I met Ben back in the mid '80s when he was selling a '70 Super Bee V-code body in really nice shape. We travelled down from Seattle (I believe at the time he was in Centralia, south of Tumwater). His collection of parts was really amazing. We came home empty handed that day, but the trip was worth it. He was a regular at the Portland swap meet, and he was definitely losing weight over the years. Sad to hear of his death.