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Well-known Bay Area Morgan Motorcar dealer for 52 years, sports car importer and vintage car racer Bill Fink, President of Isis Imports/Morgan Cars USA, was identified Monday as the victim of a house fire in Bodega.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Fink, 77, died late Sunday in a fire that destroyed a single-story home on Salmon Creek Road. Although Fink's wife and two friends were able to escape the blaze, firefighters were prevented from getting inside the home due to intense flames and heat.
Fink was well known in the world of vintage British cars, especially among owners of Morgan sports cars, a legacy brand with a cult following. For decades, he was the only West Coast importer of Morgans through his San Francisco business Isis Imports, now called Morgan Cars USA, which had moved to Bodega in recent years, while still maintaining space on Pier 33. The Chronicle dubbed him the "Morgan Master" in a 2000 profile. Fink's company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.
Fink spent the hours before his death on Sunday with the club on their annual "Oyster Run," an organized rally through Marin and Sonoma counties, spending time with old friends and talking cars.
Survived by his wife of 40 years Judy, stepdaughters Tcherek and Amelia Kamstra, grandchild Madison, and siblings Jim Fink and Patricia Drew. Fink will be remembered for his unwavering passion for British sports cars and the people that love them. When he first got approval to import new Morgans back in the 1970s as Isis Imports found its footing, Fink sent out a postcard to celebrate. “It’s high time that folks in these United States got back to some of the Truths about Serious Motoring. Like spirited performance, agile handling, simplicity. And function. A car should work, not just look like it does. The Morgan is Back!”
Bill Fink touched a lot of people all over the world, please help the surviving family to recover after this devastating fire.
https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2020/02/11/bill-fink-savior-of-morgan-in-us-passes-away-in-tragic-house-fire
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Morgan-car-importer-Bill-Fink-dies-in-Bodega-Bay-15045765.php
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Fink, 77, died late Sunday in a fire that destroyed a single-story home on Salmon Creek Road. Although Fink's wife and two friends were able to escape the blaze, firefighters were prevented from getting inside the home due to intense flames and heat.
Fink was well known in the world of vintage British cars, especially among owners of Morgan sports cars, a legacy brand with a cult following. For decades, he was the only West Coast importer of Morgans through his San Francisco business Isis Imports, now called Morgan Cars USA, which had moved to Bodega in recent years, while still maintaining space on Pier 33. The Chronicle dubbed him the "Morgan Master" in a 2000 profile. Fink's company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.
Fink spent the hours before his death on Sunday with the club on their annual "Oyster Run," an organized rally through Marin and Sonoma counties, spending time with old friends and talking cars.
Survived by his wife of 40 years Judy, stepdaughters Tcherek and Amelia Kamstra, grandchild Madison, and siblings Jim Fink and Patricia Drew. Fink will be remembered for his unwavering passion for British sports cars and the people that love them. When he first got approval to import new Morgans back in the 1970s as Isis Imports found its footing, Fink sent out a postcard to celebrate. “It’s high time that folks in these United States got back to some of the Truths about Serious Motoring. Like spirited performance, agile handling, simplicity. And function. A car should work, not just look like it does. The Morgan is Back!”
Bill Fink touched a lot of people all over the world, please help the surviving family to recover after this devastating fire.
https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2020/02/11/bill-fink-savior-of-morgan-in-us-passes-away-in-tragic-house-fire
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Morgan-car-importer-Bill-Fink-dies-in-Bodega-Bay-15045765.php
Organizer and beneficiary
Alex Gutin
Organizer
Bodega, CA
Tcherek Kamstra
Beneficiary
