Does anyone have any leads on an owner/driver named Frank Lavell from Michigan? I have a car that he drove at Torrey Pines in 1951, but there are very few details about him. To date, I know that his first race was Palm Springs in Oct. 1951 then DelMar/Torrey Pines in Dec., then a no show at Pebble Beach. His Allard seems well known at Bonneville, but he disappears without a trace around 1959. This is him in 51 approaching turn 1 of the course - Courtesy of REVS ins***ute. His name was misspelled as Lovell once or twice. I'm hoping someone knew him or knows of any family members. Many thanks -
Wonder if this could be him: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...l=all&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=111838260&df=all&
I don't think so. There was a Fred and Hilda Lavell that lived in Birmingham, MI. Hilda p***ed away in 1999 at the age of 90, same house they had been in at least since 1963. I'm guessing Fred was born 1900-1910. The attached pic from Bonneville in 1956 shows the crew wearing "Lavell Experimental Racing" logos, so I think Fred was ok on money . The last attachments are a random article on him building a 3-wheeler for F3. He wasn't afraid of trying.
The Jalopy Journal
