David Love's Ferrari 250TR #0754

Longtime historic racer David Love contributed photos & history of his beautiful and historically important car.  The photos below were given to David by the car's original owner Jaroslav Juhan showing him and his wife taking delivery of brand new #0754 at the Modena Aeroautodrome and then at speed at LeMans in 1958.
 


 
David Love describes his car's history: 

"The first owner was Jaroslav Juhan (now 83 years young and living in Geneva).  He contacted me after seeing a photo of the car in a European
magazine and we have become friends.  Several years ago he spent the
Monterey Historic week with us and saw his car for the first time since he co-drove it with Francois Picard at LeMans in 1958.  A Yugoslavian living in Guatemala, Juhan successfully competed in at least two Carrera Panamericana Races, finishing 4th overall in 1954 driving a Porsche Spyder.

He was a friend of Ferrari and at Ferrari's request for LeMans, the car was painted blue. Six hours fron the start and in the rain, his co-driver and Jay Chaberlain's Lotus came together under the Dunlop bridge.  The car was returned to the factory for repairs and was repainted red.  At this time, Juhan decided to retire and had the car shipped on consignment to his friend in Southern California, Vasek Polak. 

It was sold to George Keck in Seattle (?) but before that, it was driven at Del Mar by Jack McAfee. The listed "owner' was Stan Sugarman. When I told Juhan that story, It was obviously the first he had heard it. Laughing, he said something about Vasek and profit..." 
 

Next:   David Love's Ferrari 250TR -- 2

Back to:   David Love's Porsche RSK -- 3    Back to:   ...At the Monterey Historics -- 2002

Back to:  Today At...   Back to:   More Historic Racing