Super nice guy, i had a few great conversations with him. Just a
racer, that simple. The first was when i got to race with him in
Peyote while he was driving McCaw's Carrera Pan America Ferrari. We
had the same animated racer talk you have with anyone you dice with. I
was on cloud nine. He signed peyote's deck lid and Diane's T shirt
with Diane in it. I later bought some of his pictures of the 375 MM at
monterey and he autographed them, remembering Peyote in the signature.
something like "good luck Peyote #222". I could tell you exactly--the
back wall of my office is a temple to Phil Hill--photos, posters,
artwork all featuring him., but I'm in Maui and that's in Portland.
Hard to believe he's gone. The world's a lesser place.
On Mar 25, 2009, at 9:33 AM, N197TR4@cs.com wrote:
> I had Phil Hill sign a full sized cutout with his face on it.
>
> It belonged to Uncle Jack. I dont where it is now. Maybe Tony knows.
>
> Mr. Hill was highly entertained by Mark School and me carrying this
> cardboard cutout up to him to sign. He always seemed like a real
> gentleman and never full of himself.
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
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