Gene Winfield, a custom car designer for films such as “Blade Runner” and “Robocop,” died on March 4. He was 97. The news was confirmed via his obituary on Legacy.com. Winfield became known as the ...

“We all know Gene Winfield as the brilliant custom car builder and designer that he was, but there was a generosity and concern for the future of the hobby that was always at the front of Gene ...

Soon after, he opened Windy’s Custom Shopin his mom’s chicken coop. The first car he chopped was his brother Frank’s ’41 Plymouth convertible. Meanwhile, he built a flathead V-8-powered ...

Gene Winfield died March 4, 2025, at 97, He was a pioneering hot-rod legend who created custom cars for films and TV including 'Blade Runner' and 'tar Trek.' ...