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vklemans

Australia
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Posted - 06 Oct 2010 :  00:53:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Rapier fastback designer Roy Axe has passed away


http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/2010/10/05/roy-axe-1937-2010/

Only 73 - too soon.

turbinecol

United Kingdom
85 Posts

Posted - 06 Oct 2010 :  07:31:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Very sad news. Thank you for posting this information.

Apparently there was a book coming out soon about him, I hope it still emerges.
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1922

United Kingdom
549 Posts

Posted - 06 Oct 2010 :  22:25:24  Show Profile  Visit 1922's Homepage  Reply with Quote
That's a shame. I met him at an SROC rally years ago, nice guy, approved of my wide alloy wheels.
His autobiography is available on Amazon for pre-order, 11 quid, I just ordered one.
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turbinecol

United Kingdom
85 Posts

Posted - 07 Oct 2010 :  08:00:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Again, good info. Thanks
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argonaut

Hungary
39 Posts

Posted - 07 Oct 2010 :  20:16:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Shame, seems to have been a thoroughly nice bloke all round, nice obit in autocar here: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/253202/

Edited by - argonaut on 07 Oct 2010 20:16:48
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bigt80

United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Oct 2010 :  18:43:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 1922

That's a shame. I met him at an SROC rally years ago, nice guy, approved of my wide alloy wheels.
His autobiography is available on Amazon for pre-order, 11 quid, I just ordered one.



2nd that: he was very down-to-earth & modest about his design of the Fastback, when you think it was back in '64 it was first developed & with the restrictions of an estate floor-pan he did a great job as those Fastback owners amongst us would it seems agree! Very sad news & not really old these days. I'll mention it at the committee meeting tomorrow. Glen.
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