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Got a picture of the Nickey Chevrolet Scarab at the Meadowdale International Racetrack taken on 7/5/59. All of the crew are wearing white shirts, White pants with blue stripes and red hats. All of the shirts have a big backwards "K" on the back.

4th of July SCCA Race Grid at Meadowdale Raceway

4th July 1959 Nickey Scarab Crew

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Here ya go:

http://www.miroldpix1.homestead.com/files/59grid10.jpg

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Pretty slick lookin crew.......especially with those hats!! The car is pretty cool too! What is it? I wasn't alive in '59 so I don't know the history. Its evident that Nickey sponsored the car. Is it still around or did it meet its demise on a racetrack somewhere? Is that a Cobra behind #23 or a Healey?

Sorry, didn't mean to get off the subject.

Mike

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no Cobra in 1959.

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It was a 57 Scarab originally owned and driven by Lance Reventlow (Barbara Hutton's son). Sold to Harry Heuer later in 59 (September or October) to become one of the two Meister Brauser Scarabs, along with Augie Pabst's Scarab. They were campaigned for a couple of more years in that role. Augie Pabst's carried the number 50 in 59, and Number 1 in 60. This particular car was purchased by Harry Heuer Don't know what ultimately happened to it. The other car is probably a Healey, couple of Ferraris, Jaguars, Coopers, Maseratis. Several millions of dollars in present value cars there. This picture is 5 years to early for a Cobra. There is a 58 (or 59) Corvette way in the back right corner of that picture. I think it is Don Yenko's. There is another picture of him at the same racetrack in 61 with the #1 BP corvette.

Heres a 1961 Picture from Meadowdale International Raceway in IL. The front left cars are the two Meister Brueser Scarabs. The Corvette in the background is being driven by Don Yenko (the guy with his arm up).
1961 Meadowdale Raceway

1961 Meadowdale - Don Yenko Corvette

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Augie Pabst Jr. still races a Scarab at Raod America every July. I don't know if this is the car pictured here but it has been in the family for years. It is beautiful and extremly fast. It it one of those cars you never tire of seeing, especially sliding sideways on those skinny tires around a corner.

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Their were A/C Bristols in 1959. Cool Pic, thanks for posting it.

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The white one center rear behind the bug eye Sprite is a Bristol Ace.