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.
>
> _______________________________________________
> fot@autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe:
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/william.tobin3@verizon.net
_______________________________________________
fot@autox.team.net
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
|