We are sorry to report that our friend Roland Osborne, the editor and owner of Chrysler Power magazine, and one of the founders of the National Hemi Owners Association, has lost his battle with brain cancer this morning, 04 18 17. God Bless, Roland.

Wow. Another one gone.

Damn sad.

These post's are getting a little to frequent.
RIP

Mike

RIP

Any that knew Roland--and that is most of us know
That he was a good man--LOVED Mopars--loved people
and know...he was a Jesus man! Happy Trails Roland, many of us have mixed the devil and lots of cussing with Mopars and racing--you went the other way--I admire that you stuck to your guns

A friend of mine did one of the recent Poly 318 articles. He said that Roland was a great guy to deal with. The hobby has lost a true friend. Thank you Roland!

RIP Roland

I always enjoyed Chrysler power. Rest in peace.

My first contact with Roland was in 1975 when he was co-founder of the National Hemi Owners Ass. I joined and was a member for many years. When he started Chrysler Power Magazine I bought a subscription. He lost his first wife and the mag folded and many were mad at Roland. I just thought how much pain he must have endured, what a horrible situation. Years later he started Chrysler Power up again and I subscribed, he was the first to put my junk in his magazine. I finally met him and his daughter at Mopars in the Park a few years ago. He was a good man and a man of God. My condolences to his family and friends.Dave

Wow.... thank you Roland. Brings back memories of stopping by the drugstore to see if a new issue of the one and only mopar mag was on the shelf. I remember the 440-1 heads they thrashed the Dart with, and then threw them on a RB for the dually tow rig cool stuff!

Rip

The Mopar community lost anther good one. It doesn't seem so long ago that I was talking with Roland at the Spring Fling and renewing my subscription. Never would I have thought that would be the last time I'd see him.

Rest in peace Roland. We'll see you on the other side.

Wow...Roland and I go way back to when these mopar muscle cars were just used cars...

Roland was a key player in shaping the mopar world we have today. He helped me set up a whirlwind tour of mopar related businesses in the LA area back in the early 90's where we spent time with Dick Landy and others in the old mopar business.

But most importantly!
He was instrumental with Chrysler Power's magazine support when I fought and won against Chrysler & their lawyers heavy handed enforcement of their [not yet] trademarked words like Hemi etc with the mopar car clubs. Early 1990's. The publicity & support helped change the corporate mentality that the older cars were an "insignificant business opportunity". [We had that in writing]. Frank Mitchell [RIP]; John/Vickie McBride & Rob Wolfe-Mopar Collectors Guide all were in the mix as well, supporting the push back at mother mopar with a public relations letter campaign...Chrysler received thousands and thousands of letters [real letters in huge mailbags] protesting their heavy handed stupidity. Amazing times. We all got the last laugh when Mark Reynolds of Mopar Performance spoke to a crowd 300+ mopar folk and admitted that Chrysler had made a mistake. That was way too much fun beating the detractors into submission

Precious memories, thank you so much Roland.

Godspeed Roland.

So sad, RIP

I spoke with him at Carlisle a few years ago, great guy.

I'm very sad to hear this RIP, Roland Osborne will be missed by all, he was a Great Person and did a lot for The Mopar Community.
Thanks / Gary

Really appreciate what he did for the hobby, loved Chrysler Power magazine in its heyday.

Cut my teeth on Chrysler Power mag back in the day, always read nice things about him. RIP Roland your with the father now

oh no ! i have known roland for many years, starting back when he hosted a NHOA meet at the holiday inn in our little town of brookville, pa. a very long time ago when that group traveled to different, out of the way places, to hold a meet. i spoke to him at carlisle every time he was available, and enjoyed chrysler power magazine. i also donated to his cause when i was able to do so. i will miss that man, as he truly earned my deepest respect. R.I.P. my friend ! you have left us before your time, but i'm sure you are now on a higher mission.

It's been a rough couple of years for sure. Sorry to hear this.

Sad news. RIP and prayers for his family.

God Speed Mopar Brother !!!!! R.I.P.

I met Roland and one of his partners in the NHOA at that time in the mid 1970s is what I remember at the Spring Fling car show and swap meet in San Fernando, CA. We talked about hemi motors for a little while and then he went about looking for parts.
He was putting a 1966 or 1967 B body together with a 426 street hemi motor together for NHRA stock class racing , I saw him at one or two Division 7races and several more times at the Fall and Spring Fling meets at Woodley park and I heard later he had moved back east.
RIP, my fellow Mopar racer Brother

I'm shocked! We seem to be losing too many people lately.
I met Roland years ago when he asked me to pen a short series of EFI articles for Chrysler Power, and again later when I spent several days with him at Muscle Car Restorations at an EFI class. He was 100% GENTLEMAN with a great sense of humor and of course he loved Mopars. So sorry to hear that we have lost one truly good man. RIP Roland. I'm sure they have Mopars where you are.

RIP Roland! Nice guy for sure. Got the headers on my car from him that were the magazines dyno test set! I will always be grateful!

RIP.