Surprise,Az
March 23, 2020
Words by: Tom Harris
Photos by: Danise Cover
Our Hot rod community recently lost one
of our own, a genuine hot rodder, Eddie Aston.Eddie, born and raised in Southern California, was involved in Hot
Rodding as soon as he was able to drive, (and secretly before that). There are
so many great stories of Eddie, including him hot rodding his dad’s brand new
56 Ford pickup to driving cross country with Jack Stewart in a 1923 Dodge
roadster. Eddie and Joanne met in 1964, Eddie joined the LA Roadster club in
1965 and they married in 1966. Eddie’s family (his two children and wife of 53
years, Joanne), were always supportive and involved in Eddie’s hot rodding
pursuits. Joanne even had a few Hot Rods of her own as daily
drivers, like the Corvair with the chevy V8 in the front, ‘Old Hessie’ a
1956 Ford Truck and ‘Harriet the Charriot’ a 1951 Chevy Styleline coupe.
Eddie started his professional career at the LA times (don’t tell his boss but
Eddie even hot rodded his company car). In his professional life Eddie
pursued a variety of careers, owning a mobile home park in Bend, Oregon and as
a motor home company executive in Knoxville, Tennessee. Eddie and Joanne put
together and held a large annual hot rod event in Bend that drew many in the
hobby. Eddie at one time was the president of the LA Roadsters.
Eddie’s taste in Hot rods ran the gamut from mild to wild, he loved being
different. Eddie loved driving fast (hence the name Fast Eddie), being
busy, and always ready to go at the drop of the hat.
Eddie was and will be remembered as a great friend and consummate Hot Rodder
