David J. "Dave" Bell

Dave’s grandson TJ in Dave’s
57 Chevy 210 hardtop

Dave was One of the Great

Frank and I miss you so. You were more than my sister's husband, you were our friend. We love you and you are in our hearts forever. Love Lana

I miss him

Dear Lynn and Family....

Our deepest sympathy to all of you. We will miss David's sense of humor and his kind and loving spirit. He was a highlight of our Bell family reunions. We really wish we could be there.

We Love You!!!!!!!

Natalie, Brian Linville and our family.

Dear Lynn & Family...
My deepest sympathy to all of you. Dave created a more beautiful world through his art and humor. I pray peace and hope for all of you, as you remember all of the great times you shared and now knowing he's in Heaven. God Bless You.

Dear Lynn,

We are so sorry for you loss. Dave's friendship meant a lot to us. The exceptional work he did on our Bulldog van to the Gilmore truck was second to none. We miss his friendship and great sense of humor. The hours he spent doing artwork on the van and the Gilmore truck were some of the most enjoyable times we ever had in the garage. He will be missed.

Lynn, we are sorry for your loss, Dave was one of a kind. He had an unusual sense of humor! He did the art for several of our HOK T's some of our best selling ever. He was a talent, and he will be missed.

Dave, you loved my sister for over 3 decades and for this I am thankful. You also were a legand in your own work and I know the industry will miss you. Frank and I will keep you, Marilyn and the whole family close to our hearts and in our prayers. Good bye sweet man.

Dear Lynn,

I am so sorry for your loss. It was an honor to get to know David through his life stories and art work. David is blessed by your love and the love of many people in his life. May God's deep and abiding peace be with you during this time of grief.

To Dave, one of rodding's legends - may you rest in peace my friend. MSRA and the rest of your fans, friends and family around the world will miss you terribly. Thank you for all that great art and perspective you gave to us. I remember fondly the year you sat in my art booth [Hot Rod and Custom Art]with me at the Oakland Roadster Show. You will be missed

"Dave is the only artist that I have collected as many of his drawings(from magazines or whatever) I could get, dating back to the early days of Truckin' magazine in the 70s. He inspired me more than any other artist. Our industry has truly lost a tallented and gifted person. My heart goes out to his family and friends. I'm sure all Street Rodder and Custom Rodder magazine readers will miss his fantastic cartoons, I know I will. RIP Dave and thanks for all the time you put into your art, it made a difference in my life. Bob Bond - Editor/Publisher AutoArt Magazine."

god bless to all daves family and friends.dave did a few items for me,i did some work on his 57 chev and some of the floors in thier home,always fun to be around and great to talk to,so long buddy,long live henry hi rise.....

Lynn and family,
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived. Dave was loved by many all over the world. May he rest in peace.

I am sorry to hear that Dave has passed. I will say a prayer for you Grandma.

Sorry to hear about the passing of Dave Bell. He will be greatly missed. Chuck Lombardo/California Street Rods

We never met but I feel like I've lost an old friend. Your art and good humour was as well known here in Australia as anywhere else in the world. We will miss you.

Rest in peace.

Oh My !
The automotive world has lost a lot. MSRA has lost even more !
We are all richer for having known Dave and his wonderful art.
Our love to Lynn & the family

Lynn I am so sorry for your loss. What do you say to someone who loses their best friend? I will always cherish the artwork that he did for me as a gift to my father. It still hangs proudly above his desk in his office. Or the memory of him bringing sweet little Rosie into the office to pick up Mom. You are in my heart & my prayers.

You have been a remarkable auto artist and Ethelyn and I are very proud to have your artwork on our car. I wish we could have said this to you before. Special people like you always go to a special place and we know you are there.

God bless you Dave.

Norm and Ethelyn Fey

My memories go back to our teen years in Austin, MN. Dave was a beloved member of our "Thumpers Car Club" in Austin. He designed our club logo.

Many of us have ink drawings from Dave, and the back of some of our car club plaques carry his fantastic art work. Most of our cars sported his pin striping.

Dave also drew charcoal pictures on the interior walls of the club house. I remember his early trade mark... there was always a beer can somewhere in his pictures.

Our Thumper brother will never be forgotten by the club members. Dave we love you and miss you. Surely the angels will be adorned with some pin striping in the future.

Dear God please take good care of our dear "Brother". Mahlon Krueger (Thumper)

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

May you rest in peace my good buddy of 47 years. MSRA and the rest of your fans, friends and family around the world will miss you terribly. Thank you for all that you gave to us with your talent. You truly are an icon and a legend in our own midst.

Gary Magner MSRA L-193

Sorry to hear of the passing Dave, my codolences to his family. I admired his work since i was a kid - through the years i would see Dave from time to time and it was always fun talking about striping and artwork, Dad, Kos, Sb&F and others.
He was a one of a kind talent!

Dave set the bar high for anyone drawing cars with a style all his own and copied by many. I am so proud to have known him, even though I haven't seen him since the '60s. I have two of his pieces on display in my shop. May he rest in peace and know he made a difference in the car hobby.

Dave...Thanks for all you do my friend!!

those who knew him loved talking politics with him, his view on things were very enlightening, he will be greatly missed god speed dave

Dear Dave - Friend since Minneapolis School of Art days. Great talent and eager to feature others more than himself. Drew line drawings of others' fine hot rods and other automotive showpieces in a rather cartoon-like style while writing side comments to humor readers of hot rod type magazines everywhere. Because of John Salisbury, another old friend, we were able to have a nice lunch together last year as we reminisced about old times. I will treasure many memories of Dave and pray for the comfort of Marilyn and Lynn.

His work and art will be timeless. I am always amazed how he was able to put together the drawings that will live on. His drawing for the first Nationals is still considered the holy grail. Everyone in street rodding in Canada knows of him and his work. Our condolences to his family.

I have a rolling gallery of Daves. Been good freids since the early 60s .I have one of his stripping on my MC that he done in 1969

Lynn - My thoughts are with you and my memories are with Dave! I valued our talks so much, when I encountered him and "the girls" on their walks. David
added smiles and color to the world.. .He will be missed!
Sincerely Alison Wanner and Daniel and
Thomas Rapatz

Dave laid out and pinstriped the flames on my black 40 Ford twice--the second time due to an accident. It was really interesting to watch him work and to talk with him. I'm thankful to have a couple other pieces of his work. He will be greatly missed by the car world.

Lynn, my deepest condolences for your loss. Dave was a true inspiration to the multiple lives he touched. I've known him for so long, losing him hits hard, he will be missed. You and your family are in our prayers. Please let me know if there's anything I can do.

Dave drew posters for my departure to Cal in 67 and still have them hanging as everyone else has. He will be greatly missed. He painted my Tri in 67 and we were great friends. RIP, Dave. Charlie Lundquist Paso Robles

RIP DAVE

SRM will not be the same any more, I sure will miss the T-Shirts at BTT50'S

BOB KLESSIG

we are saddened by the news of daves passing our thoughts and prayers to his family, we will always remember dave for his artwork which we proudly display, his colorful jokes, & his politcal comments. we are truly blessed to have known him . mike & peaches gerner pine island florida

Lynn, blessings on you and your loved ones. We have been friends for so long and Dave's passing has hit us all so hard. He was one of a kind and will be missed tremendously. Anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Dan Brown