SCF_368-C #312 Bobby Allison 1937 Ford Slantback

Every young driver has to start somewhere, and for future NASCAR Winston Cup Superstar Bobby Allison, it was the modifieds that paved the way for success. This ancient early-60's John Grady image captures native Floridian Allison during the earliest days of his career, when he was wheeling the # 312 Coach on the open-wheel circuit of the South. He often ventured North during that period to steal the limelight from the Yankees on their home turf of the paved ovals of New England.