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Phil Remington passed away
I just read that Phil Remington passed away today at age 92. What a life!
Hot Rod Pioneer Phil Remington Dies at 92 |
He led a hell of a life. May he RIP!
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Godspeed Phil.
Hank |
He definitely left his mark and made a difference. One of the best hot rodders and fabricators ever, his huge contribution to Shelby Enterprises, and a World War II veteran. Thank you for everything Rem.
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His contribution towards making the Cobra a world beater cannot be underestimated. May he rest in peace.
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Another great one is gone.
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Thanks Phil, with my greatest respect to you! Godspeed.
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A true inspiration to anyone that has to "just figure it out" and always believes that there is a better way. God Bless you Phil and thank you for touching all of our lives.
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What an amazing engineer, truly the unsung hero of the Cobra's glory days. RIP Mr. Remington.
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A truly remarkable man -- what a life he had. RIP -- you made a difference to many of us.
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A true automotive icon and legend. Sad.
Hopefully the future generations will maintain an interest in these cars and the legend of the Cobra so the memories carry on of a truly special era, cars and men. |
A racing treasure.
RIP, Phil. |
Phil Remington wasn't just into racing. He was racing. But every race ends sooner or later, and at 92, Mr. Fix It had run his last lap. He passed away Friday.
Remington spent his entire life fabricating hot rods, racing, and helping create some of the most legendary cars of all time. Shelby Cobra. Le Mans GT40. Remington had a grease stained hand in both. His notable absence from motorsports was during World War II, when he served as a flight officer in the South Pacific. After surviving that ordeal, he came back to the American West's dry lakebeds, evenutally, as he explained in an interview last year, to "...take a bunch of California hot-rodders and we whipped Ferrari's ass." The remarkable thing is that he never stopped. He kept making race car parts at Dan Gurney's All American Racers until the end, reportedly never even missing a day of work in all that time. That, my friends, is passion. |
Here's a link to Dan Gurney's tribute to Phil Remington.
A Tribute to a Legend, Phil Remington | Dan Gurney's All American Racers |
Another sad reminder that time waits for no man. Rem's era and generation -- the appropriately-named "Greatest Generation" -- are quietly slipping away. My personal frame of reference is from about 1963 to the early 1970's, which I maintain were the best years of motorsport ever and, of course, were the Cobra/GT 40/Ford/Eagle/etc. days of glory. They still seem like yesterday, but are now about as far in the past as was the horse & buggy era then.
Never met the man, but from what I've read about him, he seems to embody a lot of what his country represented during his life. RIP |
I feel blessed to have met him and learn about his contributions to automotive history. Rest in peace, Phil, and condolences to his family and friends. Sad.
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I believe what characterizes this great man is when he described himself to A.C.,s Derrick Hurlock as a mechanic Mr Hurlock said if he is a mechanic all the other mechanics are imposters.A great man, a long life,a one off.
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The July issue of Road & Track magazine has a seven-page article about Phil Remington, written by Colin Comer. It's on newsstands now.
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Hi SunDude
Many thanks for this information! It is always helpful to get some news especially not living in the US and not having this magazines available. I would love to see a picture of the mentioned Zipper-Tool. ;-) |
RIP You lived it well
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