Tipo 151 story

There is an interesting article about the Cunningham / Momo Tipo 151 that was in the fiery crash at the 1963 Daytona Continental. It provides interesting information and pictures.

The story tells about the driver, Marvin Panch, and the men that waded into the flames to rescue him from the overturned car. There is even a copy of one of the pages from the accident report showing the locations and actions of the rescuers.

This article is in the April 2013 issue of "Vintage Racecar".

 

Hi Walter

I am reluctant to put the article on the internet without permission from the magazine. I will try to get you a copy of the magazine. I get mine via subscription. The bookstore that regularly carried this title is no longer in business. I will work something out, even if it comes to sending you my copy.

If you are interested in this approach, please PM me a mailing address.

Aloha
Larry

 

Could this be a clue about the ownership chain?

I was reading an obituary for Dean Jeffries. Dean Jeffries was one of the early southern California hot rod and custom builders. He rented shop space from George Barris at one time and worked with the father of Kenneth Howard, better known as Von Dutch.

A quote from the article: "His first major success was in the 1964 Grand National Roadster Show with his asymmetrically styled Mantaray, which featured a Maserati Grand Prix chassis and a Cobra engine."

Aloha
Larry

 

Hi Walter

Thank you for that information, setting me straight.

Coincidentally, I got a call from a friend in L.A. this afternoon. He has done some work for the Peterson Museum and said that the Mantaray is in the basement storage area of the Peterson.

Aloha
Larry