Featured Folks Of Interest Gene Winfield

Quite a nice celebration of greatness and send-off to Gene by everyone...He was quite the Artist and he sure did the walk...big-time!

I like so many of the works shared with his expertise involved. It's truly part of the big beautiful culture that is Vintage Hotrod/Custom.

So, may the Fade Aways, Pearls and Metal Flake color the big sky along with your notable near endless spirit that will live on and on...

 

I haven't posted here in a while but this was such sad news. Even at his advanced age, during the last 5 to 10 years, Gene was looking great and attending more shows, events, and putting on more metal fabricating seminars than ever. I've followed his Instagram for years. Saw his rather quick decline recently.
I met him twice, once at the New England Summer Nationals in CT in 2013, he was 85 then, and again in 2017 at the Boston World of Wheels show where he chopped a 50s Merc. He was 89 then. Chatted with him, took pics with him at each show, and got to take some pics of him working on the Merc. Glad I got his autograph on a photo of his old shop.

 

I'm sure I'm not the only one he told about the secret to his long life "I don't drink I don't smoke, I don't eat meat but I do eat a lot of pu**y"

 

Putty? Must be hard to pass.

 

Couple pics

 

Not sure if all these were mentioned; but an interesring article regardless...
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/a-...curring 2025-03-06&utm_term=eDaily Newsletter

 

This is from a workshop I took in 2012.
@hillbilly4008 and @HOLLYWQQD were also there.