![]() ![]() Indeed! Tim gave me a lot of contacts for the USRRC book. Mike Martin is an automotive historian and author of USRRC.īack in the 1990’s when I was writing the USRRC book Janos Wimpffen gave me Tim’s contact info saying he might be able to help. Over the years he often spoke of the definitive book about Yanks at Le Mans, and had the determination and knowledge to do it, in three volumes! I was very pleased to be involved and see the book completed. It was the beginning of a long friendship. In 1989, Considine asked for my help writing an article about the last race at Pebble Beach, as I had covered the event for Auto Age magazine. She replied “Timmy, isn’t that one a little impractical?” He was not allowed to drive it in races so had his mechanic Gene Curtis do so. The next year Tim bought an OSCA from McAfee engineering, telling his mother needed another car. In 1956 Considine or ‘TC’ as he liked to be called, had just bought his first car from Ernie McAfee’s dealership, an Alfa Giulietta spider. Jim Sitz needs no introduction to our readers: Note that two of the judges were Derek Bell and Tom Kristensen!” Photo Courtesy Michael T. “The OSCA I bought new in 1957 – I was 16 – and sold and lost track of in the early ’60s, won its class at Pebble, restored beautifully by the current owners in my livery. Considine wrote to Jodi Ellis after the event. At the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, owners Kingsley and Jack Croul were awarded first place in Class N-2 for OSCAs 1955-1960. This is the car that was raced by Moderator Tim Considine. It was especially built for an American customer in late 1955. S/N 1168 This Morelli-bodied MT4 is a more streamlined version of the previous MT4 designs. His 3-volume book on Yanks at Le Mans was a “can’t put down” read and should be in every car enthusiast’s home and library in the country. He hosted a viewing party at his house for every F1 race, where his wife, Willie, prepared lunch based on whatever country the race was in. He was a great wit, funny and smart, and a good friend. ![]() I helped him put together an event with Bob Bondurant, Dan Gurney and James Garner, among others, where they discussed “Grand Prix”, the movie. Tim, a great writer and journalist himself, knew a lot of writers who can and will pay tribute better than I can. I know I am not the only one.Įarl Gandel was doing advertising for Johnny von Neumann and later managed the Bridgehampton race track: My heart is broken to bits, I will miss him terribly. We were starting to work on the next two volumes of his Yanks series and I look forward to finishing them up in his honor. He and his wife, Willie, shared an incredible life together and are the poster children for the perfect love story. He was incredibly generous and a true gentleman, he treated me like I was family, and to me, he was family. His work life was full – acting, photography, author – but that is just a small part of who he was. He knew everybody! And the stories were legendary. I looked forward to our calls and hearing the fabulous stories – not only the ones about the car guys, but everything in between. I was lucky enough to design those wonderful books and work beside him to bring his vision to life. I was honored to meet Tim when he was getting ready to publish his Yanks at Le Mans books in 2017. We begin with Jodi Ellis, who worked with him on his last book and became a good friend: Many of our readers were close friends of Considine. Our condolances to his wife Willie and his family. He was working on his second set of Yanks at Le Mans when he passed away at home. ![]() Second was his masterpiece, Twice Around the Clock, Yanks at Le Mans the book that won him international acclaim. First, with American Grand Prix Racing Considine devoted a chapter to each one of the Americans who tried their hand at Formula One racing. Actor, author, photographer and historian, Considine dedicated many years to making sure that American drivers were recognized for their achievements on the international racing scene. On Thursday March 3, Tim Considine, 81, passed away. ![]()
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