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Original74- Dave William Herbeck, December 3, 1957 - April 2, 2016
Pintopower:
Dave was a great guy and I am heart broken to hear this. When I visited him in 2007 for the Midwest Pinto meet, he opened his home to us and let me drive his beloved 79 Pinto sedan. For those that do not know, this is a NEW car. 301 miles when I saw it. As I was born in 1980, I had never had the chance to smell what a new Pinto smelled like (pretty cheap really, no surprise there). More importantly, I had never driven one. He handed me the keys and we took it for a one mile loop. I will never forget that drive. I tell people about it all the time, that I got to drive a new Pinto. I wish I could repay the kindness.
Us backing out of the garage:
More pix from that trip and Daves Cars:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/26161002@N03/albums/72157607387838081
Scott Hamilton:
Guys and Gals...
Received a call from Heather (Dave's daughter) tonight letting me know that Dave had passed away this last Saturday Morning after a long battle with cancer. I am saddened to the core, Dave Herbeck was very dear to me as he is to many of us... This is a loss for his family, his friends and the PCCA...
Most of you may not know that I went and visited Dave last year after his first surgery and spent some time with him and CJ. I spent time admiring his wonderful garage, Pintos, meeting his Church family, enjoying seeing him play drums during morning worship and spending some quality time together working on his cars and having a beer together. Over the 12 years I have known Dave, all the car shows we attended together, just dropping by his house when I was traveling thought his area with the family, emails and phone calls- I can honestly say he is one of the best men I have ever had the pleasure to know.
God bless you CJ, He loved you very much and spoke of you and his kids at length. We morn with you- standing beside you with all of the great friends Dave easily gathered during his time with us. He is our heritage, our founder, and our friend. You and your family will always be a part of what Dave has created here. We thank you immensely for sharing him with us and entertaining his hobby so we could enjoy and know him. You were there at the many car shows and meets, hosting events in your home, on your property, or traveling with him across this great country. He was so blessed to have you by his side... We celebrate his life with you.
PCCA Gang- I'm going to share moments with additional posts in this thread to celebrate his life. I encourage everyone to do the same as you can. I know this will help me personally to try and express what I can't yet grasp at this moment but I'm sure will become more clear as we all go down this road together.
Dave, you are my friend- always...
Scott Hamilton:
This is Dave at his best!!! It's a 6min clip from a full show with Dave's parts... CLASSIC!!
Scott Hamilton:
Dave with Brad winning an award for 'Geraldine' at Knott's Berry Farm show in California- One of the first car shows we attended together. I got to meet the lady who sold the car to Dave- he invited her out to show how he was keeping her car in pristine condition. She was so happy to see Dave and her old car, he really made her feel important introducing her to everyone... You can see the hats and t-shirts (Thanks Frank) we just had minted right before the car show...
Scott Hamilton:
Dave and CJ- enjoying a car show they hosted in Tulsa.. I was not able to attend this one but from the posts afterward, everyone had a great time!! I guess CJ won the award!! - Way to go Dave!
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