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Photograph caption dated March 6, 1959 reads "Canoga Park brothers Bill and John Dixon, make last-minute adjustments on two-liter Mascrate [sic] which John will enter in tomorrow's first International Grand Prix at the Pomona Fairgrounds course. Bill will compete in his Chrysler Kurtis. Both drivers will find themselves up against some of the top driving talent in the world if they get through the qualifying runs and are eligible to compete in the big race Sunday." Dixon drives a Maserati.
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