Denise McCluggage: 1927-2015
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Denise at Sebring in '65. I think she drove the Ferrari California at Sebring that later appeared in the Steve McQueen "Thomas Crown Affair" movie.
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Very well-known driver and later journalist--she lived a very long and fruitful life.
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life...gage-1927-2015
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life...gage-1927-2015
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She raced and won against the top talent of the day. She won the GT class in a 250 GT SWB at Sebring in 1961, 2nd in GT at Sebring in 1967 among other notable performances.
Above all, she was a gifted writer, speaker and an eloquent champion of a variety of viewpoints, racing related or not. She will be missed.
Above all, she was a gifted writer, speaker and an eloquent champion of a variety of viewpoints, racing related or not. She will be missed.
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Everything she wrote, and she was writing right up until the end, was worthwhile. She owned many of the great cars she campaigned, including IIRC a 275GTB NART Syder. Someone once said to her, 'if you still owned all the cars you once raced, you'd be rich,' and she replied, 'if I were rich I wouldn't have had to sell the cars I once had...'