Richard Irish

What is a nice car like you doing in a ditch like this?

Story by Pete Vack

Photos by Glen Glendenning Courtesy Dave Rex

As we have seen, Dick Irish made good use of the hairy, scary yet beautiful beast that is Ferrari 340/375 Comp Berlinetta, s/n 0322.

He entered four events in 1954, and finished well against the toughest competition money could buy; at the Glen he was fourth overall, behind the Cunningham of Phil Walters, the Ferrari of Jim Kimberly and the Cunningham of Sherwood Johnston. Even owner Marty Christensen did well with it in the two events he entered.

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Rare color photo of the Ferrari Comp Berlinetta sn 0322 at Watkins Glen in 1954. Robert Pauley photo.

By Pete Vack

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We left Dick Irish in 1953, pushing the Excalibur for 3.5 miles at Sebring earning the Shell Sportsmanship Trophy, but the rest of the year was a wash. He managed to stay Stateside during the Korean War, and ended up teaching aviation maintenance at the Transportation Corps school at Ft. Eustis, VA. “During 1954, I got leave to race at Tampa, FL MacDill driving Gordon C. “Tippy” Lipe’s Porsche, Brooks Stevens Excalibur (at Sebring again) and best of all, Marty Christensen’s Ferrari 340/375 “Competizione” Berlinetta.”

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Ferrari Pinin Farina Berlinetta, s/n 0322

The Dick Irish Story, Part 2