I never met George in person, but it was he who got me back into the inline and hot rod game. Some time in early 1988, I got a phone call from someone in Montana wanting to know if I had a 12-port head for a 261 and if I wanted to sell it. I had bought such a head from Bob Toros in 1960, but never got it running well (mainly due to casting flaws) before I got a real job, family etc. I had no idea that anyone in 1988 still knew or cared about the classic stovebolt engines and the 12-port heads. George told be about the Inline International club, and I've been a member ever since. I now have my 12-port 261 running again (in a '32 Ford roadster). I never found out how George found out that that I still had the head, but I'm glad he did. I may have remained a sensible person if George had not called and turned the spark back on.
