{"id":499088,"date":"2020-12-08T15:11:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T15:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=113347"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:37:53","slug":"a-witness-to-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/a-witness-to-history\/","title":{"rendered":"A Witness to History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tony Boynton was like many teenage boys whose primary interest in cars was looking forward to the day when he would become eligible to obtain a drivers license. While he was aware his uncle Ted Boynton, who lived a few miles away, had been racing sports cars for the previous three years, Tony had only a passive interest in his uncle\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n

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Ted Boynton in his Fraser Nash LeMans Replica. He began racing an MG TD in 1950 before moving up to the E Modified Class in this larger and faster race car.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Things changed when his family acquired a string of British sports cars for daily transportation prompting him to take a bit more notice of cars, particularly sports cars. He also traveled with his family to watch midget dirt track races; USAC events and his Uncle Ted race at Wilmot Hills in 1953. These experiences further elevated Tony\u2019s interest in cars and he began hanging out with Uncle Ted on a regular basis. What followed was a series of op-portunities for Tony and his trusty Kodak camera to witness and document sports car racing history including the people, cars and events of the 1950s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n