Boy you are right on Quinn's welding skills. He welded a chunk back into a
Rodek block for us and it was a thing of beauty. He would weld a pass or two
then peen the weld, clean it and lay on more weld. When he was done and we
had the block re machined you could barely tell where the welded area was. A
craftsman we shall not see the likes of again.
Jim in Palmdale
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Timney <joetimney@dol.net>
To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: GUESS WHO THE STREAMLINER' S DRIVER WAS - - - - -
> Congrads, Bruce...that is correct. The car was built by Quinn Epperly.
> Quincy was a master who was best known for his innovative laydown Indy
> roadsters. He also built Craig Breedlove's 3 wheeled car.
>
> In addition to being a superb metalshaper, he was a practical
> metallurgist. He developed several methods for successfully weld repairs
> to alloy castings starting with Offy blocks and Hallibrand wheels.
> Unfortunately, he passed away on January 7. He was 88 Years old. He
> worked up to three years ago,when he suffered a stroke. I would have
> loved to have spent a day in his shop, working along side of this
> master.
>
> joe
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