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Ed Matsuishi's Photos (3): L.A. Times Grand Prix -- Riverside 1960

From Ed: "I and another student, Ralph Lehotsky, crewed with the J. Frank Harrison race team at the Los Angeles Times-Mirror GP for Sportscars on Oct. 15-16, 1960. We had two full time mechanics, and only the two of us for two cars. Carroll Shelby and Jim Jeffords were our drivers. We had two Tipo 61 Birdcage Maseratis, A new one for Shelby, and the ex-Camoradi LeMans car with a long tail and weird windshield that started way down the front hood (they had increased the requirement for windshield height and this was Maserati's fix to meet the new regs)."

(2-5-11) From Scott Sperka:

"I just ran across the 5 pages of Ed Matsuishi's photos of the West Coast and European paddocks, pits, races and they are remarkable! Also totally amazing is that they were taken while he was a mechanic for the Maseratis and a traveling friend of Phil Hill. Please give Ed my sincerest gratitude for digitizing them, choosing to post them, and for sharing his very unique experiences with us all. We have gotten a very rare and unique view into racing in a most wonderful era of each venue he has exposed to us. Thank you, so much!"

(2-5-11) From David Rees:

"Ed -- Just a note to say how much I appreciate your photos that are up on Tam's site. They are some of the best I've seen - really top quality stuff. This last batch from Riverside are really pulling at me. I just missed this race as I didn't get to see R.I.R. until '63, but a lot of the names and faces are the same. I can't wait to see what else is coming!

Oh, by the way, your shot of Clark at the German GP is absolutely second to none, including some of the ones Jesse Alexander took of him.

Thanks for putting your photos out there for us all to see. True treasures..."


Bill Krause -- Maserati Type 61 "Birdcage"	L.A. Times GP -- Lap 1	L.A. Times GP -- Action in Turn 7	Richie Ginther -- Ferrari 412 MI (1)

Jim Connor -- Maserati Type 61 "Birdcage"	Dick Thompson -- Corvette Stingray Prototype (1)	Chuck Kessinger -- Maserati 450S	Phil Hill -- Ferrari 250TR / Dick Thompson -- Corvette Stingray

Dick Thompson -- Corvette Stingray Prototype (2)	Carroll Shelby -- Maserati 250F Grand Prix Car	Carroll Shelby -- Maserati Type 61 "Birdcage" (1)	Carroll Shelby -- Maserati Type 61 "Birdcage" (2)

Carroll Shelby -- Maserati Type 61 "Birdcage" (3)	Augie Pabst -- Meister Brauser Scarab-Chevrolet (1)	Augie Pabst -- Meister Brauser Scarab-Chevrolet (2)	Augie Pabst -- Meister Brauser Scarab-Chevrolet (3)

It's not a Scarab -- What is it?	Richie Ginther -- Ferrari 412 MI (2)	Richie Ginther -- Ferrari 412 MI (3)	Dick Thompson -- Corvette Stingray Prototype (3)

Bill Dixon -- Maserati 300S	Jim Hall -- Maserati 450S 5.7 (1)	Jim Hall -- Maserati 450S 5.7 (2)	Walt Hansgen -- Maserati Type 60 "Birdcage"

Phil Hill and von Neumann Crew	Phil Hill -- Ferrari 250TR "Testa Rossa" (1)	Phil Hill -- Ferrari 250TR "Testa Rossa" (2)	Phil Hill -- Ferrari 250TR "Testa Rossa" (3)

Phil Hill -- Ferrari 250TR "Testa Rossa" (4)	Mike Roetnor -- Ferrari Monza	Maserati 3500GT	Corvette XP-700 "Dream Car"