Kept his hand involved in many projects, including running bowling alleys in Topeka, Kansas, but was working as a jeweller and diamond trader when he died, suddenly, of a heart-attack, at his winter home in Italy. He also worked in Amsterdam after retiring from racing after friend Jo Bonnier died at Le Mans in 1972. An intelligent man off the track, he was a hard-charging and risk-taking driver on it and he was somewhat lucky to survive a number of scrapes. Masten started racing in 1953 in SCCA events before moving over to Europe soon afterwards. His most notable win was definitely at Le Mans in 1965, but he also won the Nurburgring 1000kms in 1961 and the Karlskoga non-championship Formula 1 race in 1962.

Biography last updated 29 Jun 2020