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Updates -- From January 1, 2006

Your webmaster reconfigured this page because he has a lot to add to it.  At last count the "Tam's Old Race Car Site" inbox has over 330 (443 as of 1-1-07!)  emails backed up.  Many are "Mystery Car" queries and others seek or provide info.  Some add facts and photos to existing pages on the site.   Almost too much to deal with!
 
 

New Page!   "Questions"   Info requests not about car I.D's.
 
New Page!   "Mystery Cars 3 -- 2006-2007"
 
New Page!   "Updates -- 2007"
 
 
 
12-20-06            Exciting upcoming event!   Check out Dave Wolin's "Southern Yosemite Automotive Film Festival".  Interesting films, interesting people, well worth attending!
 
12-11-06  Chuck Tannlund sent a photo of his Maserati A6GCS at Cotati in 1957.  This finely lays to rest the old idea that maybe he drove the "Cisitalia-Maserati" Mystery Car at Stockton in 1958.
 
12-8-06  More from Jerry Entin:   Chuck Parsons in the Randy Hilton-owned USRRC winning  blue Lotus Mk.23B at Laguna Seca, June 9, 1963,
 
12-5-06 Jerry Entin contributed these Ike Smith photos from Laguna Seca June 4-5, 1960.
Jim Herlinger restored and drove the ex-Bart Martin Cooper-Chevy in 1988.
 
11-23-06             Dave Nicholas & "The BARC Boyz" have created a great new website -- especially for you east coast fans.   Plenty of GREAT photos from late 1950s-early 1960s sports car racing from Watkins Glen, Sebring, and more!
 
11-16-06             Dave Nicholas contributed these very interesting photos from Sebring, 1960!
 
11-15-06  Jerry Entin contributed Chuck Parsons photos plus a BONUS PHOTO!
 
11-5-06 New and fun!  Your webmaster just created a MYSPACE PAGE!!!
 
10-31-06  Happy Halloween!   Finally getting back to the Monterey pages:   Text and links added to Group 3A.  Some text and some links added to Group 4A -- many upgraded photos added!!!
 
10-28-06  Bill Krueger contributed a new photo of Whitey Thuesen's "Solitary Wasp" Special.
 
10-24-06  More on Ole Anderson's Byers-Volvo.
Ron Cummings update on the "Corazza Cooper-Porsche".
 
10-15-06  Pages and photos posted for the October 7-8 2006 "Coronado Speed Festival".
 
10-10-06  "Best Shots" pages finished and posted!   Your webmaster's favorite pics from the 2006 Monterey Historics.   Groups 1A ? 2A Text ? Links Posted!
 
9-29-06  Author and historian Harold Pace contributed photos of Mark Brinker ? his Jabro Mk.II.
Re: King Cobra #94 in Group 3B -- In the program Lawrence Bowman is shown as owner ? driver.  In the race results, the driver is listed as Rob Walton.   ???????????
 
9-26-06  Historian Ron Cummings offers info on two Group 1B cars:  John Furlow's 1954 Kurtis 500KKand Chris Wickersham 1953 Tatum Special.
 
9-24-06 Bob Engberg identifies the "numberless" white Lotus in Group 2B.
 
8-11-06  Ron Cummings found a photo ? clues on Chris Insalaco's MG Special "Mystery Car"!!!
Website visitor Gene Mirro comments on Dan Gurney's "Eagle Toyota Mk.III" GT IMSA car.
Website visitor "Jim" adds some info re: Riverside Raceway's Turn 9.
Website visitor Dan Ellis adds his comments on Bob Mosier's "Manning Special".
 
7-19-06 "Concours on Rodeo Drive" finished -- text and links posted!
 
7-17-06 Website visitor Jim Gifford updates us on the current state of "Vaca Valley Raceway".
 
7-16-06  All pages and photos posted for "Concours on Rodeo Drive -- 2006".  No text or links yet.
 
