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Re: request for picture info

To: "land-speed@autox.team.net" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: request for picture info
From: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:59:13 -0700
I'm guessing it's Glen Freudiger.  Fotofreud@aol.com  I suggested to Ellen
that she steer him that way.  The shot of him, bare assed is on his cards he
was handing out on the salt.

I have one of Rollie that was taken from an original1948 print by the
current owner of the Black Lightning Rollie rode.

Wes



on 12/17/03 11:15 AM, Dan Warner at dwarner@electrorent.com wrote:

> Ellen,
> 
> I think the writer is referring to Rollie Free around 1955. Wes Potter's
> friend Stan Waas(sp?) is a sculptor who used the photo as a reference to
> make his bronze from. Maybe Wes or Stan can provide more info.
> 
> Dan
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ELLEN WILKINSON FOR" <gary_ellen@msn.com>
> To: "autox" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:24 PM
> Subject: request for picture info
> 
> 
>> I received the following request and it doesn't ring a bell with me.  Do
> any
>> of you have information?  Thanks  for your help.  Let me know and I will
>> forward the info back to him.
>> 
>> Ellen Wilkinson
>> Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
>> World of Speed, Sept 17 - 20, 2004
>> See you on the Salt!
>> Hi, I am looking for information on a picture that I hope to get a poster
> made
>> of. It is a black and white photo of a man riding at Bonneville salt flats
> in
>> a superman pose wearing just his helmet and his skivvies attempting to set
> a
>> speed record. I believe he is on a Norton or Triumph from the 60's. Any
>> information about this picture or a company offering prints of it would be
>> greatly appreciated.





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