Aaron Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 William Tyler "Grumpy" Jenkins passed away today. Legend of drag racing, small block chevrolet and pro stock guru. Rest In Peace. Had the pleasure of meeting the man about 7 or 8 years ago in Malvern, at his shop. Super good guy. Got a picture with him. Will truly be missed by the industry and racing community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I don't recall seeing many pictures of Bill without that damned cigar. The 50's, 60's and 70's in drag racing layed the foundations for the sport today and fed the engineers a lot of the data they depend on for modern engine technology. Grumpys Toy was always a crowd pleaser. It is guys like Grumpy, Dyno Don, Jungle Jim (who can forget Jungle Pam?)Are just some of the heroes from my youth who are sorely missed. I feel sorry for some of you youngsters who didn't see some of drag racings early years. Early altereds, the birth of the funny car, multi engined cars.... not just multis like Tommy Ivos Showboat car but the unique "race what ya got" cars like ..... I can even recall (and would love to find a pic) of a car with a 240 inch Ford 6 up front and what I recall as an Arduned headed flathead Ford in the back. Sorry for the digression there, Aaron... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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