Robbie Knievel passed away on Friday at 60 years old. I never met Robbie, but knew his dad, Robert (better known as Evel).
When I worked with my dad designing and building custom Cadillacs, Evel bought the original prototype (the only 1974 model ever produced … it was red). He later bought a white ‘76 model, which was one of our regular production cars. Odd, he lived longer than his son.
I guess Robbie’s passing marks the end of an era.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
Here is the ‘74 prototype. Last I heard, it is in a museum somewhere on loan by the present owner.
And this is his ‘76 model. I’m not really sure whatever happened to this car.
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
I also saw where Robbie Bachman, the drummer for BTO, and Lisa Marie Presley also died in the last week or so.
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"Never try to fight an Old Dude. If you win, there's no glory; if you lose, your reputation is shot."
Yep, they’re dropping like flies. It sucks.
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