| 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 windbreaker) 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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