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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
Creator
Clifton, Eb, 1927- interviewee
Contributor
Wright, Christina, interviewer
Clifton, Josephine B., contributor
Date (Text)
2008-03-11
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (2:41:32) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2155
System Control No.
OH-CL0528
Subject (Person)
Clifton, Eb, 1927-
France, Bill, 1909-1992
Clifton, Fuzzy, 1935-1962
Subject (Corporate)
Ford Motor Company
NASCAR (Association)
General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
World War (1939-1945)
Subject (Topic)
Automobile mechanics
Stock car racing
Stock cars (Automobiles)
Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Motorsports
Geographic Coverage
Florida--Daytona Beach
North Carolina--King
Subject (Occupation)
Automobile mechanics
Middle managers
Subject (Date)
1930-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Motorsports
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on two minidiscs and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2016-02-03

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