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Bob Riggle Obituary, Death Cause – One of the jobs I’ve held in the past was managing a local musclecar magazine. Not only did that position give me the opportunity to travel the country, but it also introduced me to fascinating enthusiasts and notable figures from various subcultures within the automotive industry. However, one of those opportunities was to conduct an interview with Mr. Bob Riggle, the driver of the wheelstanding Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda, which had delighted car lovers all throughout the country for many decades. If it weren’t for the job, many of those exchanges might not have taken place. Bob Riggle passed away on September 11, 2023, at the age of 88. His death was announced on that day.

Before I got the chance to participate in that enlightening interview, I had other occasions to meet well-known figures in the automobile industry and engage in conversation with them. Among those individuals was one of the most well-known car guys, Jay Leno. However, even before I started working for the magazine, I had already met Jay, who is a real car enthusiast, at several car exhibitions located all over Southern California. Even though Jay and I had talked on a few occasions in the past, it was fascinating to learn that there was someone who even Jay admired, someone who he referred to as one of his heroes.

During the course of an interview, Jay had mentioned that one of his heroes growing up was a person by the name of Bob Riggle. That in and of itself is saying something, and the majority of us agree with that opinion. Even if you aren’t familiar with Bob Riggle’s name, you undoubtedly recognize him by the automobile that he drove even if you aren’t familiar with his name. Jay Leno is one of the most well-known names in the automotive industry. I was able to connect those two larger-than-life dots at the MATS (Musclecars At The Strip) event in Las Vegas back in March of 2016, thanks to the gig I had at the magazine.

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