![]() Manhattan Beach what is the Tree Section because Rosecrans was a divided 2 lane road with heavy large tall Eucalyptus Trees studding the shaded lane from Aviation Blvd to Highland Ave. Bob as I was told through all sources was employed by MATTEL TOYS- he did conceptual designs for their R&D, (I believe) – *May I say I do not attempt to embellish a bare simple story but make the most honest attempt to present the facts as I know them to be true –īob had his mind set on a hang glider because that was the hot action back then, I am talking late 1971 early 1972- I began to work as a dishwasher at Orville & Wilbur’s Steak House then it just opened new located at the Pacific end of Rosecrans Blvd. ![]() At the time he conceived Quicksilver idea the shells on the eggs of hang gliding were just beginning to crack, we were all just scratching at the surface of the whole man flight concept. Going back to my first recollections of Quicksilver –the whole thing was all Bob Lovejoy’s concept- Bob had been an accomplished illustrator / draftsman with a fixation on flight. l.eventually all this will be compiled into one happy chunk of information, it was written as I recalled certain memories from nearly 40 years ago. ![]() ![]() Bob K wants to add me to his list of pilot profiles so I hope you all will excuse my rambling - this was written as part of a bio-interview I have been asked to give for the Oshkosh 2011 - the theme is "QUICKSILVER" -I received an email from Bill Cyzgan of Detroit he is compiling as muh information about the origins of the Quicksilver as he can gather before July. ![]()
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