The Ford Barn

28Danby · 05-09-2025, 09:18 PM

Not sure how many of you have dealt with Gene Franklin from Kitchener Ontario, otherwise known as "Dixie", but I heard from his son that he passed early this week.
He and his son Glenn have helped me with my restoration of my 28 Tudor through the years and been my main supplier for parts for the last 15 years or so. He was a wealth of knowledge and I would spend hours in his back sunroom or garage talking shop and gaining as much knowledge as I could, and even in his mid 90s, he was still sharp as a tack.
He will be missed in the A community and my condolences to his family and friends.

05-09-2025, 09:18 PM	#1
28Danby Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ripley, Ontario Posts: 23	Dixies Upholstery/Model A Supplier in Kitchener Ont. Not sure how many of you have dealt with Gene Franklin from Kitchener Ontario, otherwise known as "Dixie", but I heard from his son that he passed early this week. He and his son Glenn have helped me with my restoration of my 28 Tudor through the years and been my main supplier for parts for the last 15 years or so. He was a wealth of knowledge and I would spend hours in his back sunroom or garage talking shop and gaining as much knowledge as I could, and even in his mid 90s, he was still sharp as a tack. He will be missed in the A community and my condolences to his family and friends.