Birth date: Sep 2, 1955 Death date: Oct 18, 2017
Peter Wingfield was a talented architect and model car builder.He was born in NYC, Ny. In 1955. He suddenly died of a heart attack at age 62 at his home in Clearwater Florida on Wednesday October 18th. Serviving his wife Jennifer Read Obituary
Gene and I were neighbors some years ago and we've been pleased to stay in touch since then. We are deeply saddened by Peter's death. We wish Jennifer, John, Beau and all the rest of the family strength and peace of mind to get through this difficult time.
Wendy Pressoir
My deepest sympathy to Jennifer and family. After being in the model car hobby for over 50 years, I have never seen anyone who could achieve a better fit and finish than Peter. He was an incredible artist. I am saddened by his sudden passing.
Sincerely, Bob Kotimaki
I met Pete 27 years ago when I answered a small classified ad in the back of the now defunct “Plastic Fanatic” magazine. We were both lifetime modelers relatively new to the blossoming 1/43 scale car model hobby. We quickly bonded and began an open, ego free exchange of the various techniques and materials each was experimenting with in the pursuit of the perfect model. Peter managed to turn his passion into a full time endeavor and became a success despite the difficult challenge of turning a hobby into a profitable career.
He showed me many kindnesses over the decades. Early on he turned over one of his regular clients to me to build for knowing I wanted my own little slice of the pie even if it was just a part time side gig. Never shy about sharing spare parts or decals, I turned to him many times when I became stuck on a project for lack of that missing detail. He never hesitated to share what had to make another’s life a little easier.
This moment I’m listening to a Pat Metheney (Peter would approve) album on a vinyl record sound system put together with the help of Peter’s expertise. I will never be able to listen to it play without thinking of his generosity, kind spirit and grace. He will be missed terribly, yet I know where he is now he’s bringing that same gentleness of spirit to those around him there that he displayed while on this earth. Rest peacefully Peter.
I have known Peter for over 20 years when he started building model cars for me. Threw those years I got to met his family. He had a love for Ferrari as they were the make of cars he liked to build. When I started working for him as an apprentice I got to know him and his love of F1 racing, his family and the cars he was building. He was teaching me a lot and he will be truly missed, as I can call Peter a friend. Larry Vanscoy
