[diverdan]

Thank you Marc.

Phil was my childhood idol back in the 60s when I was in high school in Minnesota.

We met at a Ferrari club meeting in the early 70s in L.A. where he showed so insanely funny 8 mm movies of Ferraris racing in Europe with pit stops that would make the three stooges look competent.

Phil was a very down to earth kind of guy who had a real passion for cars and would share his experiences even with me the brokest of the broke. Back then I was into cheap old Alfas and equally cheap Ferraris that needed lots of work..!$1000.00 type cars and I had to do it all myself because I didn't have the money. Guys like Phil, Salvatore Di Natale, Claudio Zampoli, Richie at Otto Zippers, Dick Guldstrand, Bursche in Pasadena and so many others just shared their knowledge with us car nuts just for the love of the cars and the sport.

We have so many of this type of person on this board who have helped others just out of love for the cars. Cheers to Phil and all of you!

Diverdan