Tom Bonsall

[toyman]

Just received word that automotive historian and friend Tom Bonsall passed away of complications due to two strokes. He was 61 years young. Tom is best known to we Studebaker folk for his books 'Avanti' and 'More Than They Promised: The Studebaker Story'. Over the years, Tom won many automotive awards for his thorough books on many of the famous automotive marques. Tom resided in Baltimore City for more than 23 years.

toyman

[Mark57]

Very sorry to hear that... I bought his "More than they promised" book last year and really enjoyed it.

<h5>Mark
'57 Transtar Deluxe
Vancouver Island

Are you planning to attend the NW Overdrive Tour in Parksville, BC
May 23 & 24, 2009?</h5>

[Avantidon]

Sorry to hear of the passing of Tom. Have owned both of his Studebaker Books for several years and both are both worthy of being in every Studebaker owners memrobilia collection. He will be missed.

See you in the future as I write about our past

[Warren Webb]

I had sent $80.00 for a book that was coming out written by Bonsall that was supposed to be autographed & leather bound. Never got the book, only the run around by the then publisher & Bonsall himself. This was probably 15 years ago, so whenever I saw a book by him, I wouldn't even bother to look at it, no matter how great reviews were. I'm sorry for his passing, as I would anyone else, but not for his business sense.

60 Lark convertible
61 Champ
62 Daytona convertible
63 G.T. R-2,4 speed
63 Avanti (2)
66 Daytona Sport Sedan

[studegary]

Sorry to read of this loss to the automotive world. I guess that it is a sign of getting older when I read of more people younger than me, like Tom, than older than me, dying.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer