Opel Descendant And Playboy Ends His Life

His mother’s father was Wilhelm von Opel, son of the Opel founder Adam Opel. His father’s father was the enemy of the fixies: He invented the freehub. His company was a major supplier of auto parts. But that’s not how the world remembers Gunther Sachs, who shot himself on Saturday in his house in Gstaad, Switzerland.

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  • ToolGuy Did anyone catch that Boeing Starliner launch earlier tonight?
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