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RIP Stan Mott

A brief autobiography here...better than any obit. So long, old buddy...

https://www.deansgarage.com/2022/stan-motts-autobiography/?unapproved=696575&moderation-hash=d7c201d3b174b4c1ba924d87b34f8bd3#comment-696575

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Loved his work in Road & Track.

Behold the Cyclops.
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RIP, Stan Mott. Loved all your illustrations. To say he had an active imagination does not do him justice. The cyclops was his most famous creation, but hardly the only creation.
I recommend a google search to get a glimpse of some of his work.


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Loved his work in Road & Track.

Behold the Cyclops.
Was this taken at the Amelia Island concours?
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Was this taken at the Amelia Island concours?
It looks like it, I grabbed it from an image search.
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