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[Doug Nye]

Could anyone provide a lead to a photo of Tommy Lee - the ultimately tragically unstable son of 1920s Cadillac dealer, later radio network impresario Don Lee, whose memory Tommy honoured by entering the assorted Don Lee Specials (up to and including the celebrated 1939 Mercedes-Benz W154 ('163') at Indy, 1947-48.

 

DCN

[WINO]

Dear Doug,

 

It seems that you are -on a regular basis- asking for photos of US characters involved to motor racing.

 

I did provide you with a number in the past. Does Johnny von Neumann ring a bell?

 

Apart from the rather lame comment that, if used, your publishers will only pay around $60 per image, the trail goes cold suddenly.

 

Any update, before we start the supply line again?

[ReWind]

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[Doug Nye]

Re Post 2 - Hardly a 'supply line' Willem.

 

Yesterday I merely asked about Tommy Lee because in all the years I have read about him I have never, ever - so far as I can recall - seen a photo of the man himself.  Having then tried to find one on the internet I continued to draw a blank.  

 

Hence my post - sharing an interest.

 

Regardless - I certainly do owe you an apology for having failed to respond following our contact in early October.  Thank you very much for your help then - it was appreciated but my faltering memory plainly failed to relay as much.  As for my 'lame' comment about my publishers 'only' paying around $60 per image - I prefer to tell it as it is, rather than as one might wish it to be.  For that, I don't apologise.

 

Re Post 3 - BRILLIANT!  Thank you very much for that link.  

 

So that is the poor unfortunate zillionaire himself...

 

DCN

[Porsche718]

Was post 2 really necessary?

 

Glad you found your information, Doug

Edited by Porsche718, 10 December 2024 - 19:24.

[seanmac]

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FindAGrave is such a wonderful resource!

Great that it has helped Doug out here…