Shell Hill --- Model T Hill Climb (Signal Hill, California)
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This is the site of the famous Signal Hill Model T Hill Climb up Shell Hill.
Gets its name from the well next to it, Shell Number 1.
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For a Quarter of a Century Model T fans came from all over the world to see those great old cars race up the steepest hill in Long Beach. Big crowds were thrilled by the fierce competition of Model T’s in every category. Great films from several years of Hill Climbs, plus Pictures, Posters and Trophies, and interviews with race legends like Howard Genrich, George Miller, Herb Bramly. and Ray Berbower
Gets its name from the well next to it, Shell Number 1.
irememberlongbeach.com/html/model_t_hill_climb.html
For a Quarter of a Century Model T fans came from all over the world to see those great old cars race up the steepest hill in Long Beach. Big crowds were thrilled by the fierce competition of Model T’s in every category. Great films from several years of Hill Climbs, plus Pictures, Posters and Trophies, and interviews with race legends like Howard Genrich, George Miller, Herb Bramly. and Ray Berbower
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Coordinates: 33°47'49"N 118°9'24"W
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