Gentleman,
If possible, I could use some help with this continuing story about this Man and Machine.
The 1935 Harris fwd Speedster is no bigger, higher or heavier than a D-Type Jag or a early Ferrari TR.
The Speedster was built decades before the above!
A national magazine article here in the states brought forth that this Speedster was featured in two, and possibly three national magazine articles in Europe.
Era could have been from 1936 thru 1939, followed by 1949 thru 1957.
If you are a magazine collector could you please browse your issues for this man and machine?
If you know of someone that is into historical work and has a library as such, please link this to them as they may know.
After 24 years of research, we are trying to wind down and finish our searches to open this web site link below
in hopes that other archivists and historians in automobiles and racing will assist in completeing the histories of both.
This link is the site which is not open, yes we believe that to be Marylin Monroe, we hope the other pictures there assist you visually in finding the European magazines.
http://www.harrisspeedster.com/harris.html
Here is a link to Hemmings from a story they just refreshed, from 1989.
Further pictures display the Speedster and Ben for ID purposes;
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/01/08/sia-flashback-harriss-sensational-fwd-streamliner/
Here is another link with more pictures for further ID purposes.
These guys at autopuzzles are from around the world, thier archivists and historians have been gracious in their help.
The story is about 1/5th of the material we have, please click the links at the bottom of this rough and incomplete story for better pictures of Ben and race tracks he sanctioned in and officiated at.
Ben ran with Kimberly, Wacky Arnolt, Harley Earl, Gordon Buerhig, Cunningham, Duesenbergs and on and on. Ben was an infant builder of the SCCA with four National Title positions.
Ben and Kimberly were also given the first ever SCCA life time metal cards for thier work, and were featured in Sports illustrated first edition for racing coverage>> much much more.
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11958.0
Do so hope that someone can be of help with the European magazines, or with any any other information that may pop up.
Feel free to contact me at;
motorcarinvestments@gmail.comor herein Classic and Sports car.
With respect and warmest regards,
John
