OC’s first editor passes
June 19, 1971, was a memorable day. It was the last Father’s Day that wasn’t an official United States holiday (this was changed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1972). It was also show day at the 15th Annual Newport Motor Car Festival held at the Portsmouth Abbey School, overlooking Narragansett Bay, in Portsmouth, R.I.
Classic car enthusiast Dave Brownell loved the festival, which dated to 1956 and was known for its large turnout of brass-era cars. Brownell—who had started writing stories about antique cars while in high school—had exciting news for his East Coast hobby friends attending the show. He told them that he would be moving to Iola, Wis., to be the that Krause Publications was launching.
