Founder of Hughes Performance

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Bill Hughes Sr who started Hughes Machine company 3+ decades ago has passed away at age 80.

He started the company with a few machines and rebuilt OE torque converters for local tranny shops

Years later the Hughes Machine company would become Hughes Performance.

[tomslik]

Bill Hughes Sr who started Hughes Machine company 3+ decades ago has passed away at age 80.

He started the company with a few machines and rebuilt OE torque converters for local tranny shops

Years later the Hughes Machine company would become Hughes Performance.

sorry to hear it.
did ya know him well?

[Crosley.In.AZ]

sorry to hear it.
did ya know him well?

Bill helped me with a stall speed converter in the mid 70's... I had a converter from John Kilgore that blew up internally.  I had Bill check the next converter from John before I used it... I never used it.

I bought a converter from Bill for the car.  Who knew I'd work for the Hughes company 30 years later.

If you google Kilgore trans you will see John is still in the middle of tranny stuff.

[river1]

man that's a bummer

later jim

[EMSjunkie]

Sorry to hear about the loss.

but on the bright side, there is an opening in Management  


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