Another Legend Passes, Bob Tasca Sr. has died.

Bob Pagano · 01-08-2010, 03:30 PM

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quickford1 · 01-08-2010, 05:23 PM

Very sad to hear about the big bopper ,Spent some time at Tasca ford with Bob ,John and Bill.
Rich Simone

W J · 01-08-2010, 06:43 PM

This is a huge loss to the whole performance automobile world. I remember watching his earliest drag cars compete at Connecticut Dragway and at many other eastern seaboard tracks. What a huge success story.....Mr. Tasca is probably the biggest reason the 427 Thunderbolt Fairlanes were put out there by Ford, along w/so many of their other successful drag -race -oriented models....WJ

Casper68 · 01-08-2010, 11:13 PM

very sorry to hear..my condolences to all of the Tasca family and friends.

treessavoy · 01-08-2010, 11:41 PM

We have lost another one of our pioneer's that helped lay the bedrock of Pro Stock, Super Stock, and Funny Car.

My sympathy to the family.

JimR

Superfan1 · 01-09-2010, 10:15 AM

A sad, sad day; the Tasca team of Bill Lawton and John Healey were as close to unbeatable as you can get. I have fond memories of all of the Tasca cars with 777 on each rear quarter panel, and suivez moi ("follow me" in french) on the decklid. Also, without Bob Tasca building the first engine at his dealership and showing it to the Ford engineers; the 428 Cobra Jet engine would not have been introduced. He will definitely be missed. My condolences to the Tasca family.
Bill Seabrooks - superfan1
Bridgeport, CT

01-08-2010, 03:30 PM	#1
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 239 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Another Legend Passes, Bob Tasca Sr. has died. http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Breaki...ssed-Away.html __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

01-08-2010, 05:23 PM	#2
quickford1 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Davidson, NC Posts: 269 Likes: 522 Liked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Another Legend Passes, Bob Tasca Sr. has died. Very sad to hear about the big bopper ,Spent some time at Tasca ford with Bob ,John and Bill. Rich Simone

01-08-2010, 06:43 PM	#3
W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Another Legend Passes, Bob Tasca Sr. has died. This is a huge loss to the whole performance automobile world. I remember watching his earliest drag cars compete at Connecticut Dragway and at many other eastern seaboard tracks. What a huge success story.....Mr. Tasca is probably the biggest reason the 427 Thunderbolt Fairlanes were put out there by Ford, along w/so many of their other successful drag -race -oriented models....WJ

01-08-2010, 11:13 PM	#4
Casper68 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 44 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Another Legend Passes, Bob Tasca Sr. has died. very sorry to hear..my condolences to all of the Tasca family and friends.

01-08-2010, 11:41 PM	#5
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Another Legend Passes, Bob Tasca Sr. has died. We have lost another one of our pioneer's that helped lay the bedrock of Pro Stock, Super Stock, and Funny Car. My sympathy to the family. JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

01-09-2010, 10:15 AM	#6
Superfan1 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bridgeport,CT. Posts: 1,991 Likes: 1,664 Liked 2,632 Times in 438 Posts	Re: Another Legend Passes, Bob Tasca Sr. has died. A sad, sad day; the Tasca team of Bill Lawton and John Healey were as close to unbeatable as you can get. I have fond memories of all of the Tasca cars with 777 on each rear quarter panel, and suivez moi ("follow me" in french) on the decklid. Also, without Bob Tasca building the first engine at his dealership and showing it to the Ford engineers; the 428 Cobra Jet engine would not have been introduced. He will definitely be missed. My condolences to the Tasca family. Bill Seabrooks - superfan1 Bridgeport, CT