{"id":7667,"date":"2020-03-25T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T23:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/othg-phoenix.net\/?p=7667"},"modified":"2021-03-26T08:25:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:25:09","slug":"eddie-aston-memorial-drive-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/othg-phoenix.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/25\/eddie-aston-memorial-drive-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Aston Memorial Drive By"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Surprise,Az<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 23, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words by: Tom Harris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos by: Danise Cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Hot rod community recently lost one\nof our own, a genuine hot rodder, Eddie Aston.Eddie, born and raised in Southern California, was involved in Hot\nRodding as soon as he was able to drive, (and secretly before that). There are\nso many great stories of Eddie, including him hot rodding his dad\u2019s brand new\n56 Ford pickup to driving cross country with Jack Stewart in a 1923 Dodge\nroadster. Eddie and Joanne met in 1964, Eddie joined the LA Roadster club in\n1965 and they married in 1966. Eddie\u2019s family (his two children and wife of 53\nyears, Joanne), were always supportive and involved in Eddie’s hot rodding\npursuits.  Joanne even had a few Hot Rods of her own as daily\ndrivers,  like the Corvair with the chevy V8 in the front, \u2018Old Hessie\u2019 a\n1956 Ford Truck and ‘Harriet the Charriot\u2019 a 1951 Chevy Styleline coupe. \nEddie started his professional career at the LA times (don\u2019t tell his boss but\nEddie even hot rodded his company car).  In his professional life Eddie\npursued a variety of careers, owning a mobile home park in Bend, Oregon and as\na motor home company executive in Knoxville, Tennessee. Eddie and Joanne put\ntogether and held a large annual hot rod event in Bend that drew many in the\nhobby.   Eddie at one time was the president of the LA Roadsters.\nEddie’s taste in Hot rods ran the gamut from mild to wild, he loved being\ndifferent.  Eddie loved driving fast (hence the name Fast Eddie), being\nbusy, and always ready to go at the drop of the hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eddie was and will be remembered as a great friend and consummate Hot Rodder<\/p>\n\n\n\n