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Kuhn at Paramount Ranch Part 2

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Now here is a real American Hot Rod. It’s one of the greatest “Ford T-Buckets” to ever thunder around a corner. The 1924 “Bucket” got into Duffy’s hands from one Jay Chamberlain, a noted Lotus sports car driver and dealer, who got the parts from Emil Diedt. It was originally intended for short-track racing in 1950. Duffy put all the parts together, and they spelled “Eliminator” car number 184. The number 184 was to honor his Air Force Company Number. So was born what would become a true Legend, at least in Brock Yates’ mind.

Story and photos by Allen R. Kuhn

You might wonder why we {Pete} chose this particular image to lead off the Drivers Section of my Paramount Ranch report? Duffy (Frank) Livingstone has his own legacy with motorized vehicles, being the Godfather to the “Go Kart.” I would like to start this out by paying tribute to someone who is on everyone’s favorite list, Brock “Cannonball” Yates. Brock had a special affinity for Livingstone’s creation called the “Eliminator.” RIP Brock.

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How I Met Jon Shirley and More

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Shelby, Maserati 300S, Palm Springs, April 7, 1957.

Story and photos by Allen Kuhn

Segment One How I met Jon Shirley

It was still early in my career, and I had no photo pass yet when I attended the races at Palm Springs on April 7, 1957. Once I found a good spot, next to the dreaded snow fence, I had a tendency to just settle in there. This sedentary occupation, however, resulted in these four Shelby images.

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Interview with a Race Queen

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The Editor and the photographer apologize for this photo, which was the result of the sun being at the wrong end of the lens. However, it is well balanced and says a lot. Read on.


Marilyn Fox Halder, as interviewed by Allen R. Kuhn
Photos by Allen R. Kuhn unless otherwise noted.

Marilyn Fox loved dancing growing up, and was very attractive. She would follow a career making commercials and become a professional dancer finding work at the Sahara in Las Vegas. This led her to appear at the Millionaire’s Club in Los Angeles, CA. While there, she was introduced to Peter and Harry Rothschild, who owned Powerine Oil Company. They wanted to get the contract to supply fuel for the race tracks in Southern California and asked Marilyn if she would be interested in becoming a promoter of their products at races and other activities. With her natural beauty and love of automobiles, she thought it might be a fun thing to do and get paid.

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Allen R. Kuhn: FIII in California

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Torrey Pines January 15, 1956, Harry Morrow JBS close up view. Photo by Allen R. Kuhn

Photos by Allen R. Kuhn
Story by Pete Vack with Jim Sitz

Following up on our Formula III series, we had not written anything on the class in America. But were there 500 cc events in the States?

Yes, they were raced throughout America but no one paid much attention. Says Jim Sitz, “Formula III never took off in California or the U.S.A. since the fans wanted to see the big, powerful and noisy cars. The most popular events for a normal weekend of racing were the Corvette and modified classes. The FIII cars were noisy but did not appear to be very fast.”

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