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Old 05-25-2010, 02:09 PM   #1
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Cool Gemballa closes door in Germany....
Hi Folks,

I don't know if you guys have been following this story, but it looks like the Gemballa Company is right now (unfortunately) past tense:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/gemballa-reportedly-closes-up-shop-uwe-still-missing/

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Old 05-25-2010, 03:08 PM   #2
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Too bad, but Gemballa styling was always a bit over the top for my tastes anyway.
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Old 10-06-2010, 05:32 AM   #3
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Gemballa found...
Looks like he was mixed up in some very dangerous stuff.

http://jalopnik.com/5654064/uwe-gemballa-found-dead-in-south-africa
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Old 10-06-2010, 09:01 AM   #4
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Too bad, but Gemballa styling was always a bit over the top for my tastes anyway.
Not to mention the Prices!
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:23 PM   #6
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You're gonna pay when you play with the big boys...

He allegedly tried to transfer 1mm Euros in his last words to his spouse...chicken feed for what he was likely into them.

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