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01-15-2023, 10:02 AM | #1 |
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George Mitchell
It was reported in a bulleton published by the Gulf Coast Early V8 Club that George passed away Jan. 14th, all I know. If you ever met George you never forgot the experience, to say the least.
I do know that he had a fall over a year ago. I haven't sen a post from him for a long time which was unusual for him...Bill |
01-15-2023, 11:42 AM | #2 |
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He was an interesting guy; I think he might have invented or designed the wire feed welders among other things. Sorry to hear this.
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01-15-2023, 11:50 AM | #3 | |
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Another one of George's inventions (FOUR water pumps on a flatty). Coop |
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01-15-2023, 12:27 PM | #4 |
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I visited George Mitchell and Skip Haney in Punta Gorda many times on various trips to Florida, and I always enjoyed spending time there with both of them.
Rest in peace George Mitchell!!
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01-15-2023, 12:45 PM | #5 |
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Did George sign on here as GM?
Rip George. |
01-15-2023, 12:47 PM | #6 |
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01-15-2023, 01:30 PM | #7 |
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01-15-2023, 04:29 PM | #8 |
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Yes....RIP...GM........Mark
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01-15-2023, 04:53 PM | #9 |
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His website > http://www.fordcollector.com/
I will miss him... Last Activity: 08-20-2021 05:48 AM - on this forum Join Date 05-07-2010 Total Posts 4,471
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01-16-2023, 02:34 AM | #10 |
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01-16-2023, 05:21 AM | #11 |
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Randy, thanks for finding the obituary and posting the link. Knew he was involved in spool fed welding equipment and often posted here on his solutions to flathead vapor lock, and he was certainly a supporter of Skip Haney and Skip's water pump designs. His other interests were amazing as well. Part of the year...spring and summer....he had a place in Chester County PA. Rest in Peace, GM!!
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01-16-2023, 07:04 AM | #12 |
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Very impressive, a lot of achievements in his lifetime. He was a valued member of this forum and I feel honoured to have been able to call on his expertise.
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01-16-2023, 09:25 AM | #13 |
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I have visited George and Skip in Punta Gorda on a couple of occasions. Very interesting man (men). Rest in peace GM!
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Rest in peace, GM. Prayers to his surviving family. He will be missed here. |
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01-16-2023, 11:20 AM | #15 |
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George was a very good friend and I stayed at his Campground behind his Old Gas Station when I was in Florida. I would take my 39 Conv. down there to tour with George. He would drive my 39 and I would drive his. Then we would tell what the difference was. There was nothing that George could do if he set his mind to do. One of the sharpest person I knew of. Skip and George were always together when I was there. Very humble man. He always had time for me. We always click together when I was there. I will miss him. I could go on and on about George. Every Sunday we and all his friends would meet at the Yaught Club for breakfast. George would laugh and say I don't even own a boat. The meal was on George. They don't come any better than George. I will never forget him. God Bless George and his family.
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01-16-2023, 11:24 AM | #16 |
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Sorry to hear of his passing, may he rest in peace.
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01-16-2023, 11:34 AM | #17 |
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As far as I know, I don't think it ever "worked out" as such. Back many moons ago when George posted that picture, I queried along the same lines and I vaguely remember him saying something like "we threw the parts together just to see if it could be done, more for 'SHOCK VALUE' than for anything else". I can relate, as I once threw a mocked-up flathead into a restored mid-year Corvette roller chassis for the same reasons. I don't remember taking pictures. Coop . |
01-16-2023, 07:22 PM | #18 |
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Sounded like a cool guy. Condolences to the family.
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Were it not for people like George, many things in our lives would not get done...
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