Ed Pink (February 10, 1931 – April 27, 2025), nicknamed The Old Master, was an American drag racing engine builder.
Ed Pink | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2025 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Engine builder |
Pink was born in Los Angeles on February 10, 1931.[1][2][a] His company, Ed Pink Racing Engines, supplied top racers, including Shirley Muldowney, Don Prudhomme, Gas Ronda, Dale Emery, Guy Tipton, Mike Burkhart, and Richard Tharp.[5]
Pink was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2012.[4] He died on April 27, 2025, at the age of 94.[6]
References
edit- ↑ Almazan, Andrew (February 10, 2014). ""The Old Master," Ed Pink Celebrates 83rd Birthday Today". Dragzine. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Vaughn, Mark (April 28, 2025). "Ed Pink, The Old Master and Engine Builder Extraordinaire, Has Died". Autoweek. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Ed Pink". Engine Builder Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- 1 2 Ed Pink at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- ↑ Burgess, Phil (March 23, 2018). "Remembering Dale Emery", at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 October 2018); Burgess, Phil (November 1, 2017). "It's a Gas, Gas, Gas ... more memories of Gas Ronda", at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018).
- ↑ Burgess, Phil (May 1, 2025). "Thinking Pink: Remembering 'the Old Master,' nitro engine legend Ed Pink". National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
Notes
edit- ↑ Both the Engine Builder Hall of Fame and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America give a birth date of May 11, 1928.[3][4]
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