me some information just to help me out. for some reason i guessed that when i asked "where is neil" in the d500 thread. now the tears in my eyes are flowing.
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Lancer Mike
Posted 2015-09-20 1:02 PM (#490078 - in reply to #490077)
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That is very sad news. He had not posted for such an extended period that I looked him up on Google last week to see if there was some news.
I was worried of this.

That first image is a great photo of him in his car. He looks very happy.

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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2015-09-20 1:36 PM (#490080 - in reply to #490067)
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Very sad to hear this.
RIP
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Polara61_383
Posted 2015-09-20 1:54 PM (#490082 - in reply to #490067)
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So sad. What a loss of knowledge for the FL community.
My condolences to his family and friends.
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Darryl T
Posted 2015-09-20 2:11 PM (#490084 - in reply to #490067)
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So sad to hear about his passing. For some reason I was one of the few he shared his illness with from the beginning. I wanted to post something here so others would know but he steadfastly refused, not wanting anyone's sympathy. His vast knowledge and willingness to share it certainly helped with my restoration, and he will truly be missed.
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55CRL
Posted 2015-09-20 2:25 PM (#490085 - in reply to #490067)
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Shocking news that Neil has left us, he will be missed. He was always helpful sharing his knowldege.
R.I.P. Neil
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GregCon
Posted 2015-09-20 2:39 PM (#490086 - in reply to #490085)
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Wow, that is sad news indeed. I had some offline discussions with Neil about this....you never think it can really be that serious, but this time it was. Great guy, sorry to see him go.
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Posted 2015-09-20 2:53 PM (#490087 - in reply to #490067)
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Every Mopar forum seems to have at least one such member...sometimes curmudgeonly, occasionally controversial, never acerbic, but always helpful and entertaining, and who possesses a wealth of knowledge and source material. I’m sure many of you knew that several other Chrysler oriented forums lost such a person who went by the name of Mopar Norm...and now Neil. No matter how we remember him, the hobby and the Forward Look faithful are all the worse for his passing.
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Posted 2015-09-20 3:19 PM (#490090 - in reply to #490067)
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I have tears in my eyes because I heard this really bad news. As well I learned to know Neil over the net and appreciated his very good knowledge. I think he's a grave loss for the forum.

May the light shine upon his family and friends and lighten up the dark path.

Rest in piece my friend, we'll miss you

Dieter

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sermey
Posted 2015-09-20 3:34 PM (#490092 - in reply to #490067)
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A few weeks ago Neil and me had an intensive conversations by mails and in direct calls. The main theme was the meaning of the numbers
in the Car Production Broadcast, he replied always very quick. He had a hugh know-how in decoding especially '57 - '59 Dodge sheets and TAGs.
, shared this with a great passion with any of us. At this time I never was thinking that he was strongly affected by a tumor. I think he was always happy
and very clear in mind.

His recent personal comments show how he was interested, friendly and open minded :
________

""LOL....I DO try to make my replies and posts as CLEAR as  possible....

I'm half Dutch & German...NOT a good combination, for being "easy-going", I'm afraid.""

""Just trying to understand ... you added the "Eye" to your IBM card, right?
How were you able to copy PERFECTLY the "Eye" script???""

""YEAH....I kinda do like the "Eye" inclusion on your IBM card, but really,
putting the "eye" on it is like counterfeiting the IBM card.

But, it is 'good' to know that such manipulation is possible!  Neil ""
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Now the more, his passing away comes fully inexpected. My thoughts will especially be with him when going on
completing my "new" Car Production Broadcast. The forwardlook family looses a many years very active member.
We will keep Neil500 always in mind - God bless him.  - SERGE -

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toddst
Posted 2015-09-20 4:03 PM (#490093 - in reply to #490067)
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The FL Hobby will definitely have a vacuum with Neil's passing. He was extremely helpful when I found the 59 Royal D500 and helped me to confirm it's authenticity.
RIP Neil.
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Posted 2015-09-20 4:11 PM (#490094 - in reply to #490067)
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That is very sad news. He helped me a lot with my car. Thank you Neil.
Rest in peace.
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Posted 2015-09-20 4:14 PM (#490095 - in reply to #490067)
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darn thats sad news.... Neil was the first guy I ran into at Tulsa and he was  friendly right from the start; we had some personal dealings and correspondance over the years and he was always patient and passionate in his way.   Always ready to share his knowledge and volunteer information as we know..... the other  qualities didn't seem so obvious in his online persona but he was a man of his word !

I'm glad I met him and I wish him well

 

RIP mate !

 

Colin

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ram300
Posted 2015-09-20 4:15 PM (#490097 - in reply to #490067)
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Oh wow, so saddened to hear this news. Neil's passion, knowledge and humor will be missed......... he certainly was one of a kind.

