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05-31-2014, 11:03 PM | #1 |
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Speedy Bill Smith
Just found out that Bill Smith founder of Speedway Motors has passed away. RIP Speedy Bill.
http://journalstar.com/news/local/sp...4ab411f55.html
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05-31-2014, 11:18 PM | #2 |
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Re: Speedy Bill Smith
I just heard about this also, very sad new's.
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05-31-2014, 11:20 PM | #3 |
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I bet that will be one Gigantic funeral, as I can only imagine all the
friends he made over the years. His museum is filled with TONS of COOL Stuff. Maybe someone will post pix. Now Go to The Speedway in The Sky, Speedy Bill. .
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05-31-2014, 11:36 PM | #4 |
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Damn that sucks, God speed!!!
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05-31-2014, 11:43 PM | #5 |
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I think everyone who ever passed through Lincoln Nebraska has been treated to Speedy Bill's hospitality. He will be missed by many.
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06-01-2014, 12:37 AM | #6 |
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06-01-2014, 06:42 AM | #7 |
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R I P Bill...Super nice guy. May our prayers be with your family.
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06-01-2014, 07:15 AM | #8 |
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Sad to hear.Another great man and legend gone.
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06-01-2014, 08:38 AM | #9 |
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Very sad to hear indeed - my prayers and thoughts go to his family ...
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06-01-2014, 09:09 AM | #10 |
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RIP "Speedy Bill". A great guy who did a lot for the hobby. Met him in '09 and he greeted us at the museum when our group toured his massive collection of all things automotive.
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06-01-2014, 09:15 AM | #11 |
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Rest in peace, Bill. I had the good fortune to meet him at the auction where he bought the Tucker that is in his museum. A real gentleman who will be missed.
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06-01-2014, 09:26 AM | #12 |
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Hi Everyone, I haven't had a chance to visit, but here's the link to his museum.
http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/default.dlp I guess he's had a positive effect on the world. And will be missed by many. -VT/JeffH |
06-01-2014, 08:41 PM | #13 |
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Missed seeing him at Hershey the last few years. Super nice man. R.I.P.
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06-01-2014, 09:58 PM | #14 |
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My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
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06-02-2014, 04:49 AM | #15 |
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Same here... Sad.
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06-02-2014, 05:06 AM | #16 |
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God Bless
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06-02-2014, 05:27 AM | #17 |
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Will definitely be missed. R.I.P. Bill
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06-02-2014, 06:05 AM | #18 |
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Kathie & I were just out to his museum last month, what a place....what a man. He will be missed by all, Chuck S.
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06-02-2014, 02:46 PM | #19 |
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This is sad to hear from Stromberg 97........ Speedway Motors' Bill Smith died at the weekend. Having lost not one, but two fathers in my lifetime, our sincere condolences go out to his family, of course. I expect everyone has a Bill Smith story to tell. Here are mine. You can make your own judgements. When we first started Stromberg, Bill Smith said he would only stock them if he had sole US distribution at 60% discount. Then he offered to buy us, for a sum less than we had invested. Then he bought some new 97s and I can only assume shipped them offshore where they copied most of it - even our plastic float. Then finally in 2011 he threatened court action to challenge our trademark rights unless we agreed to Speedway registering '9-super-7', which the USPTO had rejected because it was too close to our own 97 mark. We had no problem with this, though it still cost us a 5-figure legal sum. This was money we had set aside for Big carb R&D. RIP Bill.
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06-02-2014, 03:12 PM | #20 |
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RIP Bill Smith !!!!!!!
And if you guys havent read the book you really need to !!! Great story of a grass roots racer and parts pioneer for sure....... |
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