The owners* of these cars are seeking information about their past - can you help?

If you can help with any of these, please email me . Thank you.

* Or other interested parties

#23 - TEC-MEC Maserati at Thompson?

 

This shot,  taken on September 5 1960, shows the start of a Formula Libre race at Thompson. The second and third cars are Stutz Plaisted's Cooper and Phil Cade's Maserati 250F. The leading car appears to be Gordon Pennington's  Tec-Mec Maserati which may have been called by a different name at the time. Can anyone confirm that it is indeed this car , or identify it if it isn't?

Please let us know.

Thank you!
#22 - Did Howard Hanna race this DB ?

The top and bottom photos here are of Deutsch Bonnet HBR5 chassis #1028 as purchased and as it is today. It is very possible that it is the car once raced by Howard Hanna,  pictured in the center.  If anyone has any information on the car please let us know.

Thank you!
#21 - Who is this and where was it taken?

This may be a long shot - we'd like to know who is standing in front of the 1962 Corvette and where the snapshot was taken. Dated May, 1962. If anyone has any information please let us know.

Thank you!
#20 - How about a date?

At left are 5 photos of a Frazer Nash once owned and raced by Frank Twaits and currently owned by James Trigwell. We would like to attach accurate places and dates to the photos. The car had its roll bar in 1958 and 1959, and was not raced after 1959. The top 2 pictures are obviously at Lime Rock. The 3rd photo is very likely Bridgehampton. The fourth may be Thompson, and the fifth may be Marlboro in 1955. Can anyone confirm the locations and/or provide dates or other info?

If anyone has any information please let us know.

Thank you!

 

#19 - The Oliver Special - 60's G-Modified Special from Illinois?
Thomas Styczynski writes:

"In 1971 I was a young engineer in Chicago when I met Wally Oliver. Wally told me about his race car and even produced a feature article run in a local River Forest, Illinois newspaper. I believe it was powered by a BMC A-Series engine with a cross flow head.

I followed my career to California in 1974. I learned that Wally passed away in 1975. A friend turned me on to a website for the Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs, a group of independent clubs that have sanctioned club level racing for years. In a 1965 yearbook I found the attached photo of the Oliver Special.

I talked to his widow who spoke fondly of Wally and the car. She sold the car soon after his death at a garage sale in River Forest, Illinois. She also believes it is still in the Chicago area. Since my Bugeye vintage racer is complete I decided to look for the Oliver Special as a potential next project."

If anyone has any information please let us know.

#17 - An Exotic Alfa - Mille Miglia? Barney Oldfield?
Know your Alfas? What can you tell us about this 6C2300A Pescara

#15 - Can you help with these Berkeleys?
Found in Colorado - B95-733. Did you ever own it, or know who did? (More pictures here)
How did it get to Titusville, Florida? (More pictures here)
   
#13 - The vanishing (1954) Kieft Sportscar

 

We are looking for information on the Kieft Sports Car and are particularly interested in knowing what happened to it.

The car was built in 1954 for Erwin Goldschmidt and had a 4.5 liter (some sources say 5.5 liter) DeSoto V-8 engine coupled to a Jaguar transmission. The car was used in at least one event ( a hillclimb) and supposedly was discovered in poor condition in the late sixties. Does anyone know where it is today?