Alex has the pleasure of interviewing none other than legendary racing pioneer Jim Hall as a preface to his conversation with president of the Motorsports Hall of Fame George Levy, who has just released a fantastic biography of Hall. The trio talk about the tragedy that punctuated Hall's formative years in Colorado; Hall's first incognito race car experience at 19; going to work for Carroll Shelby right out of college; the Maserati Birdcage; the early Hall photography of Bob Jackson, who would shortly become famous for quite another photo; buying a $2,600 war surplus P-51D Mustang over the phone; crash landing said Mustang into a churchyard; the doctrine of "there's always a better way"; Levy's experience interviewing other greats like Stewart, Gurney, and Penske for the book; overcoming telemarketer stigma to get to the good stuff; the most surprising information uncovered during that extensive research; the six important elements of every F1 car that were all introduced by Hall in the '60s; a writing trial by fire at Autoweek; how to order the book; the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Daytona; the Lancia Stratos as the perfect car for the taller man; and the wonders of happenstance.
Links for items discussed in this episode are below, including where to purchase Levy's new book in bold:
9:10 Bob Jackson (en.wikipedia.o...)
11:20 Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for Photography (en.wikipedia.o...)
19:40 George's first book (www.amazon.com...) , Can-Am 50th Anniversary: Flat Out with North America's Greatest Race Series 1966-74, with photographer Pete Biro
22:03 Chaparral 2F (petroleummuseu...)
28:58 Chaparral 2J "sucker car" (petroleummuseu...)
38:22 Jim Clark at the Wheel (www.amazon.com...) with Graham Gauld
42:37 Chaparral 2K (petroleummuseu...)
46:33 Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas
47:00 Pasteiner's in Detroit, Michigan (pasteiners.com/)
47:04 Autobooks-Aerobooks in Burbank, California (www.autobooks-...)
47:10 The Motorsport Collector in Downers Grove, Illinois (motorsportcoll...)
47:18 Texas Legend: Jim Hall and his Chaparrals on Amazon (www.amazon.com...)
47:49 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (www.mshf.com/)
50:20 A 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale (bringatrailer....) on BaT in 2017
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13 сен 2024
