Gene Winfield vidieo

[Eshaver]

Here is a vidieo trailer to some one I have met and have always admired over the years , Gene Winfield , self taught genius.

http://www.longboardpictures.com/

 

Edited January 30, 2019 by Eshaver

[randx0]

Thanks Ed it was kool.

[Dr. Cranky]

Loved the vid, Ed,

[sobpinstriping]

That looks awesome on many, many levels! Winfield is the nicest guy I have met in hotroding!

[Darren B]

Cool thanks for sharing I like to see stuff like this, the old time customizers rule.

[Casey]

The narration leaves a lot to be desired, but this is a nice, recent tour through Gene Winfield's shop, showing many of his vehicles, including the Reactor:

 

Another, also featuring the Reactor and Strip Star, which wears Terra Thrust wheels:

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Another one of the all-time greats, and one of my heroes. Last time I was in Mojave, I missed him. I hope to get to shake his hand at some point.

He broke his hip in Finland a while back, and had to be flown back to the States under special conditions; I don't know how he's doing.

Anybody?

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a23747237/gene-winfield-gofundme/

[Spex84]

If you can stomach listening to a somewhat annoying podcast, this page has some audio with Gene Winfield explaining the incident (around the 6:25 mark):

https://knx1070.radio.com/media/audio-channel/tac-126-randy-has-car-all-star-report-sema-gene-winfield-his-fall-finland

In short, he was in Finland to be inducted into the first annual European Hall of Fame (with some other names we'd all recognize like John D'Agostino, Billy Gibbons and Jimmy Shine); he tripped on a power cable, fractured his hip, had surgery, and the GoFundMe helped him get an expensive medical flight home (he already had pneumonia and air travel can complicate that). 

He made it to the SEMA show after all of this, and last I heard is apparently recovering. I saw a couple photos from the show and he looked pretty good, so he's hoping the recovery is going as well as could be hoped.

"I'm gonna keep going no matter what"--Gene Winfield

[mike 51]

He was on a recent TV show (broadcast yesterday) and he looked great...you'd never guess his age.

[George Bojaciuk]

I had the pleasure of meeting Gene at Eastwood. We would do a clinic featuring him. Buried almost everyone in the room with his stamina. Amazing talent!

[misterNNL]

On ‎12‎/‎20‎/‎2011 at 2:08 PM, Eshaver said:

Here is a vidieo trailer to some one I have met and have always admired over the years , Gene Winfield , self taught genius.

http://www.longboardpictures.com/

 

This will not open for me after several trys.