Photo courtesy of Mills & Mills Funeral Home and Memorial Park
Olympia, Washington
Mar 25, 1955 – Nov 11, 2016 (Age 61)
Benjamin Lee Snobar of Olympia, Wash., owner of Northwest Performance, passed away on November 11, 2016. He was born March 25, 1955 in Centralia, Washington.He loved muscle cars, wrestling and cooking and was well known for his apple orchard.Ben married Barbara Buss on June 25, 1978. He studied...
Read MoreBen was the nicest person we and my family met in the states.I We came down twice in the last ten yrs to meet and aquire parts.Always amazed at what he was up to.I was introduced to him by Richard Maki years ago.Such a nice guy.Very sad to hear of his passing, RIP Ben.
Cameron& Julie Scott-Polson
May 20, 2021 | Acquaintance
Thinking of you!!
Lisa Senitt
June 07, 2017 | Brooklyn, NY
I've known Ben for 35 years, and had alot of good times talking and buying cars and alot of parts, I will surly miss you, and your wisdom, you guided me through difficult times , now you can be top guru in heaven, R.I.P. my friend.
Michael Bechtel
June 03, 2017 | Gresham, OR | Friend
Rest in Peace Ben. btw, your products were excellent, good job, well done sir.
Adam Ellison
January 24, 2017 | Plain, WA
Rest in Peace Ben. I always enjoyed our conversations about Mopars and your willingness to always share your knowledge. You really enjoyed conversing and some of our conversations would last for an hour. I remember our discussions not only about cars but your Vietnam military experience. You always made everyone feel like your friend. God be with You.
January 24, 2017
I first meet Ben at a Mopar Show in Southern California called Spring Fling. His gentle style and GREAT stories about cars and life instantly bonded us as friends. I would over the years talk to Ben often. And even though he was always busy, he was never too busy to talk. I remember I asked him one time of his BEST hemicar deal. (A chrysler car between 1966 and 1971). He told me that in the early 80's he bought a 1966 hemi, 4 speed charger for $600.00. Wow, I told him. This is a $75k...
December 29, 2016
To the Snobar family i am very sorry to learn the loss of Ben, i never had the pleasure of meeting him but you could not tell from our conversations that we would have over the years , i would be on the phone ordering six pack parts and the next thing i would know we were talking about world problems and a hour had passed. i will miss our conversations and doing business with him. Your family has lost a great man and the Mopar community has lost a great mopar vendor enthusiast and best yet...
Fish Phil
December 01, 2016 | Connersville, IN
So sad... I just found out that my friend Ben Snobar passed away and was laid to rest last week... I never met him in person but I've known and been dealing with him and his awesome Mopar reproduction parts business for over 20 years.
I always enjoyed and got many laughs from our extended phone conversations when ordering parts (seriously... many calls lasted over 2 hours lol). They ranged from cars, to wrestling, to his service in Vietnam, his knowledge of military history and his...
Doug Lepak
November 27, 2016 | Edmonton, AB
I have deep respect and admiration for Ben
He was kind to me and offered work when I needed it.
He will be missed but not forgotten
Markkus O'Shea
November 21, 2016 | Olympia, WA