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Posted by: ArtechnikA Aug 28 2008, 06:35 PM

http://www.latimes.com/la-me-hill29-2008aug29,0,2922168.story

Saw him drive the Mercedes 350 SLR at the 1979 Monterey Historics and he did not spare the horses.

Not taking anything away from Mario, Phil Hill remains the only US-born driver to win the F1 World Driving Championship.

(Bob Garretson is the other World Driving Champion - in the Endurance category.)

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 28 2008, 07:04 PM

Bummer... met him at the historics. Generous guy.

Posted by: Kansas 914 Aug 28 2008, 07:14 PM

QUOTE(ArtechnikA @ Aug 28 2008, 05:35 PM)

Posted by: 904svo Aug 28 2008, 07:15 PM

HE WILL BE MISSED!

Posted by: orange914 Aug 28 2008, 08:07 PM

i met him,dan gurney and carrol shelby at a fund raiser in lajolla in 2005. a very generous person, he IS automotive history.

Posted by: effutuo101 Aug 28 2008, 10:19 PM

a sad day.

Posted by: championgt1 Aug 29 2008, 01:05 AM

I am bummed now!

Posted by: hcdmueller Aug 29 2008, 04:07 AM

Very sad. I remember reading a lot of Road and Track issues where he had written articles. I wish I had a chance to meet him. He always seemed like a genuine and friendly person. He is one of my heroes.

Posted by: zymurgist Aug 29 2008, 06:59 AM

RIP

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 29 2008, 11:17 AM

God speed Phil... Here's to a life well lived my friends.

Posted by: BKLA Aug 29 2008, 01:26 PM

Met and talked with him a number of times.

His former shop was not too far from my college apartment in Santa Monica. Used to go by just to see what was being restored / rebuilt. Shoo'd away in the begining... Ultimately tolerated as an annoying neighborhood kid.

Talked with him after he drove an old Mercedes at the Palms Springs Historics (mid '80's). Have some great shots (not digital) of him and Danny "On The Gas" Ongias at that event.

I have some very fond memories of him and the cars he drove... Wish I could have seen him in his hay day!

He will be missed, but he left us a great legacy of motorsport memories!

Posted by: drewvw Aug 29 2008, 01:53 PM

Total bummer. My pops and I saw him at the Glen over the years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/sports/othersports/29hill.html?_r=2&em&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Posted by: ericread Aug 29 2008, 01:57 PM

In reading articles by him and about him, he lieved a full and complete life!

Here's to Phil

Let's everybody lift one (or more) in his honor! He's gone on to the racetrack with free fuel and no chicanes!

Eric

Posted by: watsonrx13 Aug 29 2008, 03:16 PM

This is sad .....

I'm now officially off work for a 3-day weekend, this is for Phil....

-- Rob