The classic Indy roadster might well be America’s most beloved race car. Here are 10 of the most memorable examples. Nobody can say with absolute certainty where the Indianapolis roadster first got its evocative name. Some claim … Continue reading →
Chuck Arnold at Indy in 1961.
Bill Vukovich was an American racer of Serbian ancestry who scored two victories at Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954. He was killed at 1955 Indy 500
The classic Indy roadster circa 1952-64 has a lot of fans. Here's a brief history and a big photo gallery featuring Kurtis, Watson, Epperly, et al. If...
The Lotus Seven, now known as the Caterham 7, is one of the most iconic British vehicles of all time, the little bug-eye headlights,
1929 Desoto Model K Roadster crossing the auction block at Indy 2019 as W60.
Back in the 1950s if you wanted a sleek roadster that was as fast as it looked you bought a Corvette or a European sports car, or you made one yourself. This hand-built roadster is an example of the latter: a one-off special with an American drivetrain and a unique body likely inspired by the...
This is a 1954 Kurtis 500 S Roadster, essentially a road-legal race car built by the legendary Frank Kurtis and his team at Kurtis Kraft, one of the most
Mauri Rose won the indy 500 as a co-driver with Floyd Davis in 1941. He won again in 1947 &48. The 4 cyl offy was competitive with other newer engine...
Mauri Rose won the indy 500 as a co-driver with Floyd Davis in 1941. He won again in 1947 &48. The 4 cyl offy was competitive with other newer engine...
Mauri Rose won the indy 500 as a co-driver with Floyd Davis in 1941. He won again in 1947 &48. The 4 cyl offy was competitive with other newer engine...
The Lotus Seven, now known as the Caterham 7, is one of the most iconic British vehicles of all time, the little bug-eye headlights,
The Lotus Seven, now known as the Caterham 7, is one of the most iconic British vehicles of all time, the little bug-eye headlights,
THF76192 Roger Penske at Road America 500 Race, Wisconsin, September 1964; photo by Dave Friedman
Photos courtesy RM AuctionsIt may not have been considered a success in its day - in fact, it didn't even qualify for the Indianapolis 500, the race it was built for, in its two attempts - but the mid-engine Rounds Rocket remains one of the most fascinating Indy cars around, and its current owners p...
Just 100 examples of the Lamborghini Islero GTS were made, the car was the higher-performance successor to the Islero GT, and today the Islero
The Ferves Ranger is a fascinating little Italian microcar associated with the Ferrari name that has great light-off-road ability for farm or vineyard
Collection: Dave Friedman collection, 1946-2009 Accession Number: 2009.158 Repository: Benson Ford Research Center, The Henry Ford Rights: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Collection Finding Aid in PDF Format: Finding aid for the Dave Friedman collection, 1946-2009
* Reason No. 1,684 to love Australia: This video that Street Legal TV found this week of a Ford Falxon XY GT tearing up some off-road rally courses.* The guy behind the BMW Isetta blog found this photo of his father selling foreign cars around 1960 in Kansas City. Can you name them all?* Zolland Des...
1979 - Pennzoil Chaparral The very car from which this blog derives its name and first I saw live in an Indy 500. While reading about this car in Sports Illustrated (I think it was), I realized this car was the 'next wave' of Indy cars which was the beginning of the ground effect era. Sleek and fast and in the brightest yellow than I'd ever seen, this chassis still holds my title for 'best looking Indycar nosecone'. My dad was an Al Unser fan (which pretty much made me al Al Unser fan), and for Al to not win in 1979 with this superior machine was disappointing to the extreme. That winter I made my Pinewood Derby car in it's color and numbering treatment. To see it one year later with the angular red 4 on that nose and some guy named Rutherford driving into victory lane was, to me, a jab that the fates could've done without. That Chaparral that sits in the IMS Hall of Fame museum will always be the No. 2 Pennzoil car in my mind.
Chuck Arnold at Indy in 1961.
The Lotus Seven, now known as the Caterham 7, is one of the most iconic British vehicles of all time, the little bug-eye headlights,
THF74942 Jim Clark in Lotus race car at Indianapolis 500, May 1965; photo by Dave Friedman
The Lotus Seven, now known as the Caterham 7, is one of the most iconic British vehicles of all time, the little bug-eye headlights,
The Lotus Seven, now known as the Caterham 7, is one of the most iconic British vehicles of all time, the little bug-eye headlights,
