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Found an obit, surely the same person as he is described as a collector of classic cars.

“Wayne Stanley LONG at age 70, passed away peacefully at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 2002.

Beloved life partner of 43 years to Frank “Al” Sandin, cherished uncle to Terri Erspamer, Jean St. Germain, Jon Hillstead, Beth Holand and Kristen Russell, great-uncle to Jeannette and Daren Erspamer, Mike and Bruce Parsons, Jon, Ashley and Emma Hillstead, great-great-uncle to Katrina and Kelsey Parsons, dear brother of Jean and Robert Hillstead and treasured friend to countless.

Mr. Long was born on September 15, 1931 in Hollywood, California to Freda Walker and Martin Long. He attended L.A. City College and the University of Washington. Following military service in the Navy, Mr. Long moved to Seattle in 1954. Four years later he established a car dealership in Burien which in 1963 became the existing BBC Dodge. The dealership which originally had three employees grew under his leadership to a staff of 80. Mr. Long’s diverse interests included collecting classic cars which he and Dr. Sandin personally restored. Additionally, he spent many days boating the waters of the Pacific Northwest. His greatest joy, however, came from people he was a mentor and inspiration to many. Mr. Long was a member of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle and Church of St. Paul in the Desert, Palm Springs, California.

Services will be held at St. Mark’s Cathedral Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 10 a.m. followed by Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may

be made to Gift of the Heart Foundation, 100 – UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA. 90095.

May 19, 2002

Seattle Times”

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Thank you Rick! That’s the car and the owner. Seattle is an interesting lead; I have relatives there. Perhaps the genealogy people can locate him or the family. I’ll keep this thread updated if there is any significant news.

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Thank you Craig! Perhaps your message will pique the historian’s interest and some clue will emerge.

James, thank you for your efforts! I don’t think that is the car; I understand that it was fully restored, perhaps by the former PAS owner Stan Long, although it was fully driveable with intact paint and upholstery the last I knew.

I took the serial number from the roster entry, and might have inverted numbers. I wonder if anyone has access to older rosters and can verify the numbers and follow Mr. Long’s moves.

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This might be a car of interest to the Society: it was the President’s car built for Myron Forbes. He retained it when Studebaker put him out on the street Dec 31 1929. Eventually it came to his daughter Helen, and I remember driving around Pasadena as my mother’s daily driver until 1948. At that time it went to the other daughter. My cousin told me she was able to hold her Brownie meetings in it. Eventually they put it out on the corner of a service station and it was eventually purchased, perhaps by Mr. Long who eventually had it. I understand that a full restoration was performed and that every engine part was stamped with grandfather’s initials, MEF.

It would be very nice to find it again. I don’t believe I even have a picture.

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