David, I put rings and bearings in his first Ferrari, a four cylinder car. 750 Monza ?? We stored the 250TR, serviced it, and managed to weld up a hole in a...
Donald Greimel
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Dec 1, 2007 10:50 am
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Hi Don, If the four cylinder was blue and white then that is 0706, a 500TRC. Think he bought it from Graham Shaw, whose FIA Cobra he later raced. Or maybe from...
scshmoo@...
Dec 1, 2007 6:35 pm
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Hey, Craige, sorry we did not hook up. We plan to attend the VDCA race at Roebling Road this next weekend and the SVRA event at the Sebring 12 hr, You should...
... What to do with old cars? Isn't that what Regional racing is all about? As long as it is safe, there should be a class where almost anything would run. Or...
Hi Bob, I agree, today's SCCA classes don't make a lot of sense. My main gripe is the from the ground up built race cars that pose as production cars. The old...
Bob: I believe they call it Cubic Dollars these days. No more races between a group of sprites and midgets or bug eyes, Tr3 ,TR4 and 356 Porsches. They were...
Bob: My Wife and I would dfrive our 1965 MG Midget to the Hillclimbs in Pa. Change tires some times and race up the Hill. Margaret was 5th in the mens G...
I raced everything but formula cars, and back then they made sense. Sure, you had to explain why little Elans were racing against big Vettes, or why a BP GT350...
Rick says it was Elmo Langley. I do recall seeing him at Marlboro at some time. I fellow named Buz Brocene, which I have probably misspelled, brought a...
Donald Greimel
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Dec 1, 2007 11:08 pm
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I had started racing in the South Texas Border Region, and read in Sports Car about the rich guys like Penske and Cunningham racing Porsches and Ferraris at...
Hi Bob, Roger and Lissa Penske were not "rich." He was comfortable for a college student, but the tow car was a 55 Chevy and the Corvette was on a two wheel...
scshmoo@...
Dec 2, 2007 1:05 am
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Howdy to all in the Marlboro group, Just had a happy birthday dinner here in Sebring (my wife and I bought a vacation house here this spring) and while I knew...
David Those may well be the cars. I don't recall the colors too clearly although I thought the TR was more like primer than gloss. He painted it white before...
Donald Greimel
dgreimel@...
Dec 2, 2007 9:35 am
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Hey Don, I have to agree with much of what you said. I too began with my daily driver, a stock Morgan +4, and it had a fair chance of winning. I cannot...
Donald Greimel
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Dec 2, 2007 10:03 am
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Hi Bob, What I remember is that racers fell into three general economic classes. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. 1) The rich (Spear, Kimberly,...
scshmoo@...
Dec 2, 2007 4:27 pm
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Hi Don, The Siata was not the same one Doug Diffenderfer raced was it? His was a 8V Siata roadster painted yellow. He raced it in 1960. In 1962 he raced a...
scshmoo@...
Dec 2, 2007 9:58 pm
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Hey gang, I can vouch for the Siata V8 -- it appears in some of Dave Roethel's old movies. Don't recall seeing a white California in the movies, but that's not...
Hi Stephen, The Hayes GTO belonged to McKelvy. That was the Six Hour, 28 July 1963. The serial was 3223 and it was the first GTO built. GTOs came with some...
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 2:35 am
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Hi Stephen, Attached is a photo of an 8V Siata at Marlboro. Doug Diffendurfer raced on #42, but I believe this is his car, either before or after he raced it....
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 2:48 am
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... SCCA still has trouble keeping their history straight. During the runnoffs, not sure if it was Dorsey or Bis, but one of them reported that "in 1965 SCCA...
Hi Stephen, Someone mentioned Jim Sutter and his CM special. Jim built this car himself over the winter of 1963-64. He welded his own space frame. Used MGA...
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 3:10 am
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Hi Stephen, The 8V Siata #22 was driven by Don Erbeck and this photo is from the Governor's Cup races 15 April 1962. Believe that this is the same Siata...
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 3:12 am
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Hi Bob, Do you mean this car? Regards, David...
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 3:26 am
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Oh yes. That was a pretty piece! Thank you, Bob...
David I'll try to set straight some of the statements relative to the below information. Other than Jim who you had pictures of driving the CM, Ron Grable was...
Hi Bob, Attached photo is from 5 Oct 1963. The TRC is Henry Hironaka (0660). Who is #39? A Lotus? I do not have the program sheets for this race. Art Tweedale...
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 4:04 am
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Hi All, Attached is a better photo of Doug Diffenderfer in the white LWB Cal . This was 29 July 1962. Regards, david...
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 4:07 am
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Hi All, Charlie Hayes in the McKelvy GTO (3223) early in the Six Hour 1963. regards, david...
scshmoo@...
Dec 3, 2007 4:08 am
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David I knew Don Earlbeck very well and your right on relative to him owning that car in the later years prior to his demise in a airplane crash with took Lynn...
Hi Rick, Thank you. Correct Ron Grabel Correct John Sable When built the Sutter Special used a Corvette engine as I recall. Thank you again. Is Jim still with...
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