The gearhead community is mourning the loss of Pat Ganahl, who lost his life in a drag racing accident last Friday.
If you’ve been around hotrdding much over the past few decades, Pat Ganahl needs little introduction. A prolific writer, his instructional books and articles offer a wealth of guidance on a range of subjects from paint and bodywork, to high performance engine building.
Ganahl was a powerful presence in magazines like Street Rodder, Rod & Custom, and Rodder’s Journal, and his own website curated an incredible collection of vintage racing and hot rodding photographs. He was a champion of hot rodding’s storied history and played an immense role in the resurgence of nostalgia drag racing.
Beyond his mastery of the written word, passion, and deep automotive knowledge, Ganahl was a true ambassador of the gearhead community, inspiring legions of gearheads in the process.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Bill and your Mother and family R I P PAT
Pat was a great writer, photographer, historian and driver of hot rods, custom cars and everything that goes into building them and making them go.
He was truly passionate and knowledgeable on the subject, maintained thousands of files and photographs- he even rescued “rejects” the photographers tossed out the window and into a dumpster, a generous gift to all of us who read his articles and blogs. Goodbye and Godspeed to a fellow Visalia native. You will be greatly missed and long remembered.