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  1. 06-29-2006, 04:47 AM #1
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    Freeman Thomas's Car

    Anyone know if good photos of Freeman's car (before it was hit) are on the forum anywhere? Remember which issue of Excellence it was in?
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  2. 06-29-2006, 06:12 AM #2
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    It had a ton of pics in European Car a while back. I have the issue here at home and will try to find it.
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  3. 06-29-2006, 06:51 AM #3
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    I didn't know it was hit..was anyone hurt? Did it total the car? I've got the excellence artical at home. I can post it tonight unless someone else does it first.
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  4. 06-29-2006, 07:06 AM #4
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    There was also an article in Road & Track comparing it to his 246 Dino. About 18 months ago? Am I remembering this correctly?
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  5. 06-29-2006, 09:47 AM #5
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    I think it was hit, Freeman was not hurt, and Alois Ruf is repairing it in Europe. Thanks for the help. If someone would scan the article in Excellence, I would be most grateful. It has always been one of my favorites.
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  6. 06-29-2006, 03:22 PM #6
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    here is a pic from a magazine
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  7. 06-29-2006, 07:37 PM #7
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    Shots were taken in 04 at the R-Gruppe meet in Monterey, Ca.
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  8. 06-30-2006, 06:05 AM #8
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    My scanner is down but the excellence artical is October 2004
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  9. 06-30-2006, 07:22 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by mike walker
    I didn't know it was hit..was anyone hurt? Did it total the car? I've got the excellence artical at home. I can post it tonight unless someone else does it first.
    The car had just won an award at the Palos Verdes Concours, he was leaving the event. I do not believe there were any injuries.
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  10. 06-30-2006, 03:35 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ray H.
    The car had just won an award at the Palos Verdes Concours, he was leaving the event. I do not believe there were any injuries.
    To the best of my knowledge, that is correct. I think he won more than just an award, though. Seems like it was best in class or even best of the show.

    A female driver did a left hand turn in front of Freeman, IIRC. I thought the car might be back in the US by now. I walked a short ways with FT and Herr Ruf at the first All Euro Swap in Long Beach. That would have been a year and 4 months ago. I believe, according the conversation between the two, that the arragements had already been made to ship the car.

    However, there may be a little more than just a repair going on over there. Some of our members were just there. Maybe they saw Mr. Thomas' car.

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