Sebring race post cards with Corvette's

[Geoff C.]

Gentlemen and the few Ladies present:

My sister in law lives in Sebring and sends me these old post cards as she finds them. Unfortunately there are no dates to definitively ID the years.

The top one is probably from 1958-1962 era as there is a White 58-62 in 3rd place at the start. There is another C1 visible. It is White also and the first in line yet from the Le Mans start.

I would guess the lower post card is from 1965 or 1966 due to the hood on the 2 Grand Sports have what looks like 65-66 big block hoods. Now bad, 3rd and 4th place to a Ferrari and a F*rd GT40 at the start. Must have been a hell of a drag race!

Geoffrey Coenen
CCC
Corvette Crapola Collector

PS I told you I had lots of this stuff.

[Bill W.]

Re: Sebring race post cards with Corvette's

good stuff, thanks. Bill

[Roy B.]

Re: Russian post cards with Corvette's

Must have a few Corvettes over there?

[Mark Milner]

Re: Russian post cards with Corvette's

Roy, your pictures didn't come through.

[Loren L.]

This is 1961, using car #9 as a date reference.

9 is a Ferrari Testa Rosa, being driven by Jack Nethercutt and Pete Lovely. The #4 Corvette in the background is the Delmo Johnson/Dave Morgan car that ultimately finished 11th.
Thanks, Doc and Happy Hoidays.

[Mark Milner]

The other is 1966 most likely due to

lack of the white #1 GS coupe and the blue and white #2 GS coupe which were in the 1965 race. The #10 GS roadster of Roger Penske was in the 1966 race, and appears in this card. The 1967 race, the GS of Wintersteen started further back and may have been the only one entered.

[John H.]

Old Fart Photo

I was at Sebring in '57 and found my lost-for-30-years Kodachrome slides (shot with an Argus C-3, remember those? ) last year; I have lots of them (now transferred to a CD) - here's Fitch in the Corvette SS at the start - it was a hell of a drag race, with the Ferrari 315/335 Sports and TR's, Maserati 450S, D-Jags, SR-2, etc.

[Gary Bishop]

Re: Old Fart Photo

It sure is nice seeing these old photos. Now if only I could do it.

[Clem Z.]

i still have my argus C-3 somewhere. *NM*

[Brian McHale]

Re: Old Fart Photo

Thanks John, How about a slide presentation at HBBIII.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Old Fart Photo

Good to see that picture again. I'll bet it would be fun to see at, maybe, a National Convention even.

Patrick

[Dick W.]

Re: Old Fart Photo

John, it is nice to know that there is someone that is almost as old as Loren. Somewhere I have some '60 and '61 photos. NCRS disease has struck and I am not sure whar they are.

[Roberto L.]

Re: Old Fart Photo

Dear OLD friends , great pictures, thanks Doc and John. That 57 picture is the one where Fangio tested the SS, isn't it? Sorry, I have my little argentine heart...

Thanks,

Roberto, NCRS #30019, RMC

[Clare Carpenter]

Re: Old Fart Photo

Fangio, the "Maestro" I've heard my father-in-law speak of him many times along with another great if not different kind of Argentinian maestro, Carlos Gardel.

[Geoff C.]

Messieurs Lundberg and Milner

Gentlemen:

Thank your for your learned assistance. I have updated the copy at the link and provided a byline for your scholarly service.

Perry White