Miss Hurst Golden Shifter to pace Saturday’s Historic North Turn Legends Beach Parade prior to 1:30 p.m. presentation at the MSHFA Museum MSHFA’s “Roarin’ Relic” 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 also joins Beach Parade in Ponce Inlet at location of legendary Daytona Beach and Road Course  DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 5, 2021) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) will add yet another significant car to its famed collection on Saturday when the First Lady of Motorsports, Linda Vaughn, and New York muscle car collector Bruce Smith donate her personal 1979 Hurst/Olds W30 to the MSHFA.“I’ve loved all my Hurst/Olds,” 2019 MSHFA inductee Vaughn said. “And I love that Mr. Bruce Smith and I were able to make sure one of them has a permanent home at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Bruce is a real collector of true muscle cars with glamour, and I love glamour in my cars.” Vaughn and Smith will make the donation following their role pacing Saturday’s Historic North Turn Legends Beach Parade in Ponce Inlet, Florida in another of Smith’s classic Hurst/Olds, a 1972 Indianapolis 500 pace car. The annual parade celebrates the early history of motorsports in Daytona Beach. Beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, a parade of historic cars will follow the path of the original beach races, starting from Racing’s North Turn restaurant.  The presentation of the 1979 Hurst/Olds will take place at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America at 1:30 p.m.“We’re so grateful to Bruce Smith and Linda Vaughn for this terrific addition to the MSHFA stable,” said Hall of Fame President George Levy. “Linda is beloved by racing fans the world over and visitors to our museum will appreciate seeing her personal car for years to come.” In addition to Vaughn’s role in the front of the parade, the MSHFA will bring the “Roarin’ Relic” from its display space in the museum and return it to the beach where it raced on multiple occasions.  The Marshall Griffin-owned Roarin’ Relic is believed to be the oldest original NASCAR race car in existence, driven to fifth place in the final Modified race on the beach in 1958 by Paul Goldsmith (MSHFA Class of 2008). The Roarin’ Relic — actually a 1949 No. 87 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 — has been driven by NASCAR legends Goldsmith, Buck Baker (MSHFA Class of 1998) and Lee Petty (MSHFA Class of 1996). MSHFA President Levy will drive the historic race car during the parade. The MSHFA is housed in the Speedway’s Ticket and Tours Building located in front of the famed 2.5-mile DIS tri-oval. Access to the MSFHA is included with every Daytona International Speedway tour, which run throughout each day, or as a museum-only ticket. The attraction is open daily nearly year-round except holidays and on major DIS race and event days. For more information, visit the MSHFA at www.mshf.com or contact Levy at (248) 895-1704 or glevy@mshf.com. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MotorsportsHOF/ and Instagram and Twitter at @MotorsportsHOF.About the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: The MSHFA is the only hall that honors all American motorsports: cars, motorcycles, airplanes, off road and powerboats. Its mission is to celebrate and instill the American motorsports values of leadership, creativity, originality, teamwork and spirit of competition. Founded by Larry G. Ciancio and Ronald A. Watson, it held its first induction in 1989. Watson spent the next 30 years tirelessly building it into the nation’s premier such hall until his passing in 2019. The original museum in Novi, Mich., relocated to Daytona Beach, Fla., in 2016 and greets more than 100,000 guests a year. MSHFA is operated by the nonprofit Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame of America Foundation, Inc.   Adam SaalSaalGoodPR@gmail.com(321) 890-2848Photography: Thomas R. Miller Photography |
