Pictures relating to George Arents' racing

Fascinating!
*smacking myself on the forehead for the umpteenth time for not taking notes when he and i would talk for hours about cars....the artistic qualities of the different designers, and the different engineering aspects or driving qualities of these powerful rolling works of art*

 

More pieces to the puzzle

Merci Antoine et Cyril! from what i can gather- he turned some practice laps that year at Nassau, but he did not compete......i wonder why? did someone else drive the car instead of him? ( i can't quite read the roster is Jeff's post)

 

to the best of my mother's recollection, NART was formed around 1958, in order to have a team seperate from the factory and to boost business here in the US. At first Enzo balked at the idea (big surprise) , but he soon came to realize the value in it.

In an odd way Luigi and George needed eachother on several levels beyond the obvious (One needing money, the other loving over the top autos)
They both had their own unique issues in speach....
My grandfather had a significant stammer when speaking, so often , he would be the quiet observer...known for slipping in one-liners, that were either leathal, insightful and quite often very funny....
Enzo had a very strong accent....so he also could be hard to understand.....and when Grump would repeat something Luigi had said, he could mimick Luigi's accent with uncanny accuracy- totally stammer-free!

I'll check my files for the dates in question.....i know that after the divorce of my grandfather and grandmother, my Mom and her sisters would spend 3 months a year with Grump, and he would curtail his racing activities some during that period, espcially until they were old enough to travel with him.