Andy,
The seller is probably John Lee out of Kendall County near Kerrville Texas.
His brother Jim Lee is on the FOT list, and he has the car. Jim planned on
being at Mid Ohio, but didn't get the car ready in time. He hopes to make
the CVAR March event and drivers school. Check out this website for more
pictures and information:
http://www.lonestarwebs.com/GalleryIndex.html
----- Original Message -----
From: <Herald948@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:30 AM
Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item#2126556413: Unique Triumph
TR4 Vintage Photo Group
> Normally I would not do such a thing, but I stumbled across this on eBay
and was intrigued. Perhaps some of you on this list are familiar with some
of the cars or people depicted. Perhaps the seller is on this list...or
should be? Anyway, if nothing else it might be nice to contact the seller
and get permission to put some of these photos on the FOT site.
>
> --Andy Mace
>
> > Title of item: Unique Triumph TR4 Vintage Photo Group
> > Seller: jfl99
> > Starts: Jul-29-02 12:38:30 PDT
> > Ends: Aug-05-02 12:38:30 PDT
> > Price: Starts at $7.95
> > To bid on the item, go to:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2126556413
> >
> >
> > Item Description:
> > Very unique set of vintage Triumph TR4 photos from mostly 1965.
Unpublished and offered by the original photographer/artist as an Artist's
Proof, meaning this will probably not be the end result when offered as a
signed limited edition of 250 prints. There may be some minor changes, such
as a photo change.
> >
> > Photos are:
> > Top left: Steve Froines, 1965 SCCA D Production National Champion shown
on the infield section of Daytona International Speedway during practice for
the event in November. Note the Shelby Mustang GT350 on the banking in the
background.
> >
> > Top Right: Jim Cooper (Tulsa) works on Vick Campbell's (Tulsa) Midwest
Division Champion TR4 at Lake Afton at the Wichita Grand Prix. Snazzy
overalls. This is the car that drew me into racing and into a TR4 in
particular. My race TR4 still has the transmission in it that Jim Cooper
built and I bought back in 1966 or so. My car was also at the race but I had
loaned the car out.
> >
> > Mid Left: Vick's engine and Vick's car in his garage. An emmaculate race
car.
> >
> > Mid Right: Steve Froines in practice at the SCCA's American Road Race of
Champions (ARRC) in 1965 at Daytona, following SFM 5R002 Shelby Mustang
GT350, the first one ever raced, driven by Chuck Cantwell.
> >
> > Lower Mid Right: My car, the one I bought after I saw Vick's car at the
local Triumph dealer's shop where Jim Cooper worked. I raced the car, both
as a "sponsor" and a driver until 1972. This photo, however, was taken in
the 1980s at Texas World Speedway. Note that the car was then in E
Production, even though it was much faster than it ever was in D. The car
has been owned by my brother since about 1973 and has been completely
restored recently and will be raced again. That's him waiting on the grid.
> >
> > Lower Mid Left: The HURST TR4 out of, I believe, Kansas City. The black
and gold car was very fast and I do not know who the driver is. This photo
was taken at Mid America Raceway in St. Louis during an SCCA driver's school
in late 1965, I think, where I was at with my car. I was, however, not
driving because I wasn't old enough. I had loaned the car to a friend. This
is coming off the drag strip section.
> >
> > Bottom: This is kind of neat photo, taken on the weekend of February
14th, 1965 at Green Valley Raceway near Dallas. The three cars were at the
old "Polar Prix" and are actually on their cool down lap after a great race.
> >
> > The only car/driver I can i.d. is the far car which is Vick Campbell of
Tulsa who went on to run in the Trans Am series and also won A Sedan at the
ARRC but was disqualified in the end. Of the two other cars,I believe the
white car was quite fast. This is on the back side of the track near the
"hump". This race weekend is famous since it was the first ever race for the
Shelby GT350 Mustang. I was there at the race crewing for a friend,
automotive/motorcylce author Allan Girlder in his Lotus 7.
> >
> > The group is printed on heavy weight, acid free, glossy paper which
measures 8.5 x 11 inches and the image size is approximately 6.75 x 9.
Signed and numbered AP by artist/photographer.
> >
> > This would look great framed and matted and up on a den or office or
even shop wall. Great for any Triumph TR4 buff. An unusual gift.
> >
> > As is the case in most instances on this site, the scan does not do
complete justice to the actual print, although my scans are quite good.
Look at my seller feedback for comments on print/shipping quality.
Remember, these are prints from
> > photos/negatives that are 35+ years old....
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