| Beverly, Mass.
-- July 7, 1956
These photos were taken by
Earl Gandel at the SCCA National event.
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The starting grid at Beverly,
Mass. #144 is Carroll Shelby in Luigi Chinetti's 4.4. Ferrari.
#93 is Jack McAfee in John
Edgar's Ferrari 3.5 and #41 is John Gordon Bennett in a D-Type Jaguar.
Paul O'Shea is behind Shelby in the black derby. Vasek Polak (short-sleeved
shirt), Joe Landacre (cap), and Jack (in #93) look over at Shelby's
car. Pete Vanlaw in (red wind- breaker) is barely visible behind
man in blue windbreaker. |
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Ace Porsche mechanic Rolf
Weuterich (James Dean's passenger in fatal accident) discusses race strategy
with driver Jack McAfee next to John Edgar's Ferrari 3.5. Is McAfee
wearing Paul O'Shea's hat from the previous photo? Next to the Ferrari
is John Edgar's Porsche 550. Pete Vanlaw stands at the right.
| Author & historian Michael
T. Lynch on the black derby hat:
"You ask in the caption if
Jack is wearing Paul O'Shea's hat from the upper pic. These derbys
were known as RFM Hats (RFM = Run For Money) and were worn by several prominent
drivers to protest the SCCA's pure amateur policies, which prohibited not
only racing for money, but racing against people who raced for money." |
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