The barcboys were there but all our shots are missing except for Gus Andrey’s car. These photos courtesy of National Road Rally, who have a great website on historical Cumberland. http://www.nationalroadrally.com/photo/
The Holbert family had a great weekend with Bob finishing second. Holbert wrecked the car at Marlboro earlier but came back strong fighting Hansgen all the way including leading twice.
Briggs Cunningham standing next to the Lister Jag that Fred Windridge would race to 4rd place. Walt Hansgen in the Costin Lister would win after a long fight with Bob Holbert.
Don Sessler’s RSK Porsche was quick, but could not catch Walt Hansgen’s Lister or Bob Holbert’s RSK. Holbert and Sessler kept Hansgen honest with Sessler falling back late in the race.
Here’s one we need a caption for. Eddie Crawford is messing with Denise McCluggage while Walt Hansgen stands by looking amused.
Heading to the start line we have Walt Hansgen in the Cunningham Lister on the far left, Bill Sadler in the middle and Ray Hixon’s Corvette Special. Behind the front row are Briggs Cunningham and Fred Windridge in the other two Cunningham Listers.
Bill Sadler drives his Sadler Mk III along one of Cumberlands many taxiways. Sadler would finish a disappointing 8th.
Bill Sadler’s team bus and car.
Bill Sadler is getting out of the car while a crew member pours what we think is water - but in a lacquer thinner container. Does anyone know about secretly using lacquer thinner in the radiator?
The business under the hood. Sadler smiles looking at his early fuel injection on the V8.
Gus Andrey’s Ferrari 500TRC had a battle with Charlie Kolb in a 2 liter Maserati. Andrey was 2nd in E Modified and 7th overall
The Big bore B, C, D production field headed out. Jim Jeffords in the Purple People Eater #1 Corvette (center) would lead but drop out after hitting a spinning car. #18 Ben Moore would finish 5th.
George Reed’s Ferrari Tour deFrance had to race as a D Modified car rather than in the production class. He claimed a 3rd in DM.
Grossman took Ferrari’s off his lot and raced them. He often taped the front ends to avoid stone chips. This closed headlight car was later destroyed.
The cockpit of Grossman’s Ferrari California. Grossman bolted in the rollbar, then took it back out to sell the car later.
Charlie Kolb (cowboy hat) looks over adjustments to his Elva.
Team Roosevelt always showed with plenty of the fast FIAT Abarth coupes. Car 81 changed its number to 83 and Paul Richards drove it to 2nd overall and first in I production.