I never heard of this guy before. He was involved with AutoLite Spark Plugs and Ford Motorsport in the 60's and was involved in nearly every conceivable form of motorsport. He was from Michigan and recently passed away.

Hemmings Blog - Fran Hernandez, A Life in Pictures

His 2 sons have posted 1000 photos from his personal archives, everything from vintage NASCAR to drag racing, GT40's, Bonneville, Indy, etc. Some amazing stuff in here:

Fran Hernandez Photo Albums

Like this pic of some super-rare AutoLite carbs for the Mercury Cougar TransAm program

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