Ken Keefer {Pontiac Dude) passed away
 

Ken passed away Friday September 5th. Longtime PY member and Pontiac engine builder.

Very sad news.... RIP and God bless family and friends

Sad news indeed. RIP Ken.

Somewhere, someone needs awesome Pontiac engines built more than we do. A pioneer in this community. He will be missed. My heart is with his family.

Really sad to hear this.

Sorry to hear, condolences to his family

Prayers sent for all effected. Talked to him at Norwalk.

Sad day for his family and the Pontiac community.

RIP Ken.

Ken did the bottom end of my '66 389 back in 2005.

RIP and condolences to his friends and family. I enjoyed his many posts on this forum and his contributions to the Pontiac hobby. He will be missed.

Sorry to hear this. RIP

He was a good guy. Met him at Butler Perf Pontiac Memorial Day event years ago.

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Ohh no,say it aint so...
Ken was a good guy and will be missed.
RIP and run thru those gears up there

Prayers sent for all those affected by this event.

Can someone find and post his obituary? I've looked without success.

RIP Dude you will be missed. Prayers to his family.

i'll post information once i know more. ken was on his way back home to the phillipines to his house and wife. from what was posted he had an aneyurism.

Met Ken a few times and bought tons of parts through him over the years.

RIP my friend.

Never had the pleasure of meeting Ken. But as a frequent visitor here I know the Pontiac Dude was a very big deal with everything Pontiac. RIP Ken.

Dang :(

Sad news.
He was on many Pontiac facebook groups under the name Bill Bailey. He had recently posted parts for sale in the last few weeks, crankshafts, pistons, guideplates etc

I was just thinking about reaching out to Ken to see how he was doing. I google'd his shop and this topic came up. So depressed.

Ken was literally the heart and soul of the original PY Forums and a major contributor for many years. He graciously helped thousands of Pontiac enthusiasts for probably 20 years. He was also fiery, opinionated and extremely entertaining. I guess he was only in his mid 70's? Anyone know what happened? Sigh.......

Absolutely true, I miss the old days.

Yes, I joined here towards the end of his activity here.

I guy could get some Pontiac education by finding his threads and posts here and learn a LOT!!!:3gears:

RIP. I printed out all of his guides to building Pontiac engines. He will live on in my next build as he does in my current one!

Was hoping for someone to post a link to his obituary.

I think 2200 views shows the Love most had for the man.
R.I.P. Ken.

I searched online for it, and was unsuccessful.

Damn....that's sad.
I saw a billet 4.5" Pontiac crank, with 3" mains, and 2.1" rod journals, on FB Marketplace. It was in Florida. I texted the seller, it was Ken. He had closed the shop, was selling off stuff he'd never used. He replied twice, then...nothing. now i know what happened...he said he was selling out, moving to Phillipines with his fiance'. He was the most die-hard Pontiac racer and engine builder/machinist you could find. He did it all. Remember he had the cut down 3" mains kit, to put 428/455 cranks in a 400 block ? He did before/after strip e.t. testing on his own cars, worth 2-3 tenths. Track proven. He also said you need 240 cfm flow minimum to play. What a guy. He spun out at Maple Grove Pontiac meet and didnt hit the wall, the crowd applauded. RIP Ken aka PONTIAC DUDE!!

My last conversation with Ken aka PD
he was a helluva guy

Check out the crankshaft
he listed it as PONTIAC MOLDEX BILLET
It was July 5