The Crossl� 19F was one of the first historic racing cars that I looked at close up in a paddock and came to follow. I wrote a blog post about the car on the "Poetry in Motion: Vintage Speed" NYFA project, here. That post also talks about poetry I wrote about the car (for a poetry collection in progress).
In addition, I also wrote a magazine article that featured the little Irish car. You can see the article here.
I dunno. I just liked it! It was small, low, and had character. People stopped and asked about it, because it was unique -- the only one built by the Crossl� Car Company in Northern Ireland in 1970. It is a Formula 2 / Formula Atlantic.
As mentioned in the "Poetry in Motion" post, the car was sold away from North America back to its roots in Ireland.
Recently, I found some links that show Brian Cullen in action in the car since it returned to Europe. Here are some of the links:
I don't know if I'll ever see the car in action again live myself, or have a chance to see it up close again, but I hope so!
It interests me that many historic owner/racers purchase one or more race cars, become longtime custodians of them, and race them for many years, but many are just the opposite -- they seem to buy and sell cars at whim, only holding on to them and racing them for a short time, seemingly not attached to them at all. I'm not sure what the difference in personality is or the reasons why there is a difference in these owner/racers. I've heard that professional racers really don't get emotionally attached to cars, and that surprises me, too.
I have gotten attached to a few, not all, of my road cars. Memories are attached to them, you know? You remember your first car, long vacation trips in a certain car with people you love or loved, babies brought home in them, etc.
How do you feel about favorite cars? Do you have a sentimental attachment to any of them, or do you simply regard them as utilitarian or useful for certain kinds of racing for awhile, then time to move on to something else?
Let me know in the Comments section!
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