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Memories of Dick Smith Customer shares his memories of the legend At the anniversary of his plane crash last week, we all sat back and reflected on our lives, and how they had been impacted by our friend, legendary racer Dick Smith. All over the world, we suspect, many people also took time to reflect.
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One customer, Randall Cox, shared his memories of Dick, and more specifically, a day back in 2005 that they spent cruising around California together. Randall’s note to us as well as a few of the images from the adventure is posted here. |
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| Just thought you'd like a couple of pics of a cruise my son, Jason, and I went on with Dick Smith on May 10, 2005 - he actually organized it. We formed up about 12 various cars (two original Cobras, Dick's and the white 289 in the pic) and went from Marin County in Calif (just north of San Francisco) and drove over to Bodega Bay on the coast and had lunch at the Tides restaurant where Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was filmed many years ago. There were about 5 FFR cobras, including my green one, and in one of the pics you'll also see Chuck Robertson and his red FFR who trailered all the way from Las Vegas, NV. We all went all the way to the Pacific Ocean and parked and took some pics. |
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You can see Dick's famous "198" on the end and me at the other end in FFR1653. The car show pic was in Exeter, CA (where I live) and my son's totally restored red 1968 Dodge Charger is next to me. That's also me with Dick Smith (shaking hands for a pic) right after a small town parade in Exeter. Dick Smith was a good friend and just a genuinely nice guy. I know we all miss him.... |
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