refresh my memory

[Joseph T.]

What was the guys name in the 70's and 80's that specialized in 62's. ( not Ernst )...Joe he passed away some time ago...

[Dan A.]

Re: refresh my memory

Dale Pearman was heavy into '62s and unfortunately passed a few years back.

If his name is Joe, the only other one I can think of is Joe Calcagno in Southern Califonia. I believe he is still with us.

Dan

[Joseph T.]

Re: refresh my memory

Dale Pearman was heavy into '62s and unfortunately passed a few years back.

If his name is Joe, the only other one I can think of is Joe Calcagno in Southern Califonia. I believe he is still with us.

Dan

Dale Pearman...Thats it. I sold him a 62 and was having brain fade on the name...

Joe ( thats me )

[Paul D.]

Re: refresh my memory

In, I believe, 1999 at a regional in Asheville, NC I was looking at a 62 with the new owner. He was explaining how he had found the car and gotten it running after having been stored for a long time. He was explaining what all he wanted to do to the car almost apologizing for having his "rough old car" out at an event with so many beautifully restored examples. Another gentleman was listening, too. After about 15 minutes, he told the car owner he would "ruin that car" if he did what he was describing. For about the next 20 minutes, that gentleman put on a "clinic" about unrestored cars and what was original and what had been replaced. As it turned out, that "rough old car" had been altered very little and had a ton of originality. He pointed out overspray that he said was factory on the hood locks. He told the owner "... you won't find it looking like that on this show field, but that's the way it was from the factory." I learned a lot that day and wish I could have retained half of it. He sure made that car owner feel a lot better about his "rough old car". It was later that I recognized that gentleman with the pony tail in a photo in The Restorer was Dale Pearman. I had been enjoying his post on the TDB and felt a loss at his passing. His sharing of knowledge and passion for these cars is what this hobby should be about. We have many more like him posting on this board daily. I won't name them for fear of leaving some out. We need to listen while we can. Chip.

[John H.]

Re: refresh my memory

In, I believe, 1999 at a regional in Asheville, NC I was looking at a 62 with the new owner. He was explaining how he had found the car and gotten it running after having been stored for a long time. He was explaining what all he wanted to do to the car almost apologizing for having his "rough old car" out at an event with so many beautifully restored examples. Another gentleman was listening, too. After about 15 minutes, he told the car owner he would "ruin that car" if he did what he was describing. For about the next 20 minutes, that gentleman put on a "clinic" about unrestored cars and what was original and what had been replaced. As it turned out, that "rough old car" had been altered very little and had a ton of originality. He pointed out overspray that he said was factory on the hood locks. He told the owner "... you won't find it looking like that on this show field, but that's the way it was from the factory." I learned a lot that day and wish I could have retained half of it. He sure made that car owner feel a lot better about his "rough old car". It was later that I recognized that gentleman with the pony tail in a photo in The Restorer was Dale Pearman. I had been enjoying his post on the TDB and felt a loss at his passing. His sharing of knowledge and passion for these cars is what this hobby should be about. We have many more like him posting on this board daily. I won't name them for fear of leaving some out. We need to listen while we can. Chip.

Dale possessed an amazing level of Corvette knowledge and a great sense of humor (and he was also a very accomplished drummer, along the lines of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa); he and I conducted several Bloomington Gold Restoration Workshops on solid-axle chassis and engines together, and he could still bring me and audience members out of our seats when he really got going .


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