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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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Uwe Gemballa found murdered.
http://www.motorward.com/2010/10/rip...-south-africa/
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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I think we were all afraid this would be the result. My prayers to his friends and family.
 
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Tragic but he had connections with several organized crime leaders that eventually did this to him
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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SA has pretty much the highest crime rate in the world, #1 in rapes by a large margin each year, consistently top 3 in murder and robberies.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 03:26 PM
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He was always looking for money in all the wrong places....
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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his cars just went up in value!
 
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Originally Posted by Dr_jitsu
SA has pretty much the highest crime rate in the world, #1 in rapes by a large margin each year, consistently top 3 in murder and robberies.
Yeah, poor guy...just wrong place, wrong time.

 
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his cars just went up in value!
yup, you never know which one will have the million dollar jackpot hidden within it.


An owner of a Koenigsegg in South Africa also was shot death couple months ago:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytim...olly--stripped


interesting story:
http://www.zambianwatchdog.com/?p=8712


and uwe story

http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytim...ycoon-Executed
 
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Some of his designs were over the top, but I love the lines of the Avalanche.
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His designs were revolutionary, his prices were not!

May he RIP, as another 6speed member posted: Play with fire and you will most likely get burnt.

RIP
 
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WOW... always loved his cars... Regardless of what he did in his personal life his designs have left a huge impact on the automotive/Porsche world.

R.I.P.. Uwe Gamballa
 
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