Vintage 1959 Corvette Rac Car & A Girl

[Russ U.]

Another photo from the La Habra Corn Festival, probably Aug 1959.

The May 1959 Santa Barbara Road Race program lists a "yellow" Corvette wearing #55. This is probably the car - most likely painted the cream color offered in 1959. The passenger is Jim Simpson, who built Dave McDonald's special 1961 race car. The driver might be Mike Jones, who lived in La Habra, and is listed as one of the drivers of #55 in the Santa Barbara race.



(If anybody would like a pic for non-commercial use without the watermark, just lemme know. I will email it to you.)

Russ

[Steven B.]

Re: Vintage 1959 Corvette Rac Car & A Girl

Russ, these pictures are great! Thank you for posting them! I wish we had captured more Corvette history.

Steve

[Richard T.]

Re: Vintage 1959 Corvette Rac Car & A Girl

Very cool Russ! I hope your doing a book. Rich

[Richard M.]

Re: Vintage 1959 Corvette Rac Car & A Girl

Thanks for sharing!!! I'd like one. richmz@comcast.net

Advance Thnx....
Rich

[Russ U.]

Re: Vintage 1959 Corvette Rac Car & A Girl

Very cool Russ! I hope your doing a book. Rich

Richard-

Publishing a book is an interesting thought. I only purchased fourteen 8 x 10 photos. But the seller has about 100 to 125 more 8 x 10 Corn Festival photos. The photos are fantastic. You are right - the photos would make a great book.

The La Habra Corn Festival still exist. I was thinking about donating the non-Corvette photos to the Fesitval. But publishing a book might be an even better answer. Have to think about that.

Thanks for the suggestion,

Russ