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| larss |
 Aug 29 2014, 12:47 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 10-September 09 From: Sweden Member No.: 10,787 Region Association: Scandinavia  |
Im sad to announce that the famous swedish rally driver Mr Björn Waldegård passed away today in the age of 70.
We all know that he, among a huge lot of other cars, drove one of the factory rally 914/6's in the early '70s. He will be missed by a lot of us. An old link about Björn Björn /Lars S |
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| johannes |
Aug 29 2014, 01:27 PM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
very sad !
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| Drums66 |
 Aug 29 2014, 02:55 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Prayer's to his family!
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| Gustl |
Aug 29 2014, 03:33 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,487 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria  |
very sad (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
I remember having (snail) mail contact with him a couple of years back, chatting about the rumor that he might have been the driver of the 916 #0015, that is known as being totaled in the early years. He told me that he never had the joy to drive a 916 ... R.I.P. |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 29 2014, 04:28 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,606 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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| larss |
Aug 30 2014, 12:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 10-September 09 From: Sweden Member No.: 10,787 Region Association: Scandinavia |
Not to many years ago Björn participiated in a classic "Yuongtimer" rallye in Germany with a 914-6.
Video link: Classic Rallye /Lars S |
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| john_f |
Aug 30 2014, 04:44 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 13-June 13 From: United Kingdom Member No.: 16,003 Region Association: None |
A few months ago I was driving my '73 2.0 slowly in a narrow street in my home town & a bearded character flagged me down, saying that he had 3 914s, including a couple of /6s, one of which had been driven by Bjorn in various rallies. Turns out it was Jaykay from Jamiroquai...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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| green914 |
Aug 30 2014, 08:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,467 Joined: 29-March 11 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 12,874 Region Association: Northern California |
R.I.P. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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| watsonrx13 |
Aug 30 2014, 08:50 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
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| OllieG |
Aug 30 2014, 12:02 PM
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OllieG Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 6-July 11 From: UK Member No.: 13,282 Region Association: England |
Very sad...such a great driver.
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| Dion |
Aug 30 2014, 08:09 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,762 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Too young, R.I.P. Godspeed Bjorn.
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