If you were a music fan during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, you’ll remember the hit songs “Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley,” “They Call the Wind Maria” and “Wimoweh.” These were three of the songs recorded by one of the most popular groups of the time, The Kingston Trio. One of the Trio’s founding members was Nick Reynolds…guitar player, singer, songwriter and…formula car race driver. The Trio was wildly successful, traveling all over the globe in the 1960’s…

The beautiful, rear-engine, Bourgeault Formula Junior with Reynolds at the wheel in Santa Barbara, 1964.