Sad news

I suspected for awhile. He was a good friend and one of the early members of the 500 hp naturally aspirated flathead club.
 
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A technical book with information applying to all engines and specific dyno test and tune data for Flathead Ford V8 enthusiasts covering everything from mild to wild.
 
JWL was one of the "Good Guys" his flathead knowledge and assistance will be missed. My condolences to his family, Ron and all his friends. RIP JWL!!!
 
Being kind of a "Newbie" around here, I wasn't sure of who Ron was referring to, but I had a bad feeling. I did a little looking around, and my worst fears were confirmed. The first two Flathead Books I purchased were John's and Ron's.

I with the rest of you in expressing my condolences and mourn the man as well as the knowledge we have lost.
 
Ol' Ron said:
John Lawson (JWL) knew more about the combustion cycle than any other person or reference book I ever read, he once told me that the only thing that makes hrsepower is Oxygen. His book "flathead facts" has more useful information in it, than all the rest of them put together. I hope to live long enough to finish the engine I'm building with his intake modifications. I'll miss him.
Ron
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Hi Ron; X2 On the man John was. He and I exchanged emails for years. He wrote me about taking you to Bonneville after I wrote to him about the first time I drove us up to spend some time with Walt DuPont. He loved the photos I used to send out of our lab litters, black females were his favorite. He always spoke highly of you and I have always agreed. We will always have great memories. God bless John and you, Craig.
 
I had the honor to meet and spend time with JWL years ago at his home and shop. He was just writing his book and sent me home with a pile of pages to go through. His shop and projects he was working on was amazing. Incredible man. RIP John
 
When I went to Johns for the first time, he ut me to work cutting the grass. He had a fenced in yard that he told me not to cut because he had some watxh dogs in there that weren't very friendly. I finished the outside, didn't see any dogs so went in and cut the grass. The dogs came out of a shed and wouldn't let m me out.. There was an Akagator in the pond and snakes in the out house, And John got along with all of them.
Ron
 
Never met the man but I sure liked it when he shared his wisdom here on the barn for us to learn from. RIP John, you will be missed.
 
My condolences to his family and the Barn members who were close to him. His passing is a great loss to the flathead community. Thanks John, for all the knowledge you passed on both in your book and online. RIP
 
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