[Fot] Joe Hines TR4

[Kramer, Robert]

Joe is/was from Statesboro GA. I talked with him this morning after I sent out
the email. The car definitely ran the 24 hour race, he says twice, and also
Sebring 12 hour and the ARRC in 1967. He got the car from a Julian Qualbaum
sp?, but he is the one that converted it to a race car. Some Morgan guy built
the engine. He was very proud of the welded diff because he did the work. I
think Detroit Lockers weren't yet available. In the 1967 ARRC he remembered my
current car and also said that nobody could stay close to the DP winning Yenko
Corvair. He has a picture to send me so I think I have found the beginning of
the trail.

Bob Kramer
Sales Manager
RDO Equipment Company
16415 N. IH 35
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-272-4141

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig [mailto:wensley_tr at comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:24 PM
To: Kramer, Robert; fot at autox.team.net
Cc: don at dcphotos.com; 'Andrew Kramer'
Subject: RE: [Fot] Joe Hines TR4

Joe Hines where is he from or what area is he out?

Craig


-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Kramer, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:38 AM
To: fot at autox.team.net
Cc: don at dcphotos.com; Andrew Kramer
Subject: [Fot] Joe Hines TR4

FOT

I am working hard to track down the history of a TR4 race car I recently
bought. With the help of Frank Harmstad (Porsche racer) I have tracked it
back
to a Joe Hines. I do not know if Joe owned more than one TR4 but he is
listed
as the owner of a TR4 that ran 186 laps in the 24 Hour Daytona in 1967. He
also placed 9th at that years ARRC at Daytona. Interestingly, I have a
picture
of my ex-Bob Stewart TR4A, which was at the ARRC in Daytona in 1967 as an
alternate (ran practices but not the race) with a TR4 in the background that
appears to be the Hines car. I'm pretty excited about this find and I'd like
to verify the participation but I can't find any pictures showing the Hines
car. Does anyone know of Joe Hines or his car? Are there any websites with
pictures of that race? Any help appreciated.


Event: 6th Annual Daytona Continental 24 Hours

Date: 5.2.1967

Triumph<http://www.racingsportscars.com/make/photo/Triumph.html>
TR4<http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/photo/Triumph/TR4.html> - Triumph
L4
2138 cc N/A

GT+2.0

Joe C. Hines, Jr. (USA)

-

Front-engined

Driven by: C. C. Canada
(USA)<http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/photo/C.%20C._-Canada-USA.html>
/
Joe Hines, Jr.
(USA)<http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/photo/Joe-Hines%2c%20Jr._-USA.h
t
ml>/T. J. Kelly
(USA)<http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/photo/T.%20J._-Kelly-USA.html>

Result: did not finish
Grid: 48th (2:40.600)

Sponsors: unknown

Colours: unknown

Tyres: unknown



Fo\\\

Bob Kramer
Sales Manager
RDO Equipment Company
16415 N. IH 35
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-272-4141
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