CV, California
Ed Leslie, 83, peacefully passed away at Hospice House in Monterey of complications from a series of strokes. Ed was born on the Wapato Indian reservation in Washington where his mother, Wanda Clement Leslie, and father, Francis Howard Leslie, were working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The...
Read MoreI had the pleasure of working for Ed in 1969 at Leslie Toyota. He had such a marvelous sense of humor. I was aware that he drove James Garner´s car, but I had no idea about all his other accomplishments! I knew his wife, Betty, and his son, Leslie. Leslie was personality plus. Ed made my job so much fun, and I will never forget him. He was truly a great man. My sincere condolences to his family.
Sylvia Hilliard Klos
July 26, 2022 | Work
Sorry to hear of the passing of Mr. Leslie. Hy dad was very fond of him, and I got one of my first cars from him, a Triumph Spitfire. I was also lucky to have watched him race many times at Laguna seca, and was there in I think 1969 to see him finish 2nd to Mark Donahue in the Trns Am Series. He was a great driver and a great man.
Mike Duerr
July 25, 2005 | Las Vegas, NV
May 6, 2005 I met Ed in 1953 in Vacaville, CA while he was stationed at Travis AFB. I owned an MG sports car at the time and shared an interest in cars with him. I worked SCCA races at about the same time Ed raced his MGA. Knew his family and had the pleasure of staying in his home on race week-ends. He was a good friend and a great guy - he'll be missed by many race enthusiasts.
Ted Cook
May 06, 2005 | Sacramento, CA
As a budding race driver I bought my first car, a Morris Mini, from Ed in 1963. (I never was able to get my racing career off the ground, but I did become a pilot.) I followed Ed’s racing career closely because I always thought of him as the hometown guy who made good racing with the big boys. I only got to see him once after I left Monterey; when I had the opportunity to talk with him at a Trans Am race in Dallas Texas - he asked me if I still had the Mini.
A truly gracious man and I...
Michael Jones
April 19, 2005 | Brick, NJ
Mr. Leslie was a wonderful Member at Carmel Valley Ranch and will be missed.
Michelle Johnson
April 04, 2005 | Carmel, CA
I met Ed in Sports Car racing, and was lucky enough to be one of his team mates on Jim Garner's AIR. I always admired Ed as the guy who had done everything. His great since of humor will be sorly missed.
Davey Jordan
April 03, 2005 | Running Springs, CA
Ed was a great guy and will be missed. I enjoyed bowling and smoking cigars with him. My daughteer Leslie went to school with his Leslie. so long Ed.
Mark & Margaret Sincoff
April 02, 2005 | Carmel Meadows, CA
