History Chassis engineering founder passing

Saw this on Facebook today not a lot of details

"Ch***is Engineering Inc. founder Roy A. Lewis p***ed away Tues. October 17th, 2017.
Services will be Saturday October 21, 2017.
Visitation 10am, Celebration of Life 12pm.
Henderson Barker Funeral Home in West Branch, IA
He will be greatly missed by all who knew him."

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Wow, can't believe it. Roy is /was one smart/sharp guy. Cool Salt car too.Great stuff they have . RIP Roy

 

Spoke with him several times, years back at different events they were at. Seemed like a regular hot rod guy, who loved his hobby enough to do it as a business.

 

Only met Mr. Lewis once, briefly, when I went to the shop to pick up an order. He graciously gave me a brief tour and I did get to see the Bonneville car and a rack of Hemi's. IMO, Ch***is Engineering produces good quality parts at reasonable prices and that is, no doubt, a reflection of Mr Lewis' standards. Rest in Peace....and condolences to family, friends and co-workers.

Ray

 

used his rear leaf spring set up........ rest in peace !

 

RIP. Several C.E. parts are on the Chevy

 

R.I.P. Roy

 

Sorry to lose another major contributor to our hobby/sport. I have used tons of their parts and they are the best.

Rest Peacefully, Roy.............

 

Great company to deal with which reflects a great owner and founder. I can only imagine what a cl*** act he was based on the dealings I've had with the company...Godspeed and R.I.P.

 

R.I.P.
I have his parallel leaf set-up on my 1st series '55 Truck & the ride greatly improved.

 

A cl***y and knowledgeable guy who founded a cl***y and honorable business. He was always ready to answer a question and help. C.E. parts adorn all my Chevys. He will be missed by many. Condolences to family, friends, employees and all with whom he dealt. R.I.P. Roy.

 

Sorry to hear this, still have one of his drop axles in the barn.

 

I've been running a complete C.E. ch***is on my '37 Ford for close to 30 years now. Roy was a great guy to do business with and a lot of fun to talk to. Another of hot rodding's good guys gone. R.I.P. Roy.

 

I experienced Roy's generosity when he loaned me some Pullmax tooling several years ago.

 

I've been using his suspension and engine/trans mounts since the 80s. I stopped in West Branch just to see his shop; all business, nothing fancy, good reliable parts and down to earth guy. RIP Roy.

 

Wow , I'm so sorry to hear this . Spoke to him many times . A true car person and master fabricator . His stuff worked great and simple even for me to install . RIP

 

Godspeed Mr. Lewis, thanks for the great parts.

 

Condolences to the Lewes Family and Friends on the p***ing of Roy...a man with a p***ion we can relate to.

 

His company put a lot of hot rods on the road with their easy to use components.
RIP.

 

Roy was a cl*** act,he used his vast knowledge to manufacture components that the average guy with no experience could ***emble a safe frame with just bolt on components.

I have used most of the parts he designed for the 39/40 Fords and I could have a rolling frame in a weekend.

I have used several of his axles.he will be missed but he has left a indelible mark on hot rodding as we know it! HRP