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Old 02-27-2008, 04:57 PM
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I just heard that we lost another pioneer in Hot Rodding last night. Lil" John Buttera passed away from a brain tumor. Some may of never heard of him but he was well known on the West Coast. Did alot of work with Boyd in his early days.

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Lil' John...That guy was a pioneer and a complete original. Those that don't know who he is should Google his name and check out this guys stuff.

Wow! Sad to hear.
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:04 PM
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Very sad indeed! RIP guys!!
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RIP guys...
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:19 PM
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RIP ..very sad news
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:37 PM
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:02 PM
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Wow two more pioneers are gone.... I had an experience meeting Boyd in the late 80's. I had just graduated high school and my high school sweetheart moved to California. We were together for a while so I saved up my money and went to see her. Of course I took her to all the hotrod shops. I was building a 27 Ford drag racer and was searching for just the right taillites. We stumbled on Boyds shop and he spent several hours with us. We talked about my car and he showed us some of his builds. He took us all through the main shop even out back in the storage are to show us builds that were in progress but pushed aside for whatever reason. He was nothing like the TV portrays him. I enjoyed the few hours I got to spend with him sharing our passion for cars.

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Old 02-27-2008, 06:15 PM
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Thats unfortunate. He definately left his mark in the Hod Rod Industry.
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I had the pleasure to meet Boyd a few times on some of the early years of the HotRod power tour. He was great to talk with about hotrods and cars in general.Super cool guy.R.I.P. Lil John was also a amazing builder from funny cars to street rods. May he rest in peace.
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:49 PM
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RIP Lil John...
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