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.