The Sherman M4 tank was powered by a variety of engines, but by far the oddest was the 30-cylinder A57 invented by Chrysler. Essentially five L-head inline sixes joined together, the unusual powerpla...
Parnelli Jones and A.J. Foyt at the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Photo by Dave Friedman, courtesy The Henry Ford. Chapter Eight: Tire Wars Less evident to casual race fans than the changes being caused by ...
Offenhauser-powered Indy-raced 1965 Gerhardt for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The 1965 Gerhardt Indy chassis was almost a direct copy of the highly successful Lotus 29 Formula...
Der grosse Bluff? Einmal ist Ferrari in Indianapolis zum 500-Meilen-Rennen angetreten, das war im Jahre 1952. Das kam so: 1950 war die Formel 1 eingeführt worden, die oberste Rennsport-Klasse in Euro...
Bobby Unser’s 1968 Indy 500-winning Eagle-Offy. Photo by Zach Todd, courtesy Canepa. Dan Gurney’s All American Racers has a more than 50-year track record of taking on the world and winning. From bei...
More than 300 invited guests and members view 33 genuine Indy cars from 9 different decades – a full field under one roof – celebrating the 100th running of the 500. Photos by Don Homuth. Editor’s No...
We probably should’ve run these closer to this year’s 100th running of the Indy 500, but today’s close enough. From Jim and Chester’s Garage come these two photos of a parking lot at the 1965 Indiana...
Parnelli Jones driving the Marmon Wasp in 2011. Photo by Jim Donnelly. When one of the Marmon Wasp’s tires blew on the brick surface of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 90 miles per hour, Ray Harro...
2011 Dallara IndyCar, “The Stinger.” Photos courtesy of Window World. Project sponsor Window World calls the yellow and black 2011 Dallara IndyCar “The Stinger,” in honor of the similar-liveried Marm...
Most folks probably know David Greenless as the man behind The Old Motor, but he’s also an accomplished restorer and caretaker of pre-World War I thoroughbreds, including the 1915 Duesenberg race car...
A.J. Foyt, the 1961, ’64, ’67 and ’77 winner, at the 1977 Indy 500. Photos courtesy IMS. One of the absolutely best things about the Indianapolis 500 is the palpable sense of history that permeates t...
Paul Goldsmith at the 1958 Indianapolis 500. Photos courtesy IMS. They came from different eras but still amassed impressive records in the sport of auto racing. That’s why Paul Goldsmith and U.E. “P...
Emerson Fittipaldi with his Patrick Racing 1989 Indy 500-winning car. Photos courtesy IMS. At one time, Emerson Fittipaldi was the highest-paid athlete in the world, surpassing even Muhammad Ali and ...
Scans of book from author’s collection. Back in the spring of 1971 I was in my freshman year of high school and one of our English assignments that semester was to read a book of our choice and write...
Those cars from the Baillon barn find collection that went through Artcurial last year were impressive enough in their deteriorated state, but seeing what’s going into the restoration of at least one...