Eb Clifton oral history interview, 2008 March 11

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Eb Clifton recalls his 60-year career as a stock car racing mechanic and driver. After serving in the military during World War II, he opened a garage in King, North Carolina in 1949. Mr. Clifton describes how he learned to build race cars and fielded cars for many NASCAR drivers. Other topics discussed include technological innovation and safety improvements in NASCAR, Mr. Clifton's relationship with other drivers and NASCAR officials, and the racing career of his brother, Donald Ray "Fuzzy" Clifton.

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Title: Eb Clifton oral history interview, 2008 March 11
Interviewee: Clifton, Eb, 1927-
Interviewer: Wright, Christina
Contributor: Clifton, Josephine B.
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2008-03-11
Physical Description: 1 audio file (2:41:32) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Eb Clifton was a 81-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Rural Hall, North Carolina. He was born in Mt. Airy, North Carolina in 1927. He completed eighth grade at the Ford Motor Company school in Charlotte, North Carolina, and built race cars for sixty years.
Abstract: Eb Clifton recalls his 60-year career as a stock car racing mechanic and driver. After serving in the military during World War II, he opened a garage in King, North Carolina in 1949. Mr. Clifton describes how he learned to build race cars and fielded cars for many NASCAR drivers. Other topics discussed include technological innovation and safety improvements in NASCAR, Mr. Clifton's relationship with other drivers and NASCAR officials, and the racing career of his brother, Donald Ray "Fuzzy" Clifton.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on two minidiscs and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Automobile mechanics
Middle managers
Subjects--Names: Clifton, Eb, 1927-
France, Bill, 1909-1992
Clifton, Fuzzy, 1935-1962
Subjects--Organizations: Ford Motor Company
NASCAR (Association)
General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division
Subjects--Events: World War (1939-1945)
Subjects--Topics: Automobile mechanics
Stock car racing
Stock cars (Automobiles)
Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Motorsports
Subjects--Geographic: Florida--Daytona Beach
North Carolina--King
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1930-2010
Digital Collection Title: Motorsports
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-CL0528
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2155

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