Semi official cool old Indy car pics thread

**Northeasterner** · 11-29-2009 07:54 PM

Side-by-side action going into Turn 1

**Northeasterner** · 11-29-2009 08:01 PM

My guess is Mike Mosley. The car is obvious - the Sugaripe Prune Special

**Northeasterner** · 11-29-2009 08:04 PM

Just a cool photo. Is RC Cola even around anymore?

**Northeasterner** · 11-29-2009 08:11 PM

Tom Sneva again

**flatlander_48** · 11-29-2009 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Northeasterner

I have some photos my dad took at Trenton. I think there are a couple of years represented. If anyone wants to add specifics or correct any of my educated guesses, feel free.

This one looks like the car Rick Mears drove at Indy in 1977. The helmet is different than the one in the Carl Hungness yearbook.

I believe that this car was Mark Donohue's last ride at the 500. Bill Simpson bought it and raced it. It was then sold to Art Sugai, who owned a Chinese restaurant in Ontario, Oregon, as I understand. Sugai fielded supers in the northwest over the years and the cars were known as The Pink Lady.

Today this car has been restored to how it looked in '73 when owned by Penske and driven by Donohue. The folks that currently own the car had it on display at the International Motor Racing Research Center in the Village of Watkins Glen in 2007. They did a presentation on the car when they came to take it back to Wisconsin. The MP3 from the presentation is here. "Mark Donohue's Eagle in the Spotlight March 31, 2007"

Also, check here...

**Northeasterner** · 11-29-2009 09:25 PM

Thanks. This place is an amazing wealth of information.

**KevMcNJ** · 11-29-2009 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Northeasterner

Kev,

John Andretti crashed on the pit lane in 1988 and broke the car in half. Somehow, the TV broadcast only had still photos of the crash. I only made it there for qualifying that year so I did not see the crash live.

Thats the one I was thinking of
It was was just a few laps left

We were on our way to the car to try and beat some of the traffic
I remember hearing aboout it on the PA system at the track

**SteveK51** · 11-30-2009 09:49 AM

Thanks for posting more pictures Northeasterner. They are appreciated.

**KnockOff** · 11-30-2009 10:01 AM

Rutherford's McLaren restoration - work in progress

**Gokart Mozart** · 11-30-2009 10:38 AM

I have some photos my dad took at Trenton. I think there are a couple of years represented. If anyone wants to add specifics or correct any of my educated guesses, feel free.

I have no record of Sugai's #90 (7225) at Trenton in 1977. The rear hand-formed aluminum fairings didn't appear until late in 1977 from what I've been able to see, and that paint scheme did not come-to-be until Indy that year.

I'm thinking this could be 1978, but again, there is nothing I've seen of this car showing up that year, with the notable exception of it being Sugai's backup car at Indianapolis to the Sugai Fox...

...and the white helmet is a mystery, unless this is from Michigan/Phoenix in late 1977 with Bubby Jones?

Respectfully Yours,

Jacques N. Dresang
UEMSI Motorwerks
www.uemsimotorwerks.com

**ZOOOM** · 11-30-2009 12:25 PM

Lone Star JR at Milwaukee in '74

**Northeasterner** · 11-30-2009 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by SteveK51

Thanks for posting more pictures Northeasterner. They are appreciated.

Happy to do it. I may have some from '85, too. I'll need to look around.

**Northeasterner** · 11-30-2009 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Gokart Mozart

I have no record of Sugai's #90 (7225) at Trenton in 1977. The rear hand-formed aluminum fairings didn't appear until late in 1977 from what I've been able to see, and that paint scheme did not come-to-be until Indy that year.

I'm thinking this could be 1978, but again, there is nothing I've seen of this car showing up that year, with the notable exception of it being Sugai's backup car at Indianapolis to the Sugai Fox...

...and the white helmet is a mystery, unless this is from Michigan/Phoenix in late 1977 with Bubby Jones?

Respectfully Yours,

Jacques N. Dresang
UEMSI Motorwerks
www.uemsimotorwerks.com

Thanks for the info. To the best of my knowledge, it is from Trenton. The back of the retaining wall looks like Trenton. My dad gave me the photos and has never been to Michigan or Phoenix. But that does not mean that this particular picture was not given to him by one of his friends who may have been to one of those other tracks. Sorry if I was in error with the ID.

Great article on your site about this car. My dad was a huge Donohue fan.

**Northeasterner** · 11-30-2009 01:59 PM

The only other thing I can think of is that even though the Fall 1977 race at Trenton was cancelled by rain, I wonder if practice was held before the rains came and that is when this photo was taken.

**RacingPortaJohn** · 11-30-2009 02:42 PM

Here are some pics I took in Vegas of 2000.

PDM/Hornish Ride:

Panther cars:

DRR rig:

Ward's wagon:

**RacingPortaJohn** · 11-30-2009 02:46 PM

Lazier pit stop:

Me being sneaky:

no explanation necessary:

**LittleFauss** · 11-30-2009 06:47 PM

.....'Excellent job, RacingPortaJohn, 'for that shot of Linda. But, as far as the shot of the Lazier pit,.....'I don't see Kara???

**ZOOOM** · 11-30-2009 08:24 PM

OK.... What is this?

**flatlander_48** · 11-30-2009 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by ZOOOM

OK.... What is this?

Novi clone w/Centrifugal Supercharger?

**helioseism** · 11-30-2009 09:09 PM

Thanks everyone for the info on the Maxson Epperly-Offy. That's a new one for me.

**ZOOOM** · 12-01-2009 08:00 PM

Congrats Flat.... Over 1400 posts....

And over 57000 views!

Thanks to the moderators who had enough faith to make it a sticky!

I'm PROUD of you all....
Keep it comming!

Oh, that picture....
Its a scale model hand built, scratch built Novi engine that Ron Colonna is making. By the time he gets through with it, it'al RUN!
Ron is AMAZING. He has an OFFY that runs and sounds just like the real thing.
Check this out!

http://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Colonna.htm

**DaveL** · 12-01-2009 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by ZOOOM

I'm PROUD of you all....
Keep it comming!

Unless you want to see out of focus pictures of tire or equipment carts that rolled by right when I hit the shutter, or shots of tips of noses or rear wings because wasn't on time when the car zoomed by...I'm all out of good pictures.

**flatlander_48** · 12-01-2009 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by ZOOOM

Congrats Flat.... Over 1400 posts....

And over 57000 views!

Thanks to the moderators who had enough faith to make it a sticky!

I'm PROUD of you all....
Keep it comming!

Oh, that picture....
Its a scale model hand built, scratch built Novi engine that Ron Colonna is making. By the time he gets through with it, it'al RUN!
Ron is AMAZING. He has an OFFY that runs and sounds just like the real thing.
Check this out!

http://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Colonna.htm

You know, I thought something was funny about that. But, it wasn't the hardware as such. The grain of the rug seemed out of place with respect to the size of the engine.

**Ovalmeister** · 12-02-2009 05:01 AM

Teo Fabi 1988, 1993 and 1995

**Ovalmeister** · 12-02-2009 05:03 AM

Adrian Fernandez 1995 Phx

**Ovalmeister** · 12-02-2009 05:04 AM

Stan Fox 1993 Indy

**Ovalmeister** · 12-02-2009 05:06 AM

Roberto Guerrero 1995 Phx

**Ovalmeister** · 12-02-2009 05:07 AM

Gil DeFerran 1995 Phx

**Ovalmeister** · 12-02-2009 05:09 AM

Scott Goodyear 1993 Indy

**Ovalmeister** · 12-02-2009 05:11 AM

Robby Gordon 1995 Phx

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