"Little" John Buttera passes
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"Little" John Buttera passes
From NHRA.com
Another TRUE Car Guy gone. 
John Buttera, who left his stamp upon the drag racing world in the 1970s by building a series of winning Funny Cars and dragsters, created some of hot rodding's most beautiful street rods of the 1980s and 1990s, and built the first billet wheels, died March 2 after a long battle with cancer. He was 67.
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Ironically, Buttera died just four hours after the passing of his longtime good friend and hot rodding contemporary Boyd Coddington, who died Feb. 27 of liver failure at age 63.
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Ironically, Buttera died just four hours after the passing of his longtime good friend and hot rodding contemporary Boyd Coddington, who died Feb. 27 of liver failure at age 63.
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Well that's tragic. Truly tragic.
Just yesterday I said "Hey dad, did ya hear Boyd Coddington died?"
"Who?"
Surprising that the guy who taught me everything I know about anything mechanical didn't know who Boyd Coddington was.
Just yesterday I said "Hey dad, did ya hear Boyd Coddington died?"
"Who?"
Surprising that the guy who taught me everything I know about anything mechanical didn't know who Boyd Coddington was.
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Man that's a real drag. I built all the Revell Funny car models as a kid and remember putting his decal on some of them. Two great car guys in one week and today I heard Jeff Healey died. Not a car guy that I know of but his name was "Healey". That's wierd. All will be missed. Condolences to all friends and families of these men.
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Jeff Healey was the blind jazz/blues guitar player.
Amazing talent, amazing to see live. A great loss for the music world in general.
Some might remember him as the guitarist from the movie " roadhouse"
Amazing talent, amazing to see live. A great loss for the music world in general.
Some might remember him as the guitarist from the movie " roadhouse"
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