I think of Bob a lot too. I made a box to hold oil and stuff I might need on the road in my off topic Mercury. Under the flake is a Bob K memorial sticker. He cruises with me everywhere I go. He is missed..........E
I like many others enjoyed the road trip threads he posted over the years. When his family auctioned off his belongings I bid on and ended up with a box full of his stuff that should have sold for a lot more. Included in that batch is the HAMB keychain holder that a member made and put up in one of the HAMB fund raising auctions that Bob won in the auction.
Six years. Life goes quick doesn’t it. I’m still handing out the little bobk gnome stickers I made and sharing stories. Bought a few things from his auction that I look at every day. A testament to the effect one person can have.
Bob was such a character that all who were around him much will remember him forever. I found him to be 2 people. The hot rod guy and the insurance business man. I have said before, he was a smart guy.
I was around Bob at several events and followed his travels here, but sure wish I could have got to know him better. He was one of a kind and is definitely missed. He is still somewhat my motivation to get out and meet HAMBers any time I travel.
We were just talking about him, at the LA Roadsters show. He brought joy to a lot of people, I can't believe it has been 6 years. He is missed.....
I've got his What Would BobK Do sticker on the dash of my '57, along with a Buddy Christ dash figurine just like he had. I've also been collecting valve covers like the huge collection he had, I remember seeing that on his garage wall and thinking it was so cool. I've even got one of his old finned aluminum Chevy 6 covers to use. Still impressed he put over 200,000 miles on that green convertible over the years. I think about that a lot, he's still an influence.
Crazy, I gave Bob a tour of my work place here in Australia when he visited, and he introduced me to Speed Week in Wendover. I got hooked and he always had a room for me. That Guy was something else....
...he was one of the best,...how can you not like a guy who drove a Chevy six?,...that car sure rapped off nice.
Bob and I met by playing frogger to exchange goods in the middle of South Congress during LSRU one night and he always made a point to find me in person every time we were at the same event for the next several years. He was always such a positive guy and made me smile.
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