1948. That man Eric Oliver and passenger Denis Jenkinson working hard for their victory at Zandvoort.
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Joe
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Jenkinson is wearing white shoes. It didn't hit me at first because we're used to seeing white sport shoes now, but this photo is dated 1948. I looked up the history of tennis shoes - that's what we called 'em when I was a kid - and rubber soled canvas shoes were first developed in the 19th century for sailors to get better grip. I wonder if that's what he's wearing?
5 comments:
Jenkinson is wearing white shoes. It didn't hit me at first because we're used to seeing white sport shoes now, but this photo is dated 1948.
I looked up the history of tennis shoes - that's what we called 'em when I was a kid - and rubber soled canvas shoes were first developed in the 19th century for sailors to get better grip. I wonder if that's what he's wearing?
Is that the same Denis Jenkinson who partnered with Stirling Moss in the 1955 Mille Miglia?
https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/12/07/sir-stirling-mosss-legendary-1955-mille-miglia-mercedes-takes-one-final-drive/
If so, I want to know which was the scarier ride.
Probably so, he was born in 1920. Highly recommended is his book "The Racing Driver: The Theory and Practice of Fast Driving".
Don in Oregon
Wiki says 'yes'.
rdguy
Damn. Another link got disappeared.
See the Wikipedium page for "plimsoll shoe," if anybody cares.
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