Name that Car 2

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Originally Posted by Chris R

Sorry Waldo, I did not realize that was an answer to my post - thought it was just clarification on the chassis manufacturers...

At any rate - you are pretty close with the 1963 picture but wrong year for sure right driver - I guess the jury would be out on the car... For what it is worth - those tires are Goodyears - I looked at some of the other photos in the series to confirm that....

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Foyt and Goodyear had a tire test in August of 1963 at IMS. The famous sneeking Firestone Tires to the fence so that Polariods could be taken then Goodyear would bring a tire.

In 1964 Goodyear came to the Speedway but the only car Foyt drove that had Goodyear tires on it was the Huffaker/RE Offy. (Got a picture someplace). The Roadster never had them on as Goodyear would not have tires for the Roadster ready until the second weekend and Foyt went with Firestones.

The Huffaker was a MG Liquid Suspension Car and was entered as #54 and once returned, Bob Vieth qualified it on day 3 with Goodyears.

Foyt did run 200+ at San Angelo, TX with Goodyears tires on the Trevis Roadster in one of its last efforts.

Also remember in 1963 there was a fight between cars running with tall tires ans shorter tires. Firestone did not make them available universally, until near qualifying. Real dung storm.

ok, here's another photo of the same car - the car is identified as Foyt's 1964 winner at Indy. You can clearly see the car has Goodyear tires on it in the photos - can't say they were one the track on the car or not on the track...

Waldo, you're up!! :)

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Originally Posted by Chris R

ok, here's another photo of the same car - the car is identified as Foyt's 1964 winner at Indy. You can clearly see the car has Goodyear tires on it in the photos - can't say they were one the track on the car or not on the track...

Waldo, you're up!! :)

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As I said there was a Goodyear Tire test in August of 1963. Now Foyt had two cars in 1963. The Trevis and a 1963 Watson that he tried to sell but when Ebb Rose got bumped in Herb Porter's laydown, they pulled the Watson out and Ebb stuck it in and went 500 miles in the car. It was numbered 32.

Now I never knew for sure what car Foyt ran at Indy in that Goodyear test in August. One would assume it was the car that he had driven since Indy of 1961, the 1961 Trevis. In today's world you would test in the spare car, the 1963 Watson.

Interesting that Foyt won the 500 on Firestone Tires in 1964 but wore a Goodyear driving suit. Firestone gave him a check for $5,000 for the win, he returned it. Later he won the Firecracker 400 in a Dodge wearing Goodyear tires but he wore a Firestone driving suit.
http://www.indy500.com/photo/gallery...photo_id=13194

http://www.indy500.com/photo/gallery...photo_id=12765

http://www.indy500.com/photo/gallery...photo_id=56546

http://www.indy500.com/photo/gallery...photo_id=13649

http://www.indy500.com/photo/gallery...rchType=driver

so you think these pictures were taken at the 1963 tire test???

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Originally Posted by Chris R

so you think these pictures were taken at the 1963 tire test???

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Yes. I got a rare picture I am sending to you.

Got it







http://www.indy500.com/photo/gallery...photo_id=13719

After being returned.

How about this beauty. Tell me something about its history. This photo is from 1970 but it was in the 500 actually years prior.

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Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!

How about this beauty. Tell me something about its history. This photo is from 1970 but it was in the 500 actually years prior.

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First race Indy 1965 team Dean Racing driver Mario Andretti finishing 3rd scoring one win and three poles that year. In 1966 the car scored nine poles and entered victory lane seven times. It was then sold to Jack Adams and driven by Jim McElreath, Wally Dallenbach and Rick Muther lat race run 1971 Indy 500. Engine originally a Ford DOHC then Adams used a Ford DOHC and Offy's 168TC and 159TC.

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Originally Posted by Phoenixent

First race Indy 1965 team Dean Racing driver Mario Andretti finishing 3rd scoring one win and three poles that year. In 1966 the car scored nine poles and entered victory lane seven times. It was then sold to Jack Adams and driven by Jim McElreath, Wally Dallenbach and Rick Muther lat race run 1971 Indy 500. Engine originally a Ford DOHC then Adams used a Ford DOHC and Offy's 168TC and 159TC.

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If you were a girl, I would say "Marry Me"!! Damn good!!

The history of this car. Also it did something to make the 500 field that year that was extremely rare. I was there on day 3 when it occurred.