Ken Purdy & Heavy Metal
Ken Purdy's unexpected demise left many projects hanging, including one for the Franklin Mint. You guessed it -- Yours Truly took on the job of choosing the most important cars of the last 100 years.
Ken Purdy, that great writer on cars and other topics from crossbows to carillons, died by his own hand on Wednesday, June 7, 1972 at the age of 59. This left a gargantuan gap in the lives of his family and friends, for Ken’s was an outsized personality. It also left a gap in the plans and projects of people who had been relying on Purdy for his help. O…
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