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Yup.. Remeber finding that pic in a book in Camberwell and posting a photo of it in a iteration of the forum maybe around 2005.. Maybe earlier... Was in my webshots album back in the day.Have you seen this one? That is Fangio with Jack Brabham at Silverstone.View attachment 26290
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Mike,
I think your right it looks like road grime back flow accumulation from the bottom of #41. I did inspect the boot and couldn't find any dent evidence.
I would suspect the boot catch inside the lid has been removed and the clasp on the right is holding the lid down while the spring tension on the left is lifting the lid a bit and causing the extra height and wider gapThough it looks like the gap between the boot cover and the fender is extra thin there - as if the fender had been pushed in a bit.
Is this the one that hit the Corvette?
Yes, #41 was hit by #1 Corvette with Don Yenko driving. He apologized to Peter Harper after the race. Yenko said, "My brakes stopped working (the Vettes were to heavy for the installed brakes)."Though it looks like the gap between the boot cover and the fender is extra thin there - as if the fender had been pushed in a bit.
Is this the one (#41) that the Corvette hit?
I would suspect the boot catch inside the lid has been removed and the clasp on the right is holding the lid down while the spring tension on the left is lifting the lid a bit and causing the extra height and wider gap
So, this is just a guess but the ownership/race timeline:
1961 Sebring
1961 Riverside Times GP enduro (Moss #7, engine failed and Brabham/Moss shared "Rosebud" which was the Bud Rose dealership owned alpine)
1961-70 Ray Pickering races it in California and mid-60's moves to Lawrence, KS. Ray becomes known for racing a TR-4 but also let's Bob Hines and Stephen Blake race the Alpine. I believe Blake actually bought it and raced into the mid-70s.
Disappears in Kansas/Missouri area