The Passing of an Icon

["Cadillac Kid" Greg Surfas 15364]

It is with more than a little sadness that I heard of the Passing of Mr. Robert Templin.  Bob "grew up" in the Laboratory working for Kettering and proceed to work his way up the Engineering ladder in GM to the Chief Engineer of Cadillac Motor division in the early 70's.  His story is in the Hendry books on the Cadillac history, and I was fortunate enough to meet him and he was gracious enough to allow me to publish (in the Self Starter) a few of the conversational notes I made during those discussions.  With his passing goes another source of the knowledge that designed, produced and refined "the standard of the World"
We'll miss you bob, or at least I know I will.
Greg Surfas

[Walter Youshock]

The passing of people like this is truly sad.  The history they made and the accomplishments of their careers made the old GM what it once was.

["Cadillac Kid" Greg Surfas 15364]

Bob was an encyclopedia of Cadillac development in the late 50's through the late '70's.  He was one of those people that were right in the midst of the R and D and took pleasure in dispelling many of the Urban myths (Eldorado hood vs. V-12, Air ride failures, Quadrajet development etc.).
He will be missed.
Greg