I am making this announcement because I have recommended Bob to many people here before.
Bob Hutchison used to own a field full of old cars, many Oldsmobiles, down in S.W. Missouri off Highway 71. Some of you may have purchased car parts from him. I spoke with my brother-in-law last night and was informed that Bob had lost a civil suite to a person that claimed they were injured while in his yard looking for car parts. Bob was such a nice, honest, hard working guy. He had been in the used car business for over 40 years, selling cars and car parts. He had about 40 acres of cars and was out in the yard every day. He loved his work and was willing to help you pull a part if you needed help. I purchased my '46 project from him and Jesse got a bumper from him for his '64 98. My brother-in-law bought a running 1965 Buick Wildcat from him. Anyway, he lost the legal battle to this jerk. After Bob offered to pay his medical bills, he sued Bob for more; after Bob's insurance paid more he continued to push for punitive damages and got the local government involved. They got him on open titles (which almost every junk yard in the states has in the file cabinet) and trafficking in stolen vehicles (false!). Anyway, Bob lost it all. To avoid having all the cars crushed he sold all he could to a dealer in Oklahoma, good for our hobby but bad for Bob. The remaining cars that could not be saved were slated to be crushed. Bob has only been able to save a small amount of stuff and spirit it away in his shed. This is so sad it makes my blood boil
. To top it all off, the guy that did this has known Bob for almost 35 years. Anyway, if you have Bob's number in your wallet or rolodex take it out as he now longer is in business.