7-14-06  Finally -- all "WCC" pages done!   I finished "A Stroll Through the Pits" tonight!
   
6-27-06  New Link!   Dave Greenblatt built the "Dailu Specials" in the early 1960s.    (Also on  "Links #3 -- "The Cars" page.
   
6-25-06 From original CanAm racer and website contributor Jerry Entin:   "Dave Greenblatt,builder of the Dailu Specials, wants to contact Greg Meyer, the current owner of the car."  If you can help -- please email me!
 
6-21-06 Ted Walker of "Ferret Fotographics" asks:  Can you please help?  We are desperate to find photos (color would be good) of Jim hall racing his blue Lotus Eleven 1.5 Litre".
 
6-16-06 Ex-Lotus racer and website contributor Bob Engberg is looking for info on his new 1957 Elva Mk.II.
 
4-20-06 New Mystery Car!!!  Is this a "Cisitalia-Maserati"????
Dave Seely identifies his father as the unknown driver in this Dr. J.K. Skivington photo.
Dave Seely also adds updates to Tom Leonard's "Kellison-Ford Special".
 
4-9-06 Bob Engberg sent the latest poster for the May 28th "Julian Classic Motoring Show".
John Armanino raced a Healey-Chevy in Northern California in 1958. Pages Finished!
Webmaster? Sunbeam Alpine expert Steve Silverstein is looking for info on this Alpine.
 
4-1-06 Ron Cummings provides photos with unidentified cars, drivers, venues, dates.
Mystery Car #2Jr identified as an MG-TC-Ford V860 -- with maybe Phil Hill driving!
 
3-26-06  Stu "Dr. Etceterini" Schaller adds info on Al Coppell's Nardi-BMW!
New!!!  Dr. J.K. Skivington photo of Roger Barlow's Simca Special!
Marco Kaffenberger,(nephew of Dr. Klaus Lehr,(owner of the Porter Mercedes 300SLS Special),
created this new webpage dedicated to the car.
 
3-16-06  All new Dr. J.K. Skivington pages posted.  Fun for the historians -- I can't identify any of these cars/drivers!
 
3-15-06  Dr. J.K. Skivington homepage/thumbnails finished.  First six pages posted!  Plenty of unknown cars, drivers, venues ? dates for the historians!
 
2-27-06 More from Bill Cleghorn!  Dr. J.K. Skivington's photos from the early 1950s.
 
2-25-06  Davey Jordan adds more info on his Porsche 906 drive in the 1966 Riverside USRRC event.
Joe Freeman tells the story of his 1952 Kurtis 500A-Chrysler 331 Hemi Indy car.
 
2-17-06  Oscar Medina ? Dr. Ernie Nagamatsu's new "Old Yeller II" website!
 
2-16-06  Bill Cleghorn contributes the photo used on the cover of the 1952 "Stockton Field" races!
Road America Track Historian Tom Schulz updates Jerry Hansen's #44 Lotus 19-Chevy!
Cliff Reuter's website is well worth exploring -- especially the "Etceterini" section!
More "Etceterini" From "Sports.Racer.Net" chassis section:  XLNT "Bandini" page!
Link to photo of sports/racing Specials  built by Walter Gussenbauer in the early 1950s.
Tim Dykes of "MPH Models" creates 1/43 replicas of LeMans entrants from 1949-65.
Bruno PROTON de la CHAPELLE is looking for info on restoring his "Devin D"
 
2-6-06 Peter Brock contributed photos ? info on the resurrection of the "Lang Cooper".
 
1-25-06  All pages finished with Doug Noble's August 30-31, 1958 Santa Barbara race photos!
 
1-24-06  (Family ? Friends Update)  Big upcoming event for 1970s Monterey Peninsula nightlife denizens -- Wylie Band Reunion!!!
 
1-1-06 Bob Engberg's 3rd annual "Julian Classic Motoring Show" will be held on Sunday, May 28th, 2006.  More Info here!

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