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sierra11b · 31 October 2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DiamondJack

When famous people drop out of the spot light, it's always a shock when they reappear years later especially when you have old films constantly being played on TV to remind you of their younger days.....

Mr. Newman many have dropped from the supermarket tabloids but he was always quite active in the racing world and other business endeavors until his death.

dba · 31 October 2012, 03:42 PM

Looks like the ring on his right hand is some sort of championship ring. Perhaps for his racing team winning the IndyCar Championship.

Widows Son · 31 October 2012, 09:15 PM

He lived in Shaker Hts Ohio, not far from where I grew up. My dad was his aunt's music teacher, never heard anything but good things about him. The father of a girl I dated after high school was his college roommate, don't remember the college though. Somewhere local, maybe Mount Union.

Micha · 31 October 2012, 10:28 PM

Gotta love him......

SPACE-DWELLER · 31 October 2012, 11:03 PM

I think I've read somewhere that the "modern" / automatic Daytona was his daily wearing watch and that he got it as a present from his wife.

masterserg · 31 October 2012, 11:06 PM

THE man! He looks great in that picture!

Frogman4me · 31 October 2012, 11:09 PM

Daytona man for life!

martin_blank · 31 October 2012, 11:37 PM

awesome picture of a pair of icons..

kind of looks like around the time Road to Perdition came out (2002)

aspen · 31 October 2012, 11:55 PM

Great guy!
More about him
http://http://rolexblog.blogspot.com...ul-newman.html

MrNanni · 1 November 2012, 12:26 AM

I have met him several times at lime rock and saw him in the summer of 2007 at lime rock. He looked bad, skin yellowed etc whenever I saw him at the track which was often he wore a timex ironman watch. His last request I know in early aug or late July was to run a race car at lime rock, they closed the track for him and he did just that.

landroverking · 1 November 2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER

I think I've read somewhere that the "modern" / automatic Daytona was his daily wearing watch and that he got it as a present from his wife.

Dont know about that, but his wife did give him his fist Daytona around 1969.

sea-dweller · 1 November 2012, 12:43 AM

Nice photo!

SPACE-DWELLER · 1 November 2012, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by landroverking

Dont know about that, but his wife did give him his fist Daytona around 1969.

I remember now that I've read about the modern Daytona Mr Newman was wearing in the Dowling/Hess book "Best Of Time. An Unauthorized History Of Rolex Wristwatches"...

Lisa · 1 November 2012, 04:11 AM

That's kind of a sad picture. Looks as though it was taken after he became ill with cancer.

77T · 1 November 2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cato

Why did he leave the crown unscrewed?

There is no need to screw them in unless you plan to dive into 30' deep water and start pushing things

77T · 1 November 2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Love the fact PN always wore what he wanted, how he wanted.
Daytona on jubilee.

dP

Great pic Dan, thanks for sharing.

Perfect example of adapting a comfortable bracelet to a favorite watch.

Rolex Marketing should take a cue...as comfortable as an old sweatshirt...

brkanand · 1 November 2012, 10:14 AM

A good read this is!

springer · 1 November 2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by smith

All pushers unscrewed in the typical Newman-style!

Regards
Smith

You can't help but look at this photo of Newman and wonder, "what the hell" is he thinking.

Cato · 1 November 2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 77T

There is no need to screw them in unless you plan to dive into 30' deep water and start pushing things

Very enlightening!

I thought Rolexes had to be screwed down to be even water resistant.

31 October 2012, 10:28 PM	#34
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31 October 2012, 11:03 PM	#35
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	I think I've read somewhere that the "modern" / automatic Daytona was his daily wearing watch and that he got it as a present from his wife. __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...

31 October 2012, 11:06 PM	#36
masterserg "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Serg Location: US of A Watch: AP Posts: 7,437	THE man! He looks great in that picture! __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat????

31 October 2012, 03:42 PM	#32
dba 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: David Location: Gardnerville, NV Watch: 16710 Posts: 2,706	Looks like the ring on his right hand is some sort of championship ring. Perhaps for his racing team winning the IndyCar Championship.

31 October 2012, 09:15 PM	#33
Widows Son "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 3,564	He lived in Shaker Hts Ohio, not far from where I grew up. My dad was his aunt's music teacher, never heard anything but good things about him. The father of a girl I dated after high school was his college roommate, don't remember the college though. Somewhere local, maybe Mount Union.

31 October 2012, 11:09 PM	#37
Frogman4me Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,268	Daytona man for life!

31 October 2012, 11:37 PM	#38
martin_blank "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 71	awesome picture of a pair of icons.. kind of looks like around the time Road to Perdition came out (2002)

31 October 2012, 11:55 PM	#39
aspen "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: Sermphan Location: Bangkok, Thailand Watch: 16610 Posts: 107	Great guy! More about him http://http://rolexblog.blogspot.com...ul-newman.html

1 November 2012, 12:26 AM	#40
MrNanni Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CT Posts: 134	I have met him several times at lime rock and saw him in the summer of 2007 at lime rock. He looked bad, skin yellowed etc whenever I saw him at the track which was often he wore a timex ironman watch. His last request I know in early aug or late July was to run a race car at lime rock, they closed the track for him and he did just that.

1 November 2012, 12:43 AM	#42
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	Nice photo!

1 November 2012, 04:11 AM	#44
Lisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 15,741	That's kind of a sad picture. Looks as though it was taken after he became ill with cancer.

1 November 2012, 10:14 AM	#47
brkanand 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: DrK Location: India Watch: 4=YMDaytonaGMTHulk Posts: 7,052	A good read this is!

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