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Tom Cole (racing driver)
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Tom Cole (11 June 1922 – 14 June 1953) was an British racing driver, who raced on an American racing license, who made a name for himself in the early 1950s, but paid the ultimate price for his love of motorsport.
==Early Career==
Thomas Cole, Jr. was born in Llandaff, in South Glamorgan, Wales, but his family relocated in America in the late 1930s. His family arrived in New York City, August 1939, just a week before World War II began officially in Europe. Tom attended Harvard University for a year, then served in the U.S. Merchant Marine after the US entered the war. Later, he drove an ambulance for the American Field Service. Then, after the war, Tom who was a survivor of polio, he became enamoured of the East Coast racing scene. He started racing a Jaguar SS100 in 1949, later switched to a HRG 1500. His race debut was at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit in the Bridgehampton 100 Mile Race, and was beaten only by the Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 of George Huntoon. He finished the season with a fifth place in the Seneca Cup, and fourth in the Watkins Glen Grand Prix, both in the HRG. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom Cole )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Short, Happy Life of Tom Cole )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=100 mile Bridgehampton )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Watkins Glen Grand Prix )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Motorsport Memorial - )〕
Cole’s ability soon exceeded the potential of the Jaguar. After approaching Bill Frick of Frick-Tappet Racing, if a Cadillac engine would fit the SS100. As the answer was no, Cole had his father (who was in the shipping business), to ship over an Allard J2 from England and installed the Caddy engine, and the Cad-Allard was born. 〔〔
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