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Carl Chase
Fri May 10 2013 21:39:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
"1924 L.T. Shettler, the Rickenbacker car dealer in Los Angeles, demonstrated the effectiveness of the 4 wheel brakes on a new 1924 Rickenbacker C6 Touring sedan by driving the car down the Hope Street steps leading from Hope Street to 3rd Street." Text by: Maurice EIdeses Photo Source: http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/driving-a-rickenbacker-car-down-hope-street-steps/
Carl Chase
Wed May 01 2013 17:29:19 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
American Peter Revson, seen here during practice for the 1972 United States Grand Prix, seemed to have positioned himself for F1 stardom by the fall of that year. He had surprised everyone with his pole position and 2nd place finish at the Indianapolis 500 in 1971, and went on to also capture that year's Can-Am Championship, both times driving for McLaren.
It was Revson's bad fortune to be linked to a grand fortune...his family was related to the Revlon company, and although he didn't share directly in that wealth, he had to bear the label "playboy racer."
Instead, his rise to racing's highest level was managed with great heartache. He lost his best friend and racing partner, Timmy Mayer, while barnstorming Europe in Formula Junior, and his younger brother Doug, in a Formula 3 race in Denmark.
He had a victory in the 1965 Monaco F3 race in his pocket, but didn't get any offers for race seats until devoting his career to the United States Can-Am series in 1966. He was finally able to demonstrate his abilities and was signed by McLaren in 1971. He promptly won the championship.
He won the 1973 British and Canadian Grands Prix for McLaren, but was replaced in 1974 by former World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. He found a home with Shadow that season, but was killed in March during testing for the South African Grand Prix when his front suspension failed.
COPYRIGHT:Richard Kelley Photography
Carl Chase
Tue Mar 26 2013 22:15:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
"George Harrison, the 'quiet Beatle' posing with his Aston Martin DB5 in 1965. You can buy a professional print of this photo, taken by photographer Henry Grossman @ http://www.rockpaperphoto.com/grossman-henry-040-george-harrison.html