Linda Vaughn, active in racing and marketing for more than six decades and known by legions of racing fans as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, is the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame's Lady of the Century.

But the big moment was on Saturday just before lunch, when a vibrant Linda, again dressed as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, climbed upon the platform on the original Hurst/Olds convertible pace car ...

Linda Vaughn is an icon of American motorsport. The Georgia-born beauty used her good looks and charm to become a force of marketing and a familiar face in the NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA paddocks.

Friday at the 12th annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction, a 1969 Oldsmobile 442 convertible Hurst Shifter car replica built by Thornton Motors sold for $200,000, every penny of ...

In the annals of automotive history, few women have made the impact that Linda Vaughn, Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, made on the world, but here is a pretty amazing fact—she was not the first. Read ...

Gallery: Miss Hurst Golden Shifter Linda Vaughn Through the Years. Open Gallery “I think that keeps me young. I'm upset because I can't run or swim or dance and do all the things I used to do.

Linda Vaughn: What I'd Do Differently The second Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, she will always be Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. By John Pearley Huffman Published: Nov 2, 2012 ...

Any reader over the age of 40 knows who Linda Vaughn is. She reigned as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter and a marketing/promotions queen for the automotive aftermarket and racing scene for six decades.

Every May there Linda Vaughn would be — with a body like Elly May Clampett's in tight-fitting, super-hero-ish outfits — just a few feet away, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during pre-race ...

Longtime motorsports ambassador and popular fan favorite Linda Vaughn has been named the first recipient of an honorary Jim Chapman Award for excellence in motorsports public relations. The award was ...

For those who might not know who Linda Vaughn is, let us briefly fill you in. Back in the day, there was a lady known as “Miss Hurst Golden Shifter” of Hurst Shifters, back when more people ...