Weird and Wonderful cars of the '500'

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Weird and Wonderful cars of the '500'

Postby Z-carfan » Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:44 pm

Ran into this article by Marshall Pruett that I found as I am going to 100th running this year.
It is interesting to see all the cars and designs that have gone by. Especially in part two of this article about one Mr. Yunick's racers.

part 1
http://blog.ims.com/index.php/the-weird ... w1OG0bBVsl

part 2
http://blog.ims.com/index.php/the-weird ... w1PQ0bBVsn

part 3
http://blog.ims.com/index.php/the-weird ... w1PWEbBVsn

I believe there will be more articles coming, but a nice read.
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Re: Weird and Wonderful cars of the '500'

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:51 pm

It is a great read.

Makes me wish we had more in 1/32 for this great event/series.
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Re: Weird and Wonderful cars of the '500'

Postby Wobble » Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:37 pm

Yep, totally agree with that. Wouldn't the 1978 EAGLE-AMC make a brilliant slot for starters?
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Re: Weird and Wonderful cars of the '500'

Postby RV Racing » Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:45 pm

Thank you for the heads-up on this, Mike! I love the wacky racers.

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Re: Weird and Wonderful cars of the '500'

Postby Czar » Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:51 pm

Thanks for the article. When I was a kid, I used to look forward to the Indy 500 more than any other sporting event. It is such a shame to see it as nothing more than a shadow of what it was was.
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