So I bet you guys have got some stories to tell about Neil.............
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Posted 2015-09-20 4:15 PM (#490098 - in reply to #490093)
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Very sad news indeed. He helped me alot with the buildcard for my car.
RIP.
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Posted 2015-09-20 5:00 PM (#490099 - in reply to #490067)
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I hope he passed peacefully

In the time I have been on this forum, I built up a great respect for Neil

I will miss him

R.I.P mate

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The Chrysler Kid
Posted 2015-09-20 5:49 PM (#490103 - in reply to #490099)
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RIP Neil, i had just sent a speedometer to him...
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Posted 2015-09-20 6:04 PM (#490104 - in reply to #490067)
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RIP Neil. He helped a lot with my dizzie improvements and always had good advice to give. We will miss him here.
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Posted 2015-09-20 6:26 PM (#490109 - in reply to #490104)
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I first met Neil at the WPC Nationals in Portland, OR in 1998. His wife was a bit concerned because they had just driven their 57 Dodge D500 700 miles without brake lights. I fixed the problem and we became friends.

He was one of the 'characters' on this message board. And even though his obsessive nature disagreed with some folks, he was one of the most knowledgeable people when it came to 57-8 Dodges.

RIP Neil.

Ron

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Posted 2015-09-20 6:38 PM (#490110 - in reply to #490067)
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While he and I butted heads at times, he was a wealth of knowledge. We have private communication a few times in which he helped me work through some car questions. Stinks.
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Posted 2015-09-20 7:45 PM (#490113 - in reply to #490067)
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im shocked and heartbroken about t his he was the go to guy with info on any 55 61 d500

coronets royals custom royals regal lancers. sad.
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Posted 2015-09-20 7:54 PM (#490114 - in reply to #490110)
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Wow, RIP Neil, so sad. I first met Neil in 1983 at the WPC National Meet in Reno, NV, and then again in 1987 (the last time I saw him in person) at the WPC National Meet in Burbank, CA. I had the privilege of riding with Neil and Norma in "Horrie" one evening when we had a cruise to a Malt shop, (can't remember where, but maybe on Van Nuys Blvd). While at that meet he found and sold me a 1960 Dodge Polara wagon D-500 emblem that he paid $5.00 for, which he sold me for the same amount. I didn't have a Polara D-500 at the time, but I did own the 60 Polara 4-door hardtop then, which I drove all the way to the Burbank meet from Vancouver Island. I don't have that emblem, I think I eventually sold it for $25.00 in the late 90s.
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Posted 2015-09-20 8:06 PM (#490115 - in reply to #490067)
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RIP to Neil , he sure seemed like he knew a lot about the old Dodges . I didn't know Neil or his background , but from Sermeys earlier comment on here about an email that Neil sent him , and these words "I'm half Dutch & German...NOT a good combination, for being "easy-going", I'm afraid." I have the same problem , and it can affect others sometimes . Now I wished I knew him !
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Posted 2015-09-20 8:19 PM (#490116 - in reply to #490115)
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Rest in peace Neil. I'm a Chevy guy who learned a tremendous amount about Forward Look, as well as other MoPars from this website
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Posted 2015-09-20 8:29 PM (#490117 - in reply to #490115)
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So sad to hear this about Neil. He was a great asset to the hobby and this site. I was told that he wasn't well and noticed he wasn't on this site recently. Never met him, but I can see he was a great man with great tastes. RIP Swept Wing Dodge guru Neil. You will be missed.
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Posted 2015-09-20 8:56 PM (#490120 - in reply to #490067)
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I am very, very sad to learn that Neil is gone.

My wife and I had the chance, no, the previlege to visit him in Bishop in 2014. Norma and him were incredibly generous, open and friendly and I had a great time chatting with Neil about Dodges and all things Forward Look for hours on end. We also exchanged emails frequently and he was always very eager to share info and genuinely cared about others and interested in them and their stories.

I can't believe he passed... Our deepest sympathies go to Norma, all his close friends and family.




It was a beautiful sunny day today, and I drove my 58 Dodge 100 miles to meet with a friend who owns a 57 Dodge. I enjoyed it a lot, in Neil's memory!



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Posted 2015-09-20 9:00 PM (#490121 - in reply to #490067)
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I met Neil before I knew how to drive. I was inspired by the fact that he DROVE his Dodge everywhere. As a result of that, none of my cars have ever been trailered to a show. Driving them, he said, was the whole point. He was a wealth of information that did more for this hobby that most of us can understand -- especially to 57-58 Dodge D-500 owners. He fought to share accurate information with hobbyists about these cars, even though many fought him right back. That created a lot of unnecessary drama that we all could have done without.

Now on to the memories. Aside from looking for Horrie at the WPC national meets, I think my favorite memory was when a small caravan of cars drove back to Califirnia after the 1986 meet in Colorado Springs. I followed Neil's Dodge in my 1965 Valiant convertible. A day earlier, it had won Best of Show - Plymouth. I had no problems driving a near perfect car, and the speeds we were moving made the trip a lot of fun. My best friend at the time, Mitch, was my navigator. He kept saying, "Just follow Neil!"

At the end of the night we ended up at a crappy roadside motel in St. George, UT. There were two rooms left. In the lobby, Neil smiled at me and said,"I got you the honeymoon suite." Hahaha. He got us alright!!! It had a round bed, pink shag carpet, and mirrors on the ceiling and on every bathroom wall! I can still hear him laughing!!!

