Joe Vittone passed on...

[smurf67]

Lift your glasses gentlemen, in a toast to Joe........"May we live respected and die regretted!"

I'll drink to that!

Thanks for everything Joe.

Me to, sad day indeed

[Prowagen]

Its such a horrible part of life and I cannot imagine the pain and grief that his family are going through, my heart goes out to them!

We should look on the current performance market and cal-look legacy as a celebration of Joe's life! He did something great with the time he had on this planet!

Thanks Joe for making the history and helping shape the scene into what it is. I have no doubt that without the people like Joe, Gene and Dean none of us would be on this forum today!

RIP

[plasticblack]

                                                   


   Isn't History great. It has something for just about everyone and because we all share the same passion, Empi and it's History is right up there.

   Some on here have posted remembering meeting the man in person and how very lucky they have been in that.

   I never met Joe, but like many  here feel connected in some small way, through the enjoyment I derive from Empi, it's Race Cars , History and Products.

   Like all Good (Great) things though, there has to be an end.

   Many Thanks Joe.

[speedwell]

yes very sad day for the vw performance industry  

Thank you for all that you made for our favorite car

my thought goes to darrellvittone and family

RIP JOE , We shall never forget you

[vwcab]

RIP Joe,and thx.

[speed7]

Thank you for all you stood for and RIP , Mr EMPI !

[Nico86]

RIP

[charlie]

Sade news

Thanks for all Joe ...

[Black Sheep]

                              R.I.P. Joe
 Another giant in our world has gone , a sad day indeed .
       Thankyou for all that you gave us in our hobby.

[ESH]

I think for a lot of people Joe was a name and not a face and an older guy so there is an inevitability with this but reflecting on it as someone who had no personal contact with him whatsoever it's still very sad. At the very least it's the end of a story but more than that this is a person that genuinely made a difference to the VW in a way that could possibly only be understood if we were able to compare this 'now' with one where he hadn't been around and that world could have been very different. I like this 'now' and enjoy having a hot VW so thanks for that, it really is very much appreciated.

 

[Bewitched666]

Rest in peace Mr Vittone

[jamiep_jamiep]

Sad day for the VW community, and a truly terrible one for his family....

God speed Joe.

[SlingShot]

Zach and I meet Joe briefly at the Bug In meet and greet.

He mentioned to us how he loved driving VW's, but he felt they were just missing that little bit extra.

We should all be thankful to Joe, for without his initiative to bring replacement valve guides and sweet steering wheels to the masses, we all could be off in some other direction, instead of the lounge.

Food for thought, but somebody that knows alot about Joe should start a WIKI on him, that would be very cool

R.I.P. JOE, I hope your cruising in Style.