abrewer Posted December 27, 2006 Share #1 Posted December 27, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Images from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum MP50mmASPH Kodak400UC Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 Hi abrewer, Take a look here More from the Indy Forum Day. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted December 27, 2006 Share #2 Posted December 27, 2006 Allan - More please -- these are lovely. Please identify them, too. Is #1 a Maser? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share #3 Posted December 28, 2006 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilerdoc Posted December 28, 2006 Share #4 Posted December 28, 2006 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted December 28, 2006 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted December 28, 2006 Share #6 Posted December 28, 2006 Hi Allan, Cummins makes fine diesel engines. Great shots. Thanks for sharing. Ed. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share #7 Posted December 28, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted December 28, 2006 Share #8 Posted December 28, 2006 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share #9 Posted December 28, 2006 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richam Posted January 17, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 17, 2007 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. [ATTACH]22040[/ATTACH] The assymetrical, left turn only, suspension was also quite a novelty. [ATTACH]22041[/ATTACH] All photos with M4-2, 50 Cron (pre-asph), and the freebie Kodak 400UC. Thanks again for organizing a very enjoyable afternoon. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted January 17, 2007 Share #11 Posted January 17, 2007 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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