I'll miss him a lot...

Rest in Peace,

Aaron
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Posted 2015-09-20 10:42 PM (#490123 - in reply to #490067)
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I just learned the passing of Neil.
Rest in peace.
You will be missed.
Condolences to his wife and family.



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Posted 2015-09-21 12:43 AM (#490126 - in reply to #490123)
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He was a really good dude. Good guy to me, always. He had conviction, knowledge and, also, kindness. A great loss.
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Posted 2015-09-21 12:48 AM (#490127 - in reply to #490067)
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I am saddened and rather shocked at this news. I haven't been on the board much and knew nothing about his illness. Neil indeed was a character . I didn't always agree with him, but he always stuck to his guns--right or wrong. But I met him in person at Tulsa. He and another FL member was sitting in Neils trunk drinking moonshine from a mason jar. Matter of fact, that members avatar was taken right then ! That was in the infamous parking garage where a lot of FL partying went on. I really enjoyed talking with him and he was quite interested in my 56 Chrysler. That guy could handle his shine ! I choose to remember the many good things about Neil Rest In Peace.............................MO
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Posted 2015-09-21 1:10 AM (#490130 - in reply to #490127)
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This is Neil and I receiving our respective awards at the WPC National Meet in Burbank, 1987, our respective cars are below at the same meet. The wheel covers on my Polara were actually off Neil's car - he graciously let me try them on to see how they looked on the Polara. Neil's appearance changed a lot over 28 years! I had not seen him in person since 1987.



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Posted 2015-09-21 2:03 AM (#490139 - in reply to #490130)
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I am sickened by this news. Neil was a walking vault of data. Google for all things
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Posted 2015-09-21 3:15 AM (#490142 - in reply to #490067)
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Very sad news indeed ...
My condolences to his family and friends.
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Posted 2015-09-21 4:56 AM (#490147 - in reply to #490067)
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I never met Neil, but his posts here were always informative and he was clearly passionate about FL cars. Condolences from across the pond to his family and friends.
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Posted 2015-09-21 6:27 AM (#490152 - in reply to #490067)
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Sad to read that. I was in touch with him and he always gave me a lot of helpful informations.
RIP Neil
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Posted 2015-09-21 7:07 AM (#490154 - in reply to #490152)
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it is heartbreaking to see neils comments in an old thread now. this board will never be the same again.
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Posted 2015-09-21 8:16 AM (#490162 - in reply to #490067)
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Neil will surely be missed here on the forum and elsewhere. His posts were always direct and authoritative, if not insensitive at
times. It wasn't until I met him in Tulsa that I realized his true nature. He was a great man, always ready to help, and had a
special kind of humor.

My prayers for Norma and his family, and all those here who mourn his passing.
Pete
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Posted 2015-09-21 9:06 AM (#490163 - in reply to #490067)
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Sad news indeed for the Forward Look family as well as his own family. Neil decoded the unknown to us badge-less and wrong engine containing Super D500 car I had just picked up before Chrysler Historical verified it a few years ago. He was excited for us and it encouraged us to find the parts to do a proper restoration. He provided a wealth of information and encouragement on the Forum and offline. My condolences to Norma and family and friends.
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Posted 2015-09-21 9:51 AM (#490164 - in reply to #490163)
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What terrible news! Neil and I shared a strict view of Mopar restoration that many don't. and we chatted backchannel at times. What a huge and untimely loss for his family and all who knew him. It certainly illustrates once again the ephemeral nature of life. The best way to honor him is to be as helpful to all as he was. Neil you will be missed. RIP.
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Posted 2015-09-21 10:28 AM (#490169 - in reply to #490067)
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Rest in Peace friend. You will be missed by me and most everyone on this forum. What a deep well of knowledge, resource and friendship that has been lost. In the end, no one will remember what you did for a living, or how much money you made, or the things you accumulate. In the end, the measure of a man will be counted in the number of friends. You were a wonderful soul.
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Posted 2015-09-21 11:29 AM (#490179 - in reply to #490067)
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Shocking news and very sad to hear. It's really hard to think of this place without Neil's information and banter. RIP friend.
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Posted 2015-09-21 12:24 PM (#490185 - in reply to #490067)
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Just heard the bad news. I had been emailing him up until the end of August but I new things were bad then, he was to the point where his wife had to type his emails for him. When my last email was not responded to, I started to have a sinking feeling. My condolences to Neil and his family. This is a sad for many.

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Posted 2015-09-21 1:00 PM (#490188 - in reply to #490067)
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Rest in Peace
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Posted 2015-09-21 5:00 PM (#490219 - in reply to #490067)
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Sorry to hear the news of Neil passing ,I never met him but we all lost a wealth of knowledge and a Great guy .Neil always seemed to be as passionate about the cars as the actual owners of them .One of my very first books I had that featured some foward look cars ,was a small hardcover book ,great cars of the 50s I think it was called featured his 57 Dodge many years ago .I will Miss him on this site . Thanks Neil .
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