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Bennoz
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by Bennoz » Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:44 am
Some bad news guys, Si Baldwin - aka "Mr Bishi" from the FTOOC in UK died in a car accident last night.
Those that have been here long enough will remember his as one of the early pioneers on FTO modding & helped put them in the spotlight for motoring enthusiasts.
He had one of the first turbo FTOs with all the work done himself. I had the pleasure having a drink with him a couple of times when I was in the UK. He will be missed
xj265
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by xj265 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:40 am
Heard a lot about "Mr Bishi", defiantly a pioneer for the FTO's
RIP
AJ
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by AJ » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:11 am
sh*t. I can't believe it. Devo.
RIP Si.
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by koolio1234 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:24 pm
Very sad to hear, RIP Si
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aza013
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by aza013 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:23 pm
day RIP
to him for his life and work/knowledge that he past on to every one.
SchumieFan
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by SchumieFan » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:11 pm
RIP si,
wish i could say i knew you, but the FTO community mourns collectively.
anyone know what happened? (gotta ask the hard questions)
xj265
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by xj265 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:39 pm
Apparently a collision with a lorry, thats all I have managed to find
topgun
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by topgun » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:49 pm
RIP
"FTO stainless steel goodies!!!"
SG
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by SG » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:13 am
He was a very creative guy with his FTO... An inspiration to all. RIP
Astron_Boy
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by Astron_Boy » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:08 am
RIP
His mods gave me a lot of inspiration.
He's in a better place now, with all the other FTOs now gone too.
Rest well.
PurpleRonnie
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by PurpleRonnie » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:41 am
SchumieFan wrote: RIP si,
wish i could say i knew you, but the FTO community mourns collectively.
anyone know what happened? (gotta ask the hard questions)
He was driving home from work in his Celica TA22 and clipped a barrier, sending him spinning into the path of an oncoming lorry, from what I've been told he died pretty much instantly and did not suffer. As you can imagine his family and friends are pretty cut up by this tragedy and finding it very difficult to come to terms with, Si was an amazing person always there for a friend in need and I'm proud to say I knew him.
R.I.P Si
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by sublime19 » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:49 pm
RIP.
Condolences to his family and friends.
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by ZFL45H1 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:41 am
This is so unfortunate to have had a loss of this magnitude condolences to his family we are all thinking about them
R.I.P
gotta get there one day :)
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by Astron_Boy » Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:06 pm
Great article spread.
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by spency » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:29 pm
Astron_Boy wrote: Great article spread.
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