on 5/25/04 9:28 PM, themaaslands@comcast.net at themaaslands@comcast.net
wrote:
> Norris wrote:
>
>> I received an email off List from Oscar Casander who has located one of Van
>> Est's frames - apparently it was found hanging up in the Van Est's garage
>> years
>> after he had finished riding and is now on display, it is thought in a Dutch
>> museum.
>>
>> The fascinating aspect of the frame is that it is the one on which Van Est
>> crashed out of the Tour de France in 1952(?). Oscar sent me two Jpegs that he
>> had taken showing the somewhat worse-for-wear machine.
>
> Wim Van Est was also one of the earlier sports hero spokesmen in the
> advertising world. He advertised for the Pontiac watch company in the
> Netherlands. His slogan was: "Mijn hart stond stil, maar mijn Pontiac liep
> nog!" which would translate to: "My heart stood still, but my Pontiac kept on
> ticking!" Almost a prelude to the famous Timex ad: My watch took a licking but
> kept on ticking!
>
> What other non-cycling related products used cycling heros as their spokesmen?
>
> I'll start by adding the Bartali and Coppi razor blades. What else?
>
>
> --
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ
>
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Eddy Merckx did some cigarette ads. I forget the brand.
Jamie Swan - Northport, N.Y.