Three-owner Kellison was extracted from a barn, in 1986, and restored by author, racer and rally organizer Rich Taylor.
Three-owner Kellison was extracted from a barn, in 1986, and restored by author, racer and rally organizer Rich Taylor.
I should have known better. I stood next to the 1959 Kellison J-4R as the owner clambered in through the window. Key inserted, he started the car. Better said, he lit the fuse. The small-block Chevy exploded to life with a sound like someone had dropped a stick of dynamite at my feet. Instinctively, I covered my ears and thought, I love this car.
The owners, Axel and Hanko Rosenblad of northern Florida, asked me to research the provenance of their car. I started the research with my usual approach, people first then secondary sources as found in books, the Internet and magazines. I work backward. I research from the current owner to the one previous then to the owner before that and so on. What I found was fascinating.
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