I'm having trouble identifying this car, shot at Riverside in (I think) 1965, but could be 1963.
Any ideas?
Thanks - Scott
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Jan. 19, 2008 1:04 p.m. stingphoto
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Jan. 21, 2008 9:28 a.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
That grille screams Aston Martin, but I'm stumped.
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Jan. 21, 2008 2:47 p.m. jgp1843
It's a west coast car, so I can't be sure (I grew up on the east coast), but it's an H Modified, so it has a little bitty engine, and it has four exhaust stacks, so it's not a SAAB cornpopper, which were common engines in the class. The body is very Cooper-like. Looks very early 60s. Somebody must have info - maybe somebody like Dave Friedman?
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Jan. 21, 2008 5:06 p.m. Bringatrailer_dot_com
Try asking Tam McFarland at:
http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net
He has many contacts and a whole page dedicated to identifying mystery race cars like this one.
-BaT
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Jan. 22, 2008 7:08 p.m. stingphoto
Yeah I might try Tam - I've scoured the 'net and can't find any references to this. Not a big deal, just trying to document it.
Thanks all!
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Jan. 23, 2008 11:51 a.m. Gary
Another source could be Chris Vandagriff at Historic Motor Sports Association http://www.hmsausa.com. He's been involved with West Coast road racing since the sixties.
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Jan. 24, 2008 3:15 a.m. Bringatrailer_dot_com
Best part is still the driver's helmet!
Wacky!
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Jan. 24, 2008 12:05 p.m. Gary
It does look a bit whacky, but actually those plastic bubble face shields were quite common in the sixties, probably military surplus. They snapped onto a standard Bell helmet. It looks like the driver of the mystery car has his helmet propped up on his head for some reason. Or maybe it's not strapped on securely and the airflow is lifting it.
