That's what I mean. He raced EVERYTHING but was just a used car guy
to me.
Greg "Lunker" Hilyer
TR4 #314
Albuquerque NM
On Mar 14, 2010, at 12:02 AM, WILLIAM TOBIN wrote:
> Hi Greg, if my memory is right, Monte Sheldon used to race CanAm
> cars.
> Small world.
> Bill----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg "Lunker" Hilyer" <Lunkercars@earthlink.net>
> To: "fot Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:15 AM
> Subject: [Fot] Pete Lovely's Pooper
>
>
>> On Mar 13, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Bill Babcock wrote:
>>> a red one built by Pete Lovely and currently owned by Denny Akers
>>
>> WOW!! I used to sell Pete Lovely cars from the auto auction for his
>> VW dealership in Ballard Wa. [I think. .. Ballard... an area of north
>> Seattle]. Remember seeing a retired Porsche powered racer in the back
>> shop area. Never knew what it was until today. Definitely the Pooper.
>> I have to assume Denny Akers is of Akers Auto Acres also from the
>> Seattle area. Used to sell him cars too - from the salvage pool.
>> As much as I've thought I knew about racing in those years, I missed
>> out on some gems. Peter Gregg, Hurley Haywood, Mark Donahue, Peter
>> Revson, et.al.,... those were the guys I had my teenage eyes on. But
>> missed a lot I could have learned in that time. Pete Lovely was a VW
>> dealer/customer. Same for Monte Shelton. But he had everything from
>> Lincoln/Mercury to Ferrari and Aston - Best story I can think of from
>> him is a friend who bought his wife a new RR Corniche convert from
>> Monty's guys. Deal was Monty Shelton Motorcars would install a hitch
>> [to tow a Ventnor V12 speedboat] and they would honor the warranty.
>> [If anyone wants a short dissertation on the early version of the RR
>> TH400 trans. fiasco, let me know].
>> Anyway, both Pete Lovely and Monte Shelton were customers . Actually
>> great, - no b.s. - easy customers. Though I do remember Pete's very
>> Swedish sense of humor - He had a great ludafisk joke. Point is, I
>> knew both of these guys on a first name basis in the late '70's/early
>> '80's and knew nothing about who they were in any racing context. ,
>> Not certain but I think Pete is many years gone but Monty might still
>> be around. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm sure neither would
>> remember me, but I sure remember them - regardless of who they
>> "were".
>> Also brings back memories of Carlos from Alfa of Tacoma - former
>> Ferrari F1 mechanic. Anyone know if he's still around? That saint put
>> up with me poking around his shop as a bored teenager and managed to
>> teach me a bit in the process.
>>
>> Sure does explain that little red Sports Racer though. Now that I
>> think about it, I'm pretty sure I have pics of it at SIR maybe as far
>> back as '69.
>>
>> Greg "Lunker" Hilyer
>> TR4 #314
>> Albuquerque NM
>>
>>
>> P.S. Tomorrow is Pi Day - 3/14
>> 3.14 --- Pi, my Plum Pi's namesake number and Albert Einstein's
>> birthday.
>>
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