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03-29-2012, 11:58 AM
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Grumpy Jenkins
This might be moved, but I wanted to post it. Alot of people here are Chevy people, and might be drag racers. Just got the sad news of the passing of Bill " Grumpy " Jenkins. Truely a Drag racing legend. R.I.P. Grump..
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03-29-2012, 12:10 PM
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:( Sad day indeed. Grump was a true pioneer!
Rest In Peace Bill
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03-29-2012, 12:15 PM
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Rest in Peace Grumpy.
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03-29-2012, 12:18 PM
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Guess Grumpy will be running his "Toys" on that
great dragstrip in the sky. R.I.P. Bill |
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03-29-2012, 12:23 PM
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Sad news...one of my heroes
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03-29-2012, 01:17 PM
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Grumpy was THE Man! RIP Brother...
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03-29-2012, 01:19 PM
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RIP Grumpy, I have his Camaro 1:18's
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03-29-2012, 01:43 PM
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Right as the new Snow White movie is released too!
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03-29-2012, 01:46 PM
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SST...
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A lot of what he did helped shaped what we have now...
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03-29-2012, 01:47 PM
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RIP....I remember watching him run when I was a kid racing my 100cc motorcycle...one of the all time greatest racers and engine builder that's for sure..
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03-29-2012, 01:51 PM
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RIP Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins! You will be greatly missed by all in the Camaro World!
A True Drag Racing Legend! http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...1&d=1333043452
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03-29-2012, 02:32 PM
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May you Rest In Peace, Mr. William Tyler "Jiggs" Jenkins aka Grumpy.
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03-29-2012, 02:48 PM
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B.O.D. 02/16/10
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Sorry to hear of this, just read a write up of him in one of my Chevy mags about a month ago. Was a great article on his career and how they were rebuilding the oringinal "Old Reliable". Grumpy"s Toy was one of the first models I put together as a kid. He was a legend in his engineering of a Pro stocker.
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03-30-2012, 05:13 PM
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When I was a toddler, my dad had a '72 Pro Stock 'Cuda. When he would ask me who my favorite pro stock driver was, I would tell him Bill Jenkins. I don't think that was the answer he was looking for. RIP Grumpy.
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