Event Coverage Indy 500 Museum

Cool stuff....not sure why but Mario never won the 24 hr races.......

 

Sorry, no more info other than it was a winner, but I don't have the year. I regret not photographing the display cards.

 

Thanks for that info, that's really good to hear. Now that you mention it, several of the "Foyt cars" looked way too slick and were surely clones.

 

I showed this car earlier, here it is again, but with the historical information as it was indeed transformational.

 

The #16 is one of two cars built by Joel Thorne an Art Sparks in the late 30s. Both ran the 500 in 1946 with George Robson winning in the #16 and Harry McQuinn finishing 18th in the #14. However in Sept. of that year the #16 was destroyed in a crash at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta killing Robson. The #14 went through several more owners and was eventually restored to look like the #16 1946 winner.

 

The Indy Museum is on my bucket list. Thanks for taking me Tom.

 

Rootie, man, that's great stuff. Except that last pic is pretty sad.

 

Every time I'm in the Indy area I visit the 500 museum.
Can't get enough of the place.
Miller's, Kurtis', Watson's - OH MY !

 

Painting in the entryway.

 

The Blue Crown car is a work of art.

 

George Robson 1946 winner

 

Thank you for the tour, have not been there for years now, Great Pic's !

 

Nope, as speedwrench noted they are all real cars, maybe a little over restored in some cases. His point was that not all of the Foyt cars are Museum property. The best of the Foyt cars is the Sheraton Thompson roadster which still bears the scars of a tough season including some mismatched white pearl paint from what was obviously a mid season touch up. (and the paint and lettering were by Dean Jefferies to make it ultra cool)


Roo

 

Cool shot of Frank with his apron on getting it done.