Dode martin obituary california

          Dorin (Dode) Kent Martin was born on June 22nd, in La Habra, California to Dean and Pansy Martin.!

          Dode is survived by his daughter, Diane Foust, granddaughters, Tammy Simpson (Paul), Tracy Rogers (Scott), Tora Schilling (Mark), seven great.

        1. Dode is survived by his daughter, Diane Foust, granddaughters, Tammy Simpson (Paul), Tracy Rogers (Scott), Tora Schilling (Mark), seven great.
        2. Martin died last Thursday at age Martin first became interested in hot rods after his service in World War II, where he fought in the.
        3. Dorin (Dode) Kent Martin was born on June 22nd, in La Habra, California to Dean and Pansy Martin.
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        5. They were removed to the new Sacramento County Burial Grounds on.

          6. “Dode Martin’s legacy can be tied to one word: ‘Dragmaster.’ ” So raved a Hot Rod Network article relaying news of last Thursday’s passing of the Fallbrook racing icon.

          At 92, the hot rod champion was still balancing engines and fabricating car parts in his workshop bearing the unassuming sign, “Dode’s Hobby Shop,” at his Fallbrook home.

          Every summer, including last July, he hosted an open house attended by as many as 200 people in celebration of hot rods, racing and life.

          Martin became famous for designing several innovative drag racing car frames. In 1959, he and racing cohort Jim Nelson founded a company that gave birth to the Dragmaster “Dart” slingshot chassis that became popular with many top racers at the time.

          The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona displays three of Martin’s cars: the Dart (which Martin donated to the museum), the Dragliner and the Two-Thing, a dragster powered by two e