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FAMED BUILDER NYE FRANK DIES
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October 1, 2007
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Famed off-road builder Nye Frank passed away on August 5, 2007. Frank, who
was 68 years old and considered by many to be one of the greatest motorsports
builders of all time, died after an altercation with a 27-year-old neighbor.
Frank had walked back to his Twin Pines, Calif., home with his wife after the
event but was later found to be unresponsive. Paramedics were called and
performed CPR, but efforts to revive him failed and Frank was pronounced dead a
short-time later.
Frank worked on everything from the famous Freight Train AA drag racer to
Craig Breedlove's land-speed cars to Indy cars, and was associated with names
such as Mickey ...
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