Just stumbled on this old thread.
I bought a pair of Hi/E wheels in the early 70's, incl. his rims and radially spoked front wheel.
In the CT state road championship someone fell in front of me. I hit his bike, still attached to him (cleats, tight straps).
My front wheel collapsed, tearing out about 6 inches of rim. My PX10, went down onto the fork ends and bent top and down tubes.
I went to Peter Weigle, who had won the race, and he said it could be fixed, but wasn't worth doing.
I traded the HiE hubs toward replacement wheels, and they sat in the display cabinet of LBS for years.