Catpusher@aol.com wrote:
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> I received a call letting me know that Al Freudenberg had lost his battle
> with cancer yesterday.
> Al was an early US TR 2 race/rally driver, and was involved as a racing
> Triumph driver, and later owner, for many years. I believe that he was the
> first person to use the steel head gasket (from the factory TR low
> compression kit) in competition.
> Al was also the West Coast Factory Triumph ( later BL & JRT )parts manager
> for many years. During the considerable time that some at BL wished that I
> was driving a current Triumph, Al always seemed to have the parts and advise
> to keep our TR3 racing. He volunteered to open the BL depot one Saturday
> night so that I could get the parts to run the next day, although he was busy
> with his racing Spitfire that weekend. He helped an amazing number of Triumph
> racers. Al Freudenberg had the true FOT spirit.
>
> Hardy Prentice
Hardy - Please send details of funerals arrangements if available.
To FOT-
Hardy said it so well that just about all all I can say is AMEN! As a
fellow employee of Triumph and British Leyland Al was also good to work
with and he certainly had an eye for a fast Spitfire - the McCarthy
brothers would have had a tough time without his support. However, Al
Freudenberg didn't play favorites - he worked hard for everybody!
Mike Cook
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