It's been said but I'll repeat. He was a true purist. A perfectionist and history preservationist.
Dave and I had a lively debate when I requested some actual date seat belt tags for my A12 Bee I was restoring when ECS's standard date tag offerings didn't match my car. But he relented when I explained I was only trying to put the car back together exactly as the factory made it. I think that finally convinced him, and he respected that. That, and his convincing me to buy three sets of them to make it worth his while. So he was a purist and a good businessman. Godspeed Dave. You will be missed. RIP.