Death of a gentleman.

[Old Nasty]

Augie Pabst passed away last week at the age of 90 yrs old.  To those who remember the heyday of '50's & '60's road racing, he was a legend.  I've talked to him many times in the pits at Elkhart Lake & he was always approachable & pleasant.  His stable included (one of three) front engined Scarab-the Meister Hauser special,(one of one) rear engined Scarab road racer-once used as his daily driver, an early '60s "E" type jag coupe, & an Aston Martin DB3 modified production racer.  His death is a great loss to the road racing community.  He was one of the last "gentlemen racers".

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, Old Nasty said:

 ...His stable included (one of three) front engined Scarab-the Meister Brauser special...

https://museum.revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1958-scarab-sports-racer/

https://velocetoday.com/augie-pabst-photo-gallery/

https://velocetoday.com/augie-pabst-goodbye-old-friend/

Edited October 17, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[Bainford]

Good read, Bill. Thanks. It's inevitable of course, but we sure are losing a lot of heroes lately. 
R.I.P Augie. 

[TonyK]

Had no idea this happened. Sad I didn't see anything about this until now as he had a great history. Always liked that Scarab.