The Ford Barn

petehoovie · 08-11-2022, 05:29 PM

We're losing too many of the 'good guys'...

Tim Ayers · 08-11-2022, 05:47 PM

Sorry to hear this sad news, Ron. Prayers to you and John's family.

mfirth · 08-11-2022, 06:21 PM

You have my sympathy Ron, sounds like he realy knew his stuff. A loss indeed.

mfirth · 08-11-2022, 06:22 PM

Thanks peethoovie for posting the book info. Neat stuff there....

V8COOPMAN · 08-11-2022, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mfirth

Thanks peethoovie for posting the book info. Neat stuff there....

mfirth....Where did you see any ADDITIONAL BOOK info? I did not see that here!

Coop

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FlatTopFreddie · 08-11-2022, 07:25 PM

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Very sorry for your loss … you were true friend to him …. God Bless

Pete · 08-11-2022, 07:36 PM

I suspected for awhile. He was a good friend and one of the early members of the 500 hp naturally aspirated flathead club.

petehoovie · 08-11-2022, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mfirth

Thanks peethoovie for posting the book info. Neat stuff there....

https://www.amazon.com/Flathead-Fact.../dp/B00HR9T9MM

petehoovie · 08-11-2022, 07:41 PM

A technical book with information applying to all engines and specific dyno test and tune data for Flathead Ford V8 enthusiasts covering everything from mild to wild.

Ford46 · 08-11-2022, 07:46 PM

JWL was one of the "Good Guys" his flathead knowledge and assistance will be missed. My condolences to his family, Ron and all his friends. RIP JWL!!!

highbeams · 08-11-2022, 08:33 PM

My condolences to family and friends.

Sincerely,

Pat Malone

tubman · 08-11-2022, 08:50 PM

Being kind of a "Newbie" around here, I wasn't sure of who Ron was referring to, but I had a bad feeling. I did a little looking around, and my worst fears were confirmed. The first two Flathead Books I purchased were John's and Ron's.

I with the rest of you in expressing my condolences and mourn the man as well as the knowledge we have lost.

Craig CT · 08-11-2022, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol' Ron

John Lawson (JWL) knew more about the combustion cycle than any other person or reference book I ever read, he once told me that the only thing that makes hrsepower is Oxygen. His book "flathead facts" has more useful information in it, than all the rest of them put together. I hope to live long enough to finish the engine I'm building with his intake modifications. I'll miss him.
Ron

Hi Ron; X2 On the man John was. He and I exchanged emails for years. He wrote me about taking you to Bonneville after I wrote to him about the first time I drove us up to spend some time with Walt DuPont. He loved the photos I used to send out of our lab litters, black females were his favorite. He always spoke highly of you and I have always agreed. We will always have great memories. God bless John and you, Craig.

4tford · 08-11-2022, 08:56 PM

I had the honor to meet and spend time with JWL years ago at his home and shop. He was just writing his book and sent me home with a pile of pages to go through. His shop and projects he was working on was amazing. Incredible man. RIP John

1952henry · 08-11-2022, 08:58 PM

Sorry to hear, Ron, for you and us.

Ol' Ron · 08-11-2022, 09:54 PM

When I went to Johns for the first time, he ut me to work cutting the grass. He had a fenced in yard that he told me not to cut because he had some watxh dogs in there that weren't very friendly. I finished the outside, didn't see any dogs so went in and cut the grass. The dogs came out of a shed and wouldn't let m me out.. There was an Akagator in the pond and snakes in the out house, And John got along with all of them.
Ron

cas3 · 08-11-2022, 10:07 PM

Never met the man but I sure liked it when he shared his wisdom here on the barn for us to learn from. RIP John, you will be missed.

HambBurglar · 08-12-2022, 04:58 AM

My condolences to his family and the Barn members who were close to him. His passing is a great loss to the flathead community. Thanks John, for all the knowledge you passed on both in your book and online. RIP

reagen · 08-12-2022, 06:52 AM

RIP Sorry for your loss

MuskegonFlatheadFan · 08-12-2022, 07:05 AM

My Condolences to all who knew him, RIP John.

08-11-2022, 05:29 PM	#21
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,156	Re: Sad news We're losing too many of the 'good guys'... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

08-11-2022, 05:47 PM	#22
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,181	Re: Sad news Sorry to hear this sad news, Ron. Prayers to you and John's family.

08-11-2022, 06:21 PM	#23
mfirth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: ohio Posts: 986	Re: Sad news You have my sympathy Ron, sounds like he realy knew his stuff. A loss indeed.

08-11-2022, 06:22 PM	#24
mfirth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: ohio Posts: 986	Re: Sad news Thanks peethoovie for posting the book info. Neat stuff there....

08-11-2022, 07:25 PM	#26
FlatTopFreddie Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Jonestown, Texas Posts: 40	Re: Sad news Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Very sorry for your loss … you were true friend to him …. God Bless

08-11-2022, 07:36 PM	#27
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,409	Re: Sad news I suspected for awhile. He was a good friend and one of the early members of the 500 hp naturally aspirated flathead club.

08-11-2022, 07:41 PM	#29
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,156	Re: Sad news A technical book with information applying to all engines and specific dyno test and tune data for Flathead Ford V8 enthusiasts covering everything from mild to wild. __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

08-11-2022, 07:46 PM	#30
Ford46 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southeastern, MA Posts: 434	Re: Sad news JWL was one of the "Good Guys" his flathead knowledge and assistance will be missed. My condolences to his family, Ron and all his friends. RIP JWL!!!

08-11-2022, 08:33 PM	#31
highbeams Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: California Posts: 802	Re: Sad news My condolences to family and friends. Sincerely, Pat Malone

08-11-2022, 08:50 PM	#32
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,320	Re: Sad news Being kind of a "Newbie" around here, I wasn't sure of who Ron was referring to, but I had a bad feeling. I did a little looking around, and my worst fears were confirmed. The first two Flathead Books I purchased were John's and Ron's. I with the rest of you in expressing my condolences and mourn the man as well as the knowledge we have lost.

08-11-2022, 08:56 PM	#34
4tford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Regina Canada Posts: 1,335	Re: Sad news I had the honor to meet and spend time with JWL years ago at his home and shop. He was just writing his book and sent me home with a pile of pages to go through. His shop and projects he was working on was amazing. Incredible man. RIP John

08-11-2022, 08:58 PM	#35
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Re: Sad news Sorry to hear, Ron, for you and us. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

08-11-2022, 09:54 PM	#36
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,860	Re: Sad news When I went to Johns for the first time, he ut me to work cutting the grass. He had a fenced in yard that he told me not to cut because he had some watxh dogs in there that weren't very friendly. I finished the outside, didn't see any dogs so went in and cut the grass. The dogs came out of a shed and wouldn't let m me out.. There was an Akagator in the pond and snakes in the out house, And John got along with all of them. Ron

08-11-2022, 10:07 PM	#37
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,578	Re: Sad news Never met the man but I sure liked it when he shared his wisdom here on the barn for us to learn from. RIP John, you will be missed.

08-12-2022, 04:58 AM	#38
HambBurglar Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 40	Re: Sad news My condolences to his family and the Barn members who were close to him. His passing is a great loss to the flathead community. Thanks John, for all the knowledge you passed on both in your book and online. RIP

08-12-2022, 06:52 AM	#39
reagen Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: north,royalton ohio Posts: 84	Re: Sad news RIP Sorry for your loss

08-12-2022, 07:05 AM	#40
MuskegonFlatheadFan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Muskegon, MI Posts: 252	Re: Sad news My Condolences to all who knew him, RIP John.