George F. Hood

[RichO]

George F. Hood machinist, motorcycle restorer, model T guru, J model Harley-Davidson mind trust, friend, and much more has slipped his mortal coil. He will be missed by many. His many talents are in short supply these days. They broke the mold when they made George. May he truly rest in peace. I will miss you old friend. Down the road, Rich

[MMasa]

Very sad to hear about George’s passing. He was a great guy and an enormous resource to the antique motorcycle world (especially with regard to J model Harley’s)
He will be truly missed.
Mark

[ihrescue]

George F. Hood machinist, motorcycle restorer, model T guru, J model Harley-Davidson mind trust, friend, and much more has slipped his mortal coil. He will be missed by many. His many talents are in short supply these days. They broke the mold when they made George. May he truly rest in peace. I will miss you old friend. Down the road, Rich

Thanks for sharing that DrSprocket. I didn't know George but your tribute gives me an image of many we cherish in this area of antique motor vehicles and who we would miss deeply. May George Rest In Peace.

Mike Love

[Tom Lovejoy]

George F. Hood machinist, motorcycle restorer, model T guru, J model Harley-Davidson mind trust, friend, and much more has slipped his mortal coil. He will be missed by many. His many talents are in short supply these days. They broke the mold when they made George. May he truly rest in peace. I will miss you old friend. Down the road, Rich

Well said Richard, very sorry

[Steve Swan]

George was one fine human being, a gentleman and highly talented machinist and mechanic. George was always ready to help, encouraged phone calls, loved to visit on the phone, share his wealth of knowledge and always had a good joke and a wonderful laugh. I am fortunate to have got to know him some over the past two years. George did some work for me this past March; i am so fortunate. Godspeed George!

[Steve Slocombe]

Yes George was an old school enthusiast with great practical skills. He also knew a lot about Harley VLs and had some interesting ideas for them. We yarned at Davenport and Dixon and spoke on the phone several times, and I and our Club will miss his personality, knowledge and abilities.

[Eric MATHIEU]

George was such a great guy in so many ways. Always enjoyed talking to him and admired his work. Godspeed George.

[Steve Swan]

When George shipped back the parts he worked on for me this past March, he sent along one of his business cards i thought i would share.

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[exeric]

Thanks for sharing that, Steve. I wish I had known George Hood. My deepest condolences to his family, and (obviously) many friends.

[Steve Swan]

Thanks for sharing that, Steve. I wish I had known George Hood. My deepest condolences to his family, and (obviously) many friends.

Eric, you bet. i had heard of George not long after i bought my first '27 in 2013, and did not start visiting with George until a couple years ago after i started my second '27 project. George was one of those folks who as soon as i started listening to him, i realized was not only very knowledgeable with vast experience and uniquely individual. i hope anyone who knew George well can share more about him, i know he built some very unique v-twin engines along the lines of either Crocker and/or Crocker-esque and i do believe i am correct when i say that in his earlier years he rebuilt some pretty exotic V-12 car engines. He had a passion for the pre-war BSA 3-wheel car, he had one, his Dad got exposed to them during his service time in WW II and had one shipped stateside when he returned home. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/173...?category=list

[Steve Swan]

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[RichO]

Thank you for posting those photos of George Steve. I was just going down stairs to my cave to pen is obit for the National magazine, our Chapter newsletter and the magazine I write articles for in England. I sorted through a lot of photos last night for these pieces. I just talked to George a couple of days before his passing and it's catching uo with me and the world is now a lot smaller because of f him being gone. He worked at a Cad dealer for quite some time and in a machine shop. The earliest photo I have of George was him in short pants crawling all over his Dad's ice cream truck made out of an old 45 trike. When I think of him I think of the old La Mirada meets in the mid-seventies with Ernie Skelton, John Cameron, Bob Ross, Hobo John, Tom Lovejoy, Rotten Richard, Chuck Vogel, Bob McLeod, Johnny Eagles, and more. George was mostly a non-overhead valve man. 45's, V and J models, and a special passion for two-cammers and he could cure a Crocker of it's factory ill's. He could weld, fabricate, paint, and machine anything. He was best though at long, long, great conversations. He didn't favor fools lightly, he wasn't an Indian fan. he knew what he liked and knew what he didn't. Gotta go.

[Steve Swan]

Thank you for posting those photos of George Steve. I was just going down stairs to my cave to pen is obit for the National magazine, our Chapter newsletter and the magazine I write articles for in England. I sorted through a lot of photos last night for these pieces. I just talked to George a couple of days before his passing and it's catching uo with me and the world is now a lot smaller because of f him being gone. He worked at a Cad dealer for quite some time and in a machine shop. The earliest photo I have of George was him in short pants crawling all over his Dad's ice cream truck made out of an old 45 trike. When I think of him I think of the old La Mirada meets in the mid-seventies with Ernie Skelton, John Cameron, Bob Ross, Hobo John, Tom Lovejoy, Rotten Richard, Chuck Vogel, Bob McLeod, Johnny Eagles, and more. George was mostly a non-overhead valve man. 45's, V and J models, and a special passion for two-cammers and he could cure a Crocker of it's factory ill's. He could weld, fabricate, paint, and machine anything. He was best though at long, long, great conversations. He didn't favor fools lightly, he wasn't an Indian fan. he knew what he liked and knew what he didn't. Gotta go.

Thanks for posting again, Rich. it sounds like you knew George well and for the past few decades. in my case, i only got to know him briefly which speaks volumes of who George is considering the impression he left on me over the past couple years of a few phone conversations.

[Chris Haynes]

I took the picture of George at his frame table in December last year. A few of us dropped by his place after the Long Beach Swap Meet. This picture was taken on the same day.

[Tom Lovejoy]

I am having trouble with this new format, trying to post. I just did a little story for our news letter about George and I well add just a bit here tonight, right now these shot's of George has got me choked up - but thanks for posting them.