Gone, but not forgotten
Remembering those in the classic and collector car community who left us in 2021
By Larry Edsall - January 1, 2022
The late Bob Bondurant watches cars at the school he founded. | Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving photo
Remembering those in the classic and collector car community who left us in 2021
Hubert Auriol, 3-time winner and later event director, Dakar Rally
William “Red” Lewis, founder, The Auto Gallery & Event Center
Jerry Wiegert, founder of Vector sports cars
Dale Walksler, founder, Wheels Through Time motorcycle museum
George Lane, founder, Lane Automotive speed equipment
J. Prestley Blake, car collector and co-founder of Friendly’s restaurants
Bill Neale, automotive artist
Mark Kramer, founder, Phoenix Pavilions car show
Bruce Meyers, creator, Meyers Manx dune buggy
Oscar Davis, car collector
Murray Walker, F1 broadcaster
Sabine Schmitz, first woman to win Nurburgring 24 Hours race
Ludwig Heimrath, first Canadian to drive in F1, 1977 Trans-Am champion
Robert Opron, former head of design at Citroen
Leo Levine, Ford racing history author
Dick Merritt, author and a founder of the Ferrari Club of America
Richard Parry-Jones, Ford engineering chief who pushed for performance
David Bull, publisher of motoring books
Bobby Unser, auto racer
Max Mosley, co-founder of March racing cars and president of FIA
Jack Ingram, multi-time NASCAR series championship driver
Richard Diasio, founder, Putnam Park (Indiana) Road Course
William Maxwell Davis, car collector and long-time Pebble Beach judge
Ronald Keno, collector and father of the Keno twins
Bob Jenkins, motorsports broadcaster
Mose Nowland, builder of winning Ford racing engines
Robert Brooks, racer turned auction company owner
Robin Miller, longtime Indianapolis-based motorsports journalist
Don Petersen, collector and co-owner of Car Collector magazine
Doug Freedman, founder, Concours on the Avenue, Carmel
Mark Delzell, chief auctioneer, Mecum Auctions
Bob Bondurant, racing champion and driving instructor
Frank Williams, Formula 1 team founder
Art Evans, motorsports historian and Ken Miles biographer
Al Unser Sr., 4-time Indy 500 winner
Hazel Chapman, racer and co-founder of Lotus
Jessie Alexander, motorsports photographer
Article Courtesy of Classiccars.com