[Fot] Nomination for Dr. Jeremy Kinney 2nd Please.

[Barry Munson]

Amici – Short version – I heartily endorse Jeremy’s nomination to our group.

Long version – I first met Jeremy in May 2015 when I was attending the Kastner Cup at Summit Point. The Alexanders had arranged a tour of the Udvar-Hazy Center – Smithson National Air and Space Museum in Washington and had very generously invited me to tag along with them. What a thrill, what a phenomenal resource, a real national treasure especially for a visiting Canadian to experience. The Alexanders had arranged for Jeremy to be our tour guide and for over 2 hours he enthusiastically shepherd us through the Center and the accompanying restoration complex. I especially remember his patience in answering my continual stream of questions, where his answers clearly demonstrated the depth of knowledge and commitment to preserving the history of an exceedingly significant component of American history. I have this really neat picture of Jeremy and I on the walkway overlooking the display of the front fuselage of the Enola Gay. It was one of those moments.

Based on the short time that I spent with him it was obvious that Jeremy has a deep interest in and knowledge of motorsport in general and racing Triumphs in particular so, yes I heartily endorse his nomination to this group.

 

Barry.

 

From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Joe Alexander via Fot
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2018 7:26 AM
To: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: [Fot] Nomination for Dr. Jeremy Kinney 2nd Please.

 

To our Friends of Triumph:

 

In our midst, we have historians, photographers, racers, rallyists, competition executives, and the best Triumph Wrenches in the world. It’s time to add another one.

 

Kinneyj at si.edu



 

Jeremy Kinney has had a lifelong passion for Triumph sports cars. One of his earliest memories is when his parents took him and his brother to the park in the family car, a ‘64 TR4, with their tricycles strapped to the luggage rack. Between his father and his brother, they still have the TR4 and have added a ’65 Spitfire, ’66 TR4A, ’71 GT6, and an ’80 Spitfire.

 

A trained historian, Jeremy is writing a history of sports cars and American culture. So far, he has published two articles, “Racing on Runways: The Strategic Air Command and Sports Car Racing in the 1950s” and “Sports Car Paradise: Racing in Los Angeles,” and presented his work at the Sorbonne, the International Motor Racing Research Center, the Smithsonian, and various universities. While Triumphs and British sports cars are of particular interest, Jeremy also plans to explore the American, Italian, German, and Japanese dimensions of sports car history in his book.

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Jeremy R. Kinney, Ph.D.

Curator, Aeronautics Department

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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