I just found out about Grumps passing. This man could make a Chevy V-8 sing like no other! There will never be another Bill Jenkins. RIP.

Excellent video !! Bill represented Chevy lovers from the early 1960's til the day he passed away. He was a legend with the wrenches and behind the wheel of his many Pro Stock cars!! Rest in Peace Old Friend... Big Jim...

I've known of Bill Grumpy Jenkins for 45+ years and No One could ever MATCH Bills knowledge EVER, RIP BILL, I love you for you have given in your written books, I still read them, it's like he is with me, GOD bless you my brother in life ! forever, WEBII

He did great considering no support from GM . Not many could do what he did!

"Grumpy Jenkins" The Greatest!

We lost another great legend of drag racing. I don't know why they called him Grumpy as he was the nicest guy to his fans. RIP Grump we miss ya!

He had some great and epic battles with Ronnie Sox. Great racers, competitors and men, both.

The grump was the best at what i thought was magic with engines. Setting picking the right model car too race. My man.

Bill Jenkins showed even GM what he could do with GM stuff like no other .

I used to work up the street from his shop in the 80s in Malvern Pa...lot of great sounds coming out of there! My Father saw a lot of Bill at local tracks circa Old Reliable..later on they had the same Doctor.(would see him in waiting room) said he was a funny but serious guy! The Best!!!

Great video. Many thanks. His cars looked so plain Jane but he didn't build them to look good, he built them to win. Bill Jenkins was also a great innovator. Always looking for an edge. Thanks so much for the memories of a truly great racer.

The more I watched about this man, the more respect I have for him!! He was not cocky, he was humble, but he was a hard man to beat!! Love you Grumpy!@

My hero and mentor. The best field test engineer Chevy ever had. Miss you Grump...

He was one of the greatest. I got to see him at Kil Kare in Xenia, Ohio in the Vega with dyno Don, Bill Stepp, and Bob Glidden. It was one of my favorite nights.

Oh the memories. Loved the Grump.

In his book The Chevrole Racing Engine there are pictures of things he started with. It all looks like, well what it is. Chevrolet parts. There weren't any Eagle cranks or whatever. What he could do is amazing. It you haven't ever tried to make a car run faster, it's hard to grasp the concept. Imagine, a Muncie shifted at 9000 rpms and trying to keep the little pointy parts intact with that much power and those tires. Truly a testament to his work ethic.

Great video about Grumpy. One of the best in drag racing and inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

RIP Grumpy, one of the greats of the sport!!!!

chevrolet owes a whole to bill jenkins and smokey yunicks.these were the chevy men from both of racings best worlds.my hats off to both of them.ive said it before,they both of them are from outer space.geniuses!

Bill Jenkins-now there's a name. The Grump made a huge contribution to American motorsports, to racing engine technology and to Chevrolet. He will always be remembered as one of the greatest competitors to ever turn a tire in anger on the 1320.