Gator Gaydos, God Speed ol' Buddy...
04 02 13 - 19:58Detroit lost an kool-as-hell artist, historian, & hot rod mentor last weekend, when Mike "Gator" Gaydos passed away on Saturday morning. Gator was a crazy young biker, a hot rod hooligan, a pinstriper & monster artist, but mostly Gator was a kind hearted gent that seemed to help everybody.
Gator worked at Hollywood Automotive's stores in the 60's & 70's for my Uncle Fred & his partner Norm. I 1st met him at the Dearborn store as a kid tagging along with my Dad's trips to get parts. When Hollywood closed, my family lost touch with the guys that worked there.
I re-met Gator when I was searching for photos & memorabilia from the Hollywood stores. Gator offered to let us Singlefinger bums scan images of the hot rodding scene in Detroit from his personal collection, which we posted as a video at Autorama for everyone to enjoy. Like MANY others, the Singlefinger Crew will miss him.
As Gator always said, "Keep your flame lit!"
Hollywood & Gator
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