‘I love the way Bob feels as he floats down the hallways, telling finite details, with total recall of every single car, the race track, the car he was driving and the opponents he usually beat,’ Pat says.

In the corridors of their home and elsewhere are photos of great events, drivers and racing teams: Dan Gurney, Sterling Moss, Mario Andretti, Ken Miles, Carroll Shelby, Phil Hill, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, and the ‘Commendatory,’ Enzi Ferrari.

Just after the 1965 World Championship win, Ferrari called him to the automotive holy city of Modena, anointing him ‘Bondurant Sir Cobra,’ and asked him to race for Scuderia Ferrari — at the time the highest honor any racer could be given.

Today, Bob fondly calls Pat his ‘new Ferrari.’

Photo Mark Susan