More from the Indy Forum Day

[abrewer]

Images from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum

MP50mmASPH Kodak400UC

[stuny]

Allan -

More please -- these are lovely. Please identify them, too. Is #1 a Maser?

[abrewer]

Hi Stuart.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

The third car, the bright green one, I cannot identify other than to say it's a roadster probably from 1940's vintage or possibly earlier.

You are correct in that the first car is a "Birdcage" Maserati.

The second car, number 92, is one of the most important cars in the history of the Speedway...as it is the car that Colin Chapman brought in 1963 for Jim Clark to drive in the Indianapolis 500. Its significance lies in its lightweight rear-engine design, a British technological innovation that stood the old Brickyard on its ear, and ended the long, long reign of the Offenhauser-powered roadsters that roamed the Speedway until their final victory in 1964.

Thanks.

Allan

[boilerdoc]

Alan: nice photos. I shot all B&W and will scan them for posting. Printed some in wet darkroom and really like them. Appreciate you pulling this off. Great meeting the other folks as well. Keep me posted as to other events of interest.
Steve
PS: Got the M8 and spent all one day reading the manual. Lot of magenta without a filter. I have 2 Heliopans and awaiting others. Shooting the M8 and M7 tomorrow night for a figure session. Are nudes not allowed here Mr. Moderator? Thanks again...
S

[abrewer]

Hi Steve!

Good to hear from you, and that you got some interesting results from the day. It was great fun.

Nudes have been allowed on the Photo Forum for as long as I can remember...just mention it in the title so those who might not want to look can be aware.

Thanks.

Allan

[Edward S. Isaacs]

Hi Allan,
Cummins makes fine diesel engines. Great shots.
Thanks for sharing.

Ed.





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[abrewer]

Originally Posted by edisaacs

Cummins makes fine diesel engines.

Thanks Ed, they certainly do make great diesel engines...right down the road here in Columbus, Indiana.

Thanks for looking!

Allan

[elansprint72]

Allan,
3 good ones here; the front suspension/steering of that Lotus looks very familiar to me, amazingly it looks just like the ex-Triumph Herald/Spitfire bits fitted to my Elan! Can you imagine that nowadays? I would guess that one front upright for a modern Indy racer would cost more than a whole Lotus Elise.

Lets see some more from you guys and I have no objection to nudes at all

Cheers,
Pete.

[abrewer]

Originally Posted by elansprint72

Lets see some more from you guys and I have no objection to nudes at all

Cheers,
Pete.

LOL! Why am I not surprised?



Thanks for your comments Pete. You're probably right about the cost of those pieces--they're like metal sculpture done by an artist.

You might be interested in the race story that goes along with that car. Jim Clark had the faster car and was running second, but he could not pass Parnelli Jones in an Offy roadster because Jones' car was leaking oil onto the track. In fact, the oil leak was so bad that several cars spun because of it, and Jones should by all accounts have been black-flagged, handing the win to Lotus. Jones won the race and controversy swirls even now about the injustice done.

Politics?



Thanks.

Allan

[richam]

Allan,

Finally returned home to Athens and scanned my negatives. I'll post a couple of images. I was also fascinated by the historic #92 Lotus-Ford, having lived in Europe from 1960-1962 and watched Jim Clark in numerous Grands Prix in that period. The cars of that era reached a peak of aesthetic beauty, IMHO. After the introduction of wings and other functional aerodynamic features, the cars were faster, but never as pleasing to the eye. The cockpit color and simplicity matched the beauty of the car itself.

Indy4033fsw.jpg

The assymetrical, left turn only, suspension was also quite a novelty.

Indy4034fsw.jpg

All photos with M4-2, 50 Cron (pre-asph), and the freebie Kodak 400UC.

Thanks again for organizing a very enjoyable afternoon.

Mike

[elansprint72]

Mike,
Thanks for posting these, the second one really shows off the assymetrical layout. Despite this "handicap" the first (of 3) of these cars went straight out and broke the lap record at Snetterton in testing.
I echo your sentiments about wings and things, this was the end of an era. What a shame the orignal steering wheel is still missing, that new one does not quite look the part.

Cheers,
Pete.