| David Love's Ferrari
250TR
#0754 -- (2)
More of David's description of the history
of his car.
"Keck sold it to
Jack Graham of San Jose, CA., who used it hard during
1960.
At Laguna Seca on Oct. 21-22, 1960, Graham insisted on a high brake
pedal
in spite of the new linings..."
"Graham's mechanic, Larry Taylor, told me
the sad story: the result was locked brakes entering old Turn 5 and
over
the edge in the general direction of Salinas, coming to rest in an oak
tree. In the late 60's at an SCCA race at Laguna, the son of
another
of Graham's mechanics gave me these slides of the wreckage on its
trailer."
(Graham survived the accident but suffered serious injuries and never
raced
again. TM)
| "The next owner, Bob Gengami, bought
the remains and made it worse. The details would fill another book so
suffice
it to say that I repaired or had repaired the essentials, saving the
crankcase
for 20 years, while racing the car using other 3 liter V-12 parts. In
1984
the crankcase was restored by the talent of the staff at Griswold
Restorations
and now is back where it belongs." |
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| Gengami raced the car in novice races
in northern California in 1962.
Here's Gengami at Cotati at an RDC
session
in early 1962.
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Another look at Gengami at
Cotati.
Here's he's on the grid waiting for the next test/practice session.
Rod
Carveth in Ferrari Testa Rossa #0666 was Gengami's instructor
and led
him around Cotati for many laps.
Fantastic sounds from the two Ferrari
V12s.
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| "Gengami sold it to a Bob Allen of Palo
Alto and in May of 1964 he advertised it in the San Francisco Chronicle
classifieds as "freshly overhauled". At the time I
had a Porsche
550 Spyder, wanted to move from F Modified to D and couldn't find a
Birdcage
Maserati. I traded the Spyder and some cash
for the Ferrari. soon
discovered that the car was completely unuseable - engine, suspension,
gearbox, brakes - the works. The seller denied the reality, refused to
take it back, I sued and lost the case. Unfortuneately even when you
think you have a winning case you can still lose in court. Lawsuits can
be expensive with al lthe court and lawyer fees, so any Columbus bankruptcy attorney would probably advise you to be financially stable before entering into any litigation.
The trail from then to now is another
story, but in short, thanks to friends and to Mr. Otto Zipper who in
1964
sold me a complete 250 GT engine, I have been racing the car since
1965,
interrupted only because of required maintenance or repairs.
I have
done the maintenance and repairs, with the help of many talented
friends. |
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| Love raced the car from 1965 to 1968
against mid-engined competition in SCCA events. Here he leads
a Corvette
around Turn 4 at Cotati in 1965.
In 1974 Love won his event at the first
Monterey Historics, and campaigned the car through 2009
in historic racing.
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