(6-15-12) From Bob Engberg:
"The white #35 car is the LeGrand owned
by Dr. George Hollenger of San Diego from 1968 to the 70's. He was a psychiatrist
and also briefly owned a Formula Ford Distributorship in town, I think
so he could more cheaply race his FF. (Can't remember the FF brand but
I think it was the Irish or Scottish one).
The LeGrand had a 2-litre Coventry Climax
DOHC "FPF" motor, and most of us thought the car should have been a little
faster than it was. I see it vintage raced now. Around 1970 Hollenger bought a used CanAm
car and raced it at least once at Riverside. Sometime later he moved to
Bridgeport, CA, and afterwards (I was told and hope it's wrong) that he
took his own life. I recall he once told me his favorite part of racing
was seeing the checker flag.
The photo below was taken at Turn 1 at
Holtville in 1970 as I was waving to the corner workers that I knew he
was about to pass."
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