2014年5月13日 · Linda Vaughn, best known as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, watches a qualifying run for the Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in the 1980s.

2024年11月19日 · Linda Vaughn met Indiana native June Cochran at the Indianapolis 500. June was a former Playmate of the year and Linda liked her so much she took her out to California in the summer of 1966 to see if George would hire her to help out.

2012年11月2日 · Then when Mr. Hurst had a contest for Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, I entered it and there were 200 girls in it. And I won. I got a contract with them the first year and I wanted to turn it into...

2018年7月25日 · Linda (Miss Hurst Shifter) Vaughn was the best known of the bunch. Blonde and buxom, and blessed with a heart of gold, she quickly struck a rapport with both racecar drivers and fans the world over. Well, maybe not with jealous wives or girlfriends, but you get the picture.

2012年6月6日 · Putting on his promoter hat, Hurst traversed the country and struck deals sponsoring race cars, races, hiring Linda Vaughn, and paying out contingency money to racers running a Hurst stick. The guy from Pennsylvania with an 8th grade education was a daily topic of conversation among hot rodders across the country.

June was named Playmate of the Year for 1963; she was 7-1/2 months pregnant at the time. She was a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club. She promoted auto racing on behalf of the United States Auto Club and was a Hurst Girl for the Hurst Corporation.

How Linda Vaughn Got Her Start. By Jon Lundberg. In 1965, Hurst Performance Records recorded the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside. The next weekend was Daytona. We drove around the clock to be there and arrived Thursday morning. Friday evening, after dinner, we all gathered in George Hurst's suite for a pre-event meeting.

This is an absolutly Vintage and original COLOR Photo 8" X 10" of the Lovely Linda Vaughn with June & Gearge Hurst in Hawaii at the pool at the Ilikai Hotel while in Hawaii doing a exhibition at the militeary instalation. Linda was a member of the …

2020年3月10日 · Known as the First Lady of Motorsports, she worked for then-California-based Hurst Shifter, under George Hurst and Jack Watson. Ms. Vaughn was perhaps best known for her work at NASCAR premier series events but appeared at many other races – the Indianapolis 500, Formula One and NHRA national drag races.

2014年3月23日 · The first public introduction of the Jaws of Life (then called the Hurst Power Tool) at the 1971 SEMA trade show in California. Pictured here is Dick Otte (with possible George Hurst’s wife?) The booth featured the TRW Caravan. Dick Otte and Hurst Shifter Girl Linda Vaughn at the 1971 SEMA show in California.