Gray Baskerville and his '32 roadster

Baskerville's '32 was originally built as a drag car by Paul Horning, but was found to be too heavy to race and was converted to street car use. Horning was killed in a motorcycle accident before he could have any fun with it.

Horning was Baskerville's best friend, and so Gray purchased the car from Horning's mother in 1966 and proceeded to drive it everywhere, everyday, until 1981, when he bought a truck, stating he didn't want any Hollywood types crashing his car.

That a roadster was a daily driver, and the only vehicle that Gray owned, for about 15 years, is remarkable. It wasn't trailered, and he drove it across country numerous times to hot rod events, back in the good ol days when he wrote enjoyable articles. 

Gray was a really good writer, in the way that you ENJOYED reading what he wrote, as much as what he wrote about. Thankfully, it's all saved for history and accessible any time you open an old Hot Rod magazine

He was a champion of things like Bonneville, of the history of hot rodding, and of traditional hot rodding. He was as connected as anyone has been or ever will be in the automotive aftermarket world. Gray was loved by all and even though the majority of us never met him, we knew his words were honest and from the heart. That shouldn't be rare among auto enthusiast writers, but it's very hard to find.  

https://patganahl.com/2018/08/09/not-gray/

https://bangshift.com/general-news/profile-of-the-legendary-gray-baskerville/