[Fot] Tribute Mille Miglia North America

[John Nikas]

The event was open to MM eligible cars from 1927 to 1957. The TR6 belongs
to Richard Schnyder and was there as the Drive Away Cancer support car. It
started after the other cars and carried spares and gave rides to
interested parties. The TR3 driven by Gordon Gibbons on the other hand was
expertly driven and gave the Ferraris more than they could handle.
On Dec 11, 2011 9:36 AM, "sherry robyn" <sherryjimmy6116 at att.net> wrote:

> Gary, I watched the show on this event on the speed channel and was
> wondering
> how a TR6 got in the event. I thought the cars were 1927 to 1957. Any idea
> how
> this occurred? Jim
> To: Doug Mitchell <dmitchel at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
> Sent: Sat, December 10, 2011 10:04:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Tribute Mille Miglia North America
>
> FOT:
>
> I had the opportunity to be part of the tech inspection crew prior to the
> running of this event. During tech, I met John and spent about 20 minutes
> talking with him about his motivation and cross-country journey. A very
> touching
> story which has inspired thousands of people, including the approximately
> 3,000
> that signed the Austin Healey body during his trip. Once the Healey is
> rebodied,
> the original, signed body will be put on display at the Peterson Museum in
> Los
> Angeles. John plans a second cross country journey in the Healey beginning
> next
> month and assuming he'll gather more signatures, the second Healey body
> will be
> displayed at the Blackhawk Museum in Northern California. See John's
> website for
> more info at www.driveawaycancernow.org.
>
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Mitchell" <dmitchel at sbcglobal.net>
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:19:56 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Tribute Mille Miglia North America
>
> Amici,
>
> Last month, someone mentioned John Nikas having driven a Healey
> in
> the Mille Miglia Tribute. I happened to see the show listed on
> Velocity last
> weekend. It is being repeated tomorrow at 1 pm EST,
> as well as 12-16 @ 8 pm
> EST and again at 1 pm EST on 12/18.
>
> John is interviewed at about 47 minutes
> into the show. There is
> also a couple of TRs, a TR6 (French Blue) and a sliver
> TR3A
> with a polished partial tonneau.
>
> Doug
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