Folks Of Interest Jocko Johnson

Hi Folks,
Here is a little visit with my Dad's friend Jocko Johnson in the desert.
Bob

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There’s nothing better than a brush with greatness, meeting Jocko definitely qualifies. Johnson was a Renaissance man, one of those rare people blessed with a fertile mind and many talents.

 

I forgot to mention in the story that Jocko said that the plans for his cam-engine would be common knowledge and anyone interested could share them. Is that cool or what? There was a Japanese company asking about it.
Bob

 

We talked to Jocko many years ago when we were at the L. A. Roadster Fathers Day show in Pomona. Jocko was walking around pulling a red wagon filled with T shirts, he would autograph the shirt if you bought one, he also had his photo album with pictures of his creations. What a character.

 

I bought this model of Jocko's stream liner at a SEMA show and was lucky enough to have it signed !

 

From one of my little books

 

A remarkable man, a little ahead of his time maybe?

 

Whoa! Never heard about the Tank Motor, I wish I could have asked him about that. There is a previous thread about all this, I just found. More details, thanks for the interest.
Bob

 

The tank engine was the Ford GAA. There have been various discussions about them over the years, if you search on 'ford gan' you should be able to find them.

 

Here:
http://www.fordgaaengine.com/