Nancy Rae, or Mustang Sally?

In going through the treasure trove of photos that arrived with Steve’s Mustang collection, I found another one that just jumped out at me…

That beautiful young lady on the Mustang (identified in the photo as Mustang Sally) is actually Nancy Rae Purvis.    Her name wasn’t anywhere on the photo, but that attractive young lady was obviously Miss Florida in 1959 and that tickled my curiosity.

With only that and nothing else to go on, I plugged “‘Miss Florida 1959” into Google, and what do you know!   Check these photos out!

That’s Nancy Rae and friends on Daytona Beach.   Take a good look…she’s the one near the driver on  the opposite side of the Vette!   1959, no less!   Wow….the original C1 Corvette body style on Daytona Beach (remember the TV show, Route 66?) and Nancy Rae Purvis!

And here’s the article that cinched it for me…and you can see, it’s really Nancy Rae!

I tried reaching Nancy Rae by looking for phone numbers on Google, and I bothered more than a few ladies in their 80s with phone calls…but no luck.   If we ever do find her, we might just offer her a modeling gig on a CSC motorcycle.    She sure makes that Mustang look good…don’t you think?

Next week I’m on off on another secret mission (well north of the border this time where it gets real cold).    I’ll keep you posted with dispatches from the land of the frozen chosen.

Ride safe, my friends.