Tom Wyatt

Next Saturday will be two years...

"Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." --Albert Einstein

I met Tom in Atlanta while going to school at Emory. I spent many hours at his shop learning the ins and outs of turbo charging in an attempt to make my own 240z turbo install work. As he would joke about my system he would say with enough work I could indeed make my bad designe function. Tom was great and helped me through my webber side draft problems. After graduating I had one of his own kits on a z that I bought from him. It was super as was Tom. He was always there for me as a freind...

I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but I read w great interest his many accomplishments w machines of all kinds and especially Datsuns. Our world has lost a leader, mentor, friend, and a valuable asset to the worldwide community, with the internet being what it is these days. So sorry to hear of this tragic event, with two fine people gone.
Sincerely
Rick Louderbough

I grew up with Tom in Lantana, Florida back in the '60s. I lost touch with him when he moved to Georgia. I was glad to get back in touch with him a few years ago, and discovered we still had some things in common, including fast Japanese cars. I hope that he is now able to always keep the revs up, hit the apex every time, and not worry about any silly SCCA regulations. There are substitutes for cubic inches!

I never met Tom but his reputation as a mechanical wizard preceeded him. His extraordinary talent with engines and turbos will be missed in the gearhead community.

Tom was a one man army with skills beyond what many would even beleive.
His talents allowed him to take the combustion engine to new heights.
Thankfully for many, Tom landed his sights on The TurboCharger.
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have something built from him will always have his gift to enjoy..
I had the opportunity to spend some time with him, he truly was a special man who cared about people and would always give his best for his friends....

I found Toms articles in Kitplanes magazine to be amazingly concise and understandable. Having extensive knowledge of engines myself, I still found something to learn in his articles. So much so, I wrote Tom congratulating him on his unique ability to form words into paragraphs and create a clear vision on how things worked. Included was a request for future articles about power plant dynamics and new technology. He responded with great enthusiasm and I looked forward to his vivid...

I had the PLEASURE of meeting Tom at my workplace. He was a patient at my dental office My job is to make the patient fell comfortable, well let me say... it was like my friend coming over for a visit.

I will never forget one of his "visits" at the office. He was having some dental work (somewhat unexpected) he asked me to call his girlfriend to give him some support. Barbara was at his side in MINUTES there was a noticeable change in Tom. To make Tom be comfortable she...