Just got word that Oldsmobile retiree Jim Walkinshaw passed this weekend. For those unfamiliar, he co-authored "Setting The Pace" and "Oldsmobile: The War Years" with Helen Earley and with her was one of the preeminent Oldsmobile historians.

I'm not often awestruck, but I was when I had the opportunity to spend a little time with Jim and Helen at the Centennial. I knew I was in the presence of giants.

 

That is sad. Here is a picture of him giving my wife a ride in his 1904 curved dash. He loved giving those rides.

 

He was without a doubt, the nicest man I every met. He will be greatly missed.

 

Ditto on the nicest man! Again we have lost another great person!
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To bad, I would have liked to pay my respect!

Pat

 

The Olds community has suffered an irreparable loss with Jim's passing.

 

I chatted with him at Homecoming a few years back when I had a picture of my car and his CDO taken. Great guy and he will be missed greatly.

 

I thought I had a pic of Jim and I the same day this was taken, but it was not in that group.

But anyway this was taken due to the first production body style and the last new body. Jim was nice enough to take the time for me to snap some photos
of his curved dash and my bravada.

Pat

 

He was only 9 months at the time and he grabbed the steering stick and Jim just laughed

 

R.I.P. Jim, they just don't make 'em like that anymore

 

How many kids have say they have done that or adults for that matter. Great video.

 

Sorry I am late reading this thread. I had a chance to met Jim, back in the summer of 2002. Both Jim and Helen singed some of my Oldsmobile books, that they wrote. Very nice man, so sad to hear of his passing.