I am so sorry to hear this. Larry and I had a number of conversations over the last several months and I found a great respect for him...his knowledge about these cars, and views on life.
I spoke with him last week...warrior that he was, he still answered his phone though he could only speak in a whisper.
I had sent him a check a month or so ago for some parts, but he took a turn downhill before he was able to ship them. Friends of his came to the rescue as far as helping him, but I spoke with him on the phone just about every week for the last 2 months or so. My wife and I had been planning to take a trip down to see him...I would have dearly loved to see his 2 door Dragon, walk through his parts collection with him, listen to every story he had...and eventually write him a big check for parts to take home. Regretfully, we were unable to do so based on his rapid decline...I so wish we had planned this trip earlier in the summer.
I did not really know Larry, but from our conversations on the phone I knew he was a man I would have cherished as a friend, had circumstances been different...and I do consider we became friends over the last few months...
RIP my friend.
