Friday, November 16, 2012

Carroll Shelby in bib overalls, waiting for his race car to get fueled up, in the 1958 Cuban Gran Prix

photo from http://www.cubagreenscreen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=14818 thanks to Kurtis Grant!

For photos from the 1957 Cuban Gran Prix, see http://www.velocetoday.com/the-cuban-grand-prix-1957-part-2-of-3/#more-45991

and the above is from the 1957 CGP, and is also Carroll Shelby

5 comments:

  1. Great photo of Carroll Shelby - I've never seen any other images of a driver wearing bib overalls.

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    1. I doubt any ever have. I still haven't read just why he did. I think there must have been a reason more than they double as pants

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    2. Maybe the heat was a problem, and he wanted to wear a short-sleeve shirt - normal racing overalls would cover his arms and be uncomfortable.

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    3. that is an astute observation... it was Cuba, so, yeah, I bet that's it. Too damn hot!

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  2. Jesse,

    I remember seeing a picture of a driver who competed in an early 1950's NASCAR race not wearing a shirt because it was too hot.

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