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Donald Osborne Interview

May 14, 2019 By pete

Story by Sean Smith
Lead photo by Sean Smith
Photos below courtesy Donald Osborne

Just a kid in Manhattan without a car

When you are growing up in Manhattan and Queens, your family doesn’t need a car to get around. This was the plight of Donald Osborne; not till the age of 12 did his family own an automobile.

That didn’t stop Donald’s older brothers from reading Road & Track and AutoWeek. Donald, already a voracious reader, would get a hold of them and consume everything between the covers. [Read more…] about Donald Osborne Interview

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