Dennis Lambert
Remarkable!...as it is when you meet for the first time someone you had imagined as having “larger than life” status before you actually meet them. That was what the name Dennis Lambert signaled to me. It came from years of conversations overheard and engaged in with old time Studebaker members when discussing where to obtain parts needed, where to find parts wanted, and where to buy. It took over thirty years of SDC membership/participation for me to develop that impression of Dennis. Much of those years was before I discovered a personal computer and this forum.
Before that, it was mainly “word of mouth,” at meets, shows, or from Turning Wheels ads. It has now been over 9 years since my only face to face meeting with Dennis. “LARGER THAN LIFE?” Heck no!...not in the normal sense. But...That day I met a hard-working, haggard, very busy, sincere, hands-on, “what can I do for you?” kinda person. Until that day, he had never met me before but took the time to allow this hillbilly stranger (with a southern drawl) haggle with him over a few bucks on the price of a NOS 1948 Champion Radiator. It was closing time, late in a very long day of frantic clamoring, trying to please so many, and being pulled in so many directions. Even though he had keys ready to lock the door, he took the time for me.
Here’s the link to the story http://www.studebakerdriversclub.com/ss_12.asp
REST IN PEACE? YOU BET!...After his career, and then to retire only to engage in battle with a long illness...PEACE TO YOU BROTHER DENNIS.
As long as any of our vehicles exists with parts he saved and supplied...his legacy will live on...now that’s LARGER THAN LIFE.
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