John Hinckley Passed Away
 

We as a car community owe Mr. Hinckley a great deal of gratitude for his contributions in the Corvette and Camaro worlds. Godspeed..




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This is very sad news. RIP John you will be missed. I first learned about John in the NCR Camaro forums and his great knowledge, answering questions and his input. I emailed him a couple of months back about questions i had on Chevy heads. He was very gracious to write me back and give me info i was looking for. Great guy. We lost an icon. John's wealth of Chevy knowledge was incredible. I emailed him numerous times over the last 5 years about questions i had and he always answered me. Thanks John for everything you did in life.

John was so involved in the industry sharing intimate details and documenting the camaro build process for all to absorb and learn. He is a true industry and hobbyist icon. RIP.....

What a great guy. I never met him in person, but still feel like I lost a friend. He was always willing to help.

So sorry to hear this.

RIP Mr Hinckley -

K

John will be missed by all of us. I spoke and emailed back and forth over the years with him. He always had the time.

There will be a 69 Camaro for you in heaven John.

My condolences to the family.

Paul

Great, generous, unselfish contributor to our hobby. Will be missed greatly. RIP John

So sad. JohnZ, you were the best. There was no such thing as a dumb question. We had several conversations over the years, again even though we never met in person, I feel like I lost a good friend. Thank you for all you did John. RIP and condolences to his family. We both had the same vintage plates on our Z/28’s. 302

Sad news - he inspired a lot of us in the hobby. Fortunately the mark he made will live on.

I met john in the late 90’s at a Ncrs chapter meeting while he was outside smoking, I had no idea who he was, I asked him what he did for a living, he replied with some long title with plant manager and laughed, I said what does that mean, he replies, I have the keys to the viper plant, next question was do you own one? Why would I do that? A true Chevy guy to the core.

A few years later he had the Ncrs guys out to his garage mahal, the 69 Camaro, 67 vette and an import were there. On the wall is a viper intake manifold, I asked what the story was on it, he says, that is scrap and I have a receipt for it from Chrysler

He always had the right answer for any question somebody would ask him

----Funny,,,I was there that day at John's place......Bill S

I'm glad to hear that.

My career path sort of paralleled John's, except on a 10 year delay (and with the truck group), so I felt a kindred spirit there.

K

Rest in peace John. You will be missed.

Great guy RIP John

John wrote a lot, including a book about his time at Chevrolet and GM that CRG is pleased to publish.
http://www.camaros.org/library.shtml#report lists all his Camaro content (and also has Chevy service documentation).

The Automobile Business - from the Bottom Up is a direct link to his book. It's a fun read. :)

Thanks for that Kurt!!!!

Thanks Kurt, just read the whole story and WOW, what a life he had with GM. By the time he went to Chrysler, I was happy to read he had 16 years of satisfying and rewarding employment with them.

John was impressive. Between his memory and his notes, he remembered lot of cool details. I can barely remember working on some of my projects, no less details.

----A while after that day at John's shop. I called him to ask if I could take some detail pics of his Z. He was so gracious and the pics were very important. He is missed!....Bill S

John was an amazing person and his contribution to our hobby is immense. He dispelled many misconceptions and myths. He is sorely missed!