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After finishing FP3 at Venice, Florida, in their first race appearance, Bob Bellows and his 1600S made the cover of Pit Patter, the publication of the Central Florida Region of the SCCA
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Bob's SCCA competition license, signed by John Bishop.
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Great idea.
Posted 24 April 2017 - 04:40
......and not just any 1600s. A Speedster.
Bob's SCCA competition license, signed by John Bishop.
Posted 24 April 2017 - 11:01
Auburn, Alabama, May 1959. Bob Bellows and his 1600S on their way to FP1 at Sharpe's Field, the former Tuskegee AFB
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Sebring, March 1958. The finned works Porsche RSK driven by Jean Behra and Edgar Barth, which retired after 105 laps after running as high as 5th overall
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Seen in practice at Sebring in 1958, the good-looking works Aston Martin DBR1/300 assigned to Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. Their effort would last only 62 laps.
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The years have not been kind to this image, showing Carroll Shelby in the DBR1/300 he shared with Roy Salvadori at Sebring in 1958. During his stint the gear shifter came off and he chased team manager John Wyer down pit lane, shaking the item at Wyer to embarrass him
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Excellent stuff, Jerry and Willem, many thanks as ever
Roger Lund
+2...Great images !
Michael
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Great pix! I would have been 9 years old at the time of most of those pictures!!
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Yes, thanks Jerry to you and Willem for posting these pictures. The Courtland standing start grid photo brought back fond memories of when dad and I worked corners at SCCA races in the SW US in the 60s. We could hear the engines revving from anywhere around the track just before the flag dropped and knew the fun was about to begin.
Mark
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A few laps later Lucky Casner loses it completely, while Art Habersin's Austin-Healey takes off.
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Sam Collier Memorial Trophy, Fort Pierce, November 1957. A young Bill Kimberly leads teammate Bill Lott in their Triumph TR3s. A few years later Bill was to become Briggs Cunningham favorite long-distance co-driver, as well as an Aston-Martin works driver.
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Fort Pierce, Florida, November 1957. During the 4-hour Sam Collier Memorial Trophy Lucky Casner [#33 AC Bristol] narrowly avoids hitting John Cochran's Porsche 550RS, while Ed Rahal gets off track with his Chevy-engined Arnolt
I assume that's a hairpin bend sign but the 1 and the 2? Willem and Jerry thank you for these photos, a very worthy TNF thread.
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For Mark, to honor the Courtland corner workers, and for Andrew, who raced the shown car many years later........
Courtland, August 1958, with Walt Cline in Frank Harrison's Maserati 450S [chassis 4510] leading the pack. Wonder what that corner worker's sign says.
Jerry,
great stuff. Seems that he did only shoot in color, right?
JoBo
Posted 26 April 2017 - 22:49
Originally posted by Tim Murray
I'd suggest that those skidmarks are visible in the earlier photo showing Casner dodging the Porsche, so probably they'd been there for some time - they don't look very fresh.
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Davis apparently raced his Porsche 550 at Miami in January of 1958. Maybe an extended Florida trip was part of the transition to that car ?
Vince H.
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Originally posted by Jerry Entin
And George Smith in his XK-120.
Posted 27 April 2017 - 18:33
Aaaahhhh, the girl in charge of tires. Hopefully posted in full size.
Note the 1957 Mercury in the background. This Hot honey is probably 75 by now.
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Sebring, March 1959. Ken Miles in cricket sweater discusses his chances for a good finish with co-driver Jack McAfee.
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Ivor 'the driver" Bueb took the 1959 Sebring start in this Costin Lister/Jaguar entered by Brian Lister, although already in Briggs Cunningham colors.
Co-driver Stirling Moss ran out of fuel during his stint and the car was disqualified.
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Great shots- keep 'em coming
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Originally posted by Jerry Entin
Aaaahhhh, the girl in charge of tyres. Hopefully posted in full size.
Note the 1957 Mercury in the background. This Hot honey is probably 75 by now.
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Posted 28 April 2017 - 03:43
I especially love the line up of cars waiting to get into Sebring- that old Caddy reminds me of my mom's car when growing up. I'd love to have that 356 in the front!!
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