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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1960
Page
9
Mrs. Peter Roberts and Randy Patterson won firsts at a Bartow gymkhana with about 50 Tampa Bay entrants. Roberts led ladies events. Patterson topped Class B in his MG A. The Four Cylinder Club narrowly missed the team trophy as 500 fans watched diverse cars including a Mercedes 300 SL.
Washington reports progress in motor vehicle lighting driven by year round industry efforts led by Thomas R. Kilgour of Chrysler Corp. The AMA lighting group notes advances include sealed beam headlamps 1955 dual headlighting 1956 and seven inch type 2 1959. Tests show amber turn signals outperform white, and front signal clearance four inches from headlamps improves visibility. Recommendations seek amber front signals legal allowance and higher SAE and UVc standards.
Auto Matic Calendar lists events for June 25 26 27 including Ring ling Annex Time and Distance Rally by Four Cylinder Club Buccaneer chapter Sarasota Memorial Hospital meeting Gymkhana for Babe Zaharias Cancer Fund Jal Alai Fronton Tampa Daytona International Speedway Firecracker 250 NASCAR Late Model Stocks Braden ton Cortez Plaza Shopping Center Gymkhana by Suncoast Sports Car Club.
Harold Kuhn of Emerson Nebraska received the half millionth Volkswagen imported into the United States The car was presented by Barbara Nordhoff daughter of VW president Heinz Nordhoff The gift caps a nationwide search for the oldest remaining VW produced in 1945 and Kuhn’s old car remains in service despite its age
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