my friend left us 13 yrs ago

[dutch]

13 yrs ago my friend and ( mainly bmw ) car lover died.
At the time he was floor manager at a bmw dealership. The building had a cellar and 2 stories with an elevator to move cars up to the showroom floor.
That morning Jan. 28 he was walking backwards with a container filled with car parts, to where the elevator should have been. Due malfunction of the safety systems, the gate was open but the elevator had gone up to the next floor and he fell into the basement pulling the container along. He died at 49.

Building the gravestone ( gravesteel actually... ) helped me give it a place inside my head.
He owned this old 323 Beemer , the "one day I will fixerupper "type.
I used the engine block of that car for the cor-ten steel grave and made piston candle holders.... It just had to be automotive... He had gasoline for blood. r.i.p. buddy...

[05snopro440]

Sorry for your loss, Dutch. What a cool way to honour your friend, using parts from his beloved car and building something to commemorate him. Very cool!

[Tripper]

WOW... WHAT a memorial!!!

BoB

[soltz]

That was a really nice thing you did. As they say, he’s hanging out somewhere going “VEroom VEROOM VEROOM”

[BillM]

Sorry for your loss Dutch, and that's a really nice job you did. It must have been bittersweet to build that.

[smallfoot]

That's just cool! RIP to your bud!

[Old Iron]

Sorry for your loss.
A great way to pay tribute to a car lover

[Couper]

Sorry for your loss Dutch. What a very cool build for him. That's a true friend.

[dutch]

Thanks guys.
I felt grateful at the time to get the opportunity to pay respect my way.
It was not the first time I build a monument, but it was the last.

[anvil]

that story brakes my heart sorry for your loss....
That is a awesome build!!!! Looks great!