Oh no, Hugh Babb again

Andrew Minney
@andrew-minney
11 years ago
35 posts

Hey guys, I'm getting confused!

Basically I am a motoring historian and researcher here in England. When I go looking for info, I try to get dates so I can build a chronology. I did some digging today and came across a report in the Tuscaloosa News of Sunday June 14th 1959 which talks of a race meeting at Birmingham in which would be "(Bill) Latham's #33 supercharged Studebaker capable of reaching 500 horsepower." OK.

I also knew that Gordon Bishop raced a 41 Studebaker, also #33, called the Grey Gull. He had a big crash in that. It seems also he had a big crash in the Babb Studebaker too!

I believe the engine in the Grey Gull was actually a Ford so the negine from the Babb Stude must have gone into the #33 Ford coupe driven by Latham. How long was this car in existance? That would give me a clue as to when the engine came out of that Babb Stude.

Can ANYONE save me from Belle View hospital?

Confused (aka Andrew) of Twickenham (England)


updated by @andrew-minney